Senior Software Engineer - Web (React/TypeScript)
About us
Endowus is Asia’s leading fee-only digital wealth platform. Licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Hong Kong Securities & Futures Commission (SFC), Endowus is the first digital advisor in the region to span both private wealth (Cash) and public pension savings (CPF & SRS in Singapore), helping all investors grow their money with expert advice, institutional access to financial solutions, low and fair fees, and a delightful personalised digital wealth experience.
Our clients entrust us with a responsibility that goes far beyond technology or financial markets - they entrust us with their wealth - their livelihoods and ambitions of a better future for themselves and their loved ones. Our mission is clear: help people invest better so they can live easier today, and better tomorrow.
The people you will work with
The team has deep domain knowledge in finance and technology, bringing together decades of experience at Morgan Stanley, Amazon, JPMorgan, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Blackstone, Vanguard, ANT, Fidelity, McKinsey, Grab, ByteDance, and many others. See our leadership team here. We practise inclusion and treasure our diversity in background and experience. A diverse team is our biggest asset and we look for people who share our belief in Endowus’ clear mission.
Investors, recognition, licensing
Founded in 2017, Endowus has raised a total of US$95 million in funding from investors such as UBS, EDBI, Prosus Ventures, Z Venture Capital, Samsung Ventures, Singtel Innov8, and global leading venture capital firms Lightspeed Venture Partners and Softbank Ventures Asia.
Endowus’ leadership and growth have been recognised by the industry and it has attained numerous awards including Singapore’s Rising Star and Fintech Innovation in Asset Management, CEO of the Year, CIO of the Year (Asia Asset Management’s Best of the Best Awards 2022), Singapore’s Fintech Startup of the Year (The Asset Triple A Digital Awards 2022), LinkedIn Top Start-ups 2021, Forbes Asia 100 to Watch, WealthTech of the Year (Asia FinTech Awards 2022), Top 15 Singapore’s Best Workplaces Award and Top 100 Asia’s Best Workplaces Award 2022 (Great Place to Work).
The Endowus Group comprises Endowus' licensed companies in Hong Kong and Singapore, as well as Hong Kong-based multi family office Carret Private. Endowus Group serves over a hundred thousand clients with content, advice and access. With group assets of over US$6 billion, it is one of the largest independent wealth managers in Asia. From a combination of 100% trailer fees rebates as direct cashback to clients, savings from the access to institutional share class and exclusive funds, Endowus has created more than US$40 million in savings per year for its clients.
Endowus is licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
About the team
Our mission in the Onboarding & Activation team is twofold: to streamline the onboarding experience, making it seamless for clients to access Endowus' comprehensive wealth platform, and to strategically expand our client base across multiple regions. To achieve these goals, we integrate the expertise of engineers, designers, data analysts, and product thinkers. Together, we focus on crafting effortless and engaging experiences in our mobile and web applications, going beyond the traditional to set new standards in user engagement. We build our systems using cloud native patterns and operate them with high standards of engineering & operational excellence.
Our Web app is developed using TypeScript/React.js and tested using Playwright. Our deployments are 100% automated via CI/CD pipelines. You can learn more about our tech stack and culture on our blog: tech.endowus.com
We are looking for someone with significant experience in designing & delivering multiple high impact initiatives, to join us as a hands-on senior web engineer in this team.
About this role; responsibilities & ownership
- You will work on consumer-facing products delivered through iterative development, facilitating fast customer feedback loops.
- You will design and build advanced desktop & mobile optimized web applications in TypeScript & React.js in a collaborative, agile environment.
- You will need to demonstrate a strong product sense and be empathetic to clients' experiences of using the product.
- You will work closely with Product, Design, Marketing, and other stakeholders to ensure iterative delivery of customer value.
- You will write testable, clean, efficient code that can be confidently released in production.
- You will continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency & customer satisfaction.
- You will mentor other engineers in the team, helping them achieve high levels of productivity, quality, and reliability.
Requirements & qualifications
- Bachelors' or above in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- At least 5 years of experience in building web applications in a modern front-end stack like React.js/Redux/Node.js.
- Deep experience with Node.js, TypeScript, JavaScript , HTML/CSS and RESTful APIs.
- Deep experience with React.js and its lifecycles and hooks.
- Strong experience with agile processes, testing, CI/CD and production error/metrics monitoring.
- Eager and willing to learn new things. Staying up to date with the latest technologies.
- Ability to think through architectural problems, find reasonable solutions, and work with other members to build them.
- A keen eye for design and detail to deliver joyous experiences to our customers.
- Self-driven with a strong sense of ownership & bias for action.
- Being a team player is key. We are a small but growing team, and we believe in building an environment that fosters a sense of belonging for all of our employees.
- Passionate and excited about building innovative commercial services. You are serious about building consumer-facing products when writing or reviewing code.
Preferred Skills & Experience
- Experience working in full-stack development including but not limited to server-side programming, RESTful API / GraphQL development, etc.
- Experience working with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, AWS/GCP, CDNs, etc.
- Experience working in financial services and/or B2C domain.
- Exposure to CQRS / Event Sourcing architecture patterns.
- Experience working with tracking solutions e.g. Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager.
Benefits & perks
- Stock options in a fast growing company *
- Employee discount for investing at Endowus
- Flexible working hours and locations so you can live life and your best work - you are trusted to be responsible
- Competitive Staff Benefits; Annual leave, Life & Medical Insurance, Flexible Benefits Allowance *
- Office Productivity Equipment; Omnidesk Standing Desk & Ergonomic Chairs, Dell UltraSharp USB Type-C Monitor, high-end computer peripherals
- Choice of latest Apple or PC equipment
Note: * is only applicable to Full-Time employees
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