Principal Software Engineer

Progressive Leasing is a leading provider of in-store and e-commerce lease-to-own solutions. As an almost 20+ year old FinTech company that has gone from start-up to industry leader, we know how to innovate, simplify, and value all people. We are a company founded on our grit and we are constantly looking to the future. As an ever-evolving group of entrepreneurs and technologists, we strive to do the right thing period in all aspects of our work. We are a subsidiary of PROG Holdings (NYSE: PRG), an exciting FinTech holding company, with three business segments including Progressive, Vive Financial, and Four, a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) platform.

We are currently hiring an Principal Software Engineer to help grow our company and ensure our mission is achieved!    

This role is a work from home position and can be performed remotely anywhere in the continental US or in our corporate office in Draper, Utah.

Employee Value Proposition (EVP): PROG is dedicated to providing people with opportunity; opportunity for inclusive collaboration, opportunity for innovation, and opportunity for development.

WE ARE: Prog Tech embodies the modernity and transformational vision that is core to our business evolution. As passionate and hungry technical experts, we join together on the mission of progressing through technology. We believe in taking pride in our engineering, in the relentless pursuit of daily progress, and to bring others with you in your march to the future. We continuously experiment, fail fast, and constantly deliver.

YOU ARE: A proven tech lead who is committed to creating high-quality, stable, and fluid solutions that will be consumed by other engineering and infrastructure teams. Your passion for developer experience, mentoring, and coaching will improve the daily working lives of our colleagues, increase velocity, and deliver quality software to our partners and consumers. Your passion for technology will drive the next era of our products, tech stack, and tooling.

YOUR DAY-TO-DAY:

• Leverage the latest technology and tools to deliver scalable, maintainable code
• Operate in a hybrid environment, including on-prem and multi-cloud platforms (i.e. AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)
• Collaborate and participate in developing solutions together in cross-discipline teams
• Actively participate in code reviews, leveraging code reviews to enforce best practices and software craftsmanship
• Every engineer plays a part in the development and evolution of our technology roadmap, and we get to try out a lot of new and exciting emerging technologies as well as contribute to product evaluations as we select new software and tools to deploy in our environments
• Demonstrate a high-sense of ownership and accountability for work produced
• Ability to contribute to team success, as well as your own individual success 

YOU’LL BRING:

• Core Java Expertise: Strong knowledge of Java 8+ (streams, lambdas, functional programming, concurrency).
• Frameworks & Tools:
  • Proficiency in the Spring ecosystem, including Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, and Spring Security.
  • Experience with ORM tools like Hibernate or JPA.

• Microservices Architecture: Hands-on experience designing and building microservices.
• Cloud Platforms: Expertise with AWS or Azure, or Google Cloud, and familiarity with cloud-native tools (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker). AWS preferred 
• DevOps Practices: Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, version control systems (Git), and build tools (Maven/Gradle).
• Database Expertise: Experience with relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra).
• System Performance: Skilled in JVM tuning, profiling tools, and performance optimization.
• API Development: Deep understanding of RESTful APIs, OpenAPI/Swagger, and API security.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in Financial institution with focus on Lending. 
• Expertise with AWS.
• Familiarity with event-driven architecture and messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ).
• Knowledge of testing frameworks (e.g., JUnit, Mockito).

Qualifications

• Exposure to frontend technologies like Angular or React is a plus.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. (or equivalent experience)
• Proven track record of leading teams and delivering large-scale systems.
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills.

WE OFFER:    

• Competitive Compensation
• Full Health Benefits; Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance + Paid Parental Leave
• Company Matched 401k
• Paid Time Off + Paid Holidays + Paid Volunteer Hours
• Employee Resource Groups (Black Inclusion Group, Women in Leadership, PRIDE, Adelante)
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Charitable Gift Matching
• Job required equipment and services

Progressive Leasing welcomes and encourages diversity in the workplace. We do not discriminate in any aspect of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Progressive Leasing does business.