We acknowledge that Bench headquarters is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
Businesses need to understand their financial performance, but for many smaller ones, this means a trade-off between managing their books and running their businesses.
Our mission is to help every business owner thrive, by providing financial insight and peace of mind in one seamless platform. From creatives to chiropractors, Bench helps thousands of small business owners and entrepreneurs master their financial lives. Because understanding your finances should be three things: simple, effortless, and affordable.
We’re looking for exceptional people to join us in our journey. Check out our culture guide to learn more about what it’s like to work at Bench and read more about our business here!
A letter from our Director of Product Engineering:
Dear future Benchmate,
We are looking for talented front-end engineers to join the Product Engineering team at Bench. We are a small, passionate team dedicated to improving the lives of small business owners through modern processes and technologies.
As a member of the Product Engineering team at Bench, you will be critical in delivering meaningful product features that empower small business owners. You will work closely with our Product and Design teams to solve complex problems using React, GraphQL, and serverless technologies.
Our engineering team at Bench prides itself on our commitment to personal and professional growth, constant adaptation, and agility. You'll have the opportunity to work on a variety of different projects that align with our mission and your growth objectives.
As the Director of Product Engineering, my goal is to ensure that every engineer at Bench has an incredible growth trajectory. I can't wait to work alongside you as we make a real impact on the lives of small business owners.
So if you're looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity to grow your skills, join us at Bench! We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
David Morgantini, Director of Product Engineering.
When you join Bench, we personally commit to your growth. As part of our interview process, we use our growth framework to assess your current level. This interview assessment process helps us have powerful conversations about growth before you even join us!
This job posting is for an Engineer 5 (see descriptions below). Here are some rough guidelines for each role.
Engineer 5 - Staff Engineer ($169,700 - $212,100)
An Engineer 5 is an expert in their domain and a technical leader at Bench. They are charged with increasing the quality of Bench Engineering through direct contribution, mentorship, process innovation, defining/implementing conventions, and finding alignment in principles that ensure we consistently make good decisions. They are accountable for the security, reliability, and performance of all our systems.
What does the Product Engineering team look like?
The Product Engineering team works closely with Product and Design to build technology that creates growth opportunities for Bench. This can be in the form of new products, or in improvements to existing products and workflows. They are key players in executing both our Technical and Product Roadmaps.
What you’ll need:
- We’re searching for a Staff Front End Engineer who has expertise in advocating for and designing longterm technology roadmaps
- Experience leading Front End development and guiding technology decisions
- Expertise in ReactJS or other component based web frameworks and architecture
- Expertise in GraphQL and/or REST
- Experience designing web application architectures
- Experience building and owning design systems
- Experience with front end automated testing (we use Cypress at Bench, but we’re not picky on the tool you have experience with)
- A resonance with our Bench and Technology principles
It could be an even better fit if you have:
- Expertise in Typescript and NodeJS
- Expertise in CSS (we use Styled Components and Stitches)
- Expertise in AWS technologies—specifically serverless
- Expertise with bundlers such as Vite
- Experience with build automations technology such as Github Actions
What you’ll get:
- In addition, we offer an extended benefits package that includes paid vacation, unlimited paid flex days, stock options, and full health, dental, and vision.
- At Bench we share information freely and openly whenever possible. The salary range for this role is $169,700 - $212,100 per year, depending on experience.
- You’ll get unlimited access to Bravely, our confidential, on-demand, 1:1 professional coaching service, and access to Inkblot Therapy, our virtual counselling service to support mental wellbeing.
- You will have the support of your manager, and the opportunity to learn and develop by working with a team of unconventional & diverse Benchmates, who are all working together to achieve the same mission.
- We have a number of Affinity Groups - groups of people who have shared identities and experiences! The purpose of these groups is to support underrepresented Benchmates and amplify their voices.
- If you live in the Vancouver lower mainland area, you have the opportunity to work at home and in our downtown office location, depending on your preference!
- For folks working fully remote, we will provide additional solutions to bring teams together for collaboration and connection.
- Whether you get to use the office or if you work remotely, you’ll have access to our Home Office Setup Fund to ensure that you have everything you need to work comfortably from home, from day one.
- We currently focus our hiring efforts in the following provinces: British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.
- You will also have the opportunity to work internationally for up to 90 days per calendar year.
To learn more about how we do things, you can also read through our Technology Organization Handbook and our blog.
Everyone has their own unique talents. Even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications outlined above, tell us why you’d be a great fit for this role in your application.
We believe that unchecked biases disproportionately impact the most marginalized people in society—including but not limited to BIPOC, LGBTQ2S+ people, immigrants, and people with disabilities. We strongly encourage applications from people with these identities or other marginalized communities because we believe that without you, we are all less. At Bench, we don’t stand for tokenism. We stand for representation.