Upgrade is a fintech unicorn founded in 2017. We are the fastest-growing company in the Americas (Financial Times). In the last five years, over 15 million people have applied for an Upgrade card or loan, and we have delivered over $10 billion in affordable and responsible credit. Our innovative Upgrade Card is the fastest growing credit card in America (Nilson Report). Combining the flexibility of a credit card with the low cost of an installment loan helps us redefine banking.

Upgrade has been named a “Best Place to Work in the Bay Area” three years in a row, one of the “Top Companies to work for in Arizona”, “Best Engineering Team" and we have received awards for being a best company for Diversity, Women, Culture, and Veterans.

We are looking for new team members who get excited about designing and delivering new and better products to join a team of 1300 talented and passionate professionals. Come join us if you like to tackle big problems and make a meaningful difference in people's lives.

This is a remote position based in Canada.

What You'll Do:

• Work closely with multiple stakeholders to help shape its direction and implement new features.
• Be responsible for all technical aspects of the system.
• Design and develop complex applications using Java and Spring Boot and scale micro-services.
• Build complex application software using modern continuous integration tools like JIRA/Git/Jenkins.
• Maintain best practices for code hygiene and health, including test coverage and deployment.
• Support a robust test framework and architecture, including integration with third parties.
• Contribute to documentation of the system and help with trouble-shooting and problem solving.

What We Look For:

• Excellent design and Java programming experience.
• Knowledge of unit testing methodologies.
• SQL and database programming expertise.
• Knowledge of Spring Boot, Hibernate, ORM frameworks.
• Experience working on AWS and micro-services is a strong plus.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field.

What We Offer You:

• Competitive salary and stock option plan. 
• 100% paid coverage of medical, dental and vision insurance. 
• RRSP company match program.
• Unlimited vacation. 
• Learning stipend for personal growth and development. 
• Paid parental leave.
• Health and wellness initiatives.