At Level, we believe using your benefits should be as easy as buying a cup of coffee. We’re unlocking the full value of compensation by rebuilding benefits as a simple payments experience — fast, flexible, and transparent. Our mission is to empower people to build better financial futures, and we’re accomplishing that by transforming the status quo of benefits.

Level is a B2B2C fintech company comprised of a diverse team from industry-leading companies like Square, Oscar, Google, Uber, and Airbnb. Together, we’re creating a new payments tech stack to help employers offer more accessible and personalized benefits for their teams — and this is just the beginning.

At Level, collaboration is our superpower. By leveraging each other’s strengths and curiosity, we’ve been able to build a best-in-class product, culture, and business. Plus, our employee benefits are so awesome that we let our customers buy them too.

What You'll Do:

Lead the team that is responsible for building sophisticated mobile and web applications
Lead the team on executing OKRs and long term strategic plans
Collaborate closely with product and design to ship flawless front-end experiences
Mentor engineers on their technical skills and professional development
Provide technical feedback on engineering architecture decisions for new large scale features and when necessary be excited to dive into the code yourself
Ensure code quality is high and code reviews in the team are effective
Improve engineering standards, tooling and processes
Foster a positive and collaborative team environment

Who You Are:

8+ years of front-end engineering experience
2+ years of engineering management experience
Experience with React or React Native development
Enjoy helping other engineers develop their engineering and leadership skills
Experience working with product and business stakeholders on large projects
Owned the technical roadmap for large business areas
A passion for working in high performing teams and building great products to help members make better decisions around their benefits spending

Our Technologies:

These are some of the technologies we use today. You don’t need to be familiar with all of these—many people on our team learned them with us. During our interview process, you’re welcome to use any language you’re most comfortable with.

React, React Native
TypeScript/JavaScript
Go, Python
MySQL, BigQuery, Looker
Protobuf, gRPC
Kubernetes, ElasticSearch, Kafka
AWS

What We Offer:

Competitive salary and equity
- Remote first, with an office in NYC (HQ) as an option to work from
For those not in the NYC area, we offer up to $500 monthly for renting a co-working or office space
100% employer paid medical
100% employer paid dental through Level with a $2,500 benefit allowance
100% employer paid vision through Level with a $600 benefit allowance
401(k)
Generous additional fringe benefits offered through Level’s platform:
- $25 monthly through our R&D funds to help stress-test new products and features
- $150 monthly through our Wellbeing lifestyle spending account
- $500 in New Hire Office Funds available in your first 90 days to assist with getting your remote workspace set up
- $1,000 annually through Level’s Mental Health EAP
- $3,000 annually in Education benefits (made available upon your 1 year anniversary) that can be used to continue professional education or be applied towards student loan payments
- $4,000 lifetime balance through our Medical Travel EAP
- $5,000 annually through our Gender Affirmation Fund
Flexible paid time off: take the time you need when you need it!
10 days of paid sick leave per year
Company paid STD, LTD and life insurance
Voluntary life, legal and pet insurance
8-16 weeks of paid parental leave
Quarterly company sponsored events
The chance to work at a leading innovator and trailblazer in the world of benefits and payments!

This position has a minimum base salary of $185,000 and a midpoint base salary of $200,000. The base pay may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to a competitive base salary this position is also eligible for equity awards.

Level is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all. Please apply to this role if you feel you are a good fit, regardless of your race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual preference, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other perceived limiting factor. We welcome applicants from all walks of life.

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