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About impact.com

impact.com is the world's leading commerce partnership marketing platform, transforming the way businesses grow by enabling them to discover, manage, and scale partnerships across the entire customer journey. From affiliates and influencers to content publishers, brand ambassadors, and customer advocates, impact.com empowers brands to drive trusted, performance-based growth through authentic relationships. Its award-winning products - Performance (affiliate), Creator (influencer), and Advocate (customer referral) - unify every type of partner into one integrated platform. As consumers increasingly rely on recommendations from people and communities they trust, impact.com helps brands show up where it matters most. Today, over 5,000 global brands - including Walmart, Uber, Shopify, Lenovo, L'Oreal, and Fanatics - rely on impact.com to power more than 350,000 partnerships that deliver measurable business results.

Your Role at impact.com:

As an Intermediate Full Stack Software Engineer at impact.com, you will create and support features on our platform which are used by many of the world's top brands to grow their businesses.

You will be a member of our Data Viz squad, building dynamic data presentation features that provide an intuitive, high-performance, and interactive experience for our end users. In this role, you will become proficient in the latest in Java, React, Unit Testing, TDD, JavaScript, Spring and agentic workflows, while mastering our enterprise platform and codebase.

What You'll Do:

• Build & Maintain Reporting Software: Design and develop robust, interactive data visualization components and presentation features using React, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Develop Full-Stack Features: Build and maintain scalable, secure APIs and backend services using Java, Spring, and Hibernate/JPA to power complex data queries and reporting.
• Collaborate on UI/UX: Partner closely with Product Management, UX/UI Designers, and fellow engineers to translate complex data sets into elegant, user-friendly visual interfaces.
• Write Quality, Testable Code: Champion code quality by actively participating in test-driven development (TDD), writing comprehensive unit and integration tests, and engaging in constructive code reviews.
• Maintain & Scale: Troubleshoot, debug, and optimize performance across the entire application stack-from client-side rendering bottlenecks to backend database queries (MySQL/RDBMS).

What You Have:

Education & Experience:

• A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a technical discipline, or equivalent hands-on professional expertise.
• Demonstrated proficiency in full-stack development 
• 2+ years experience working building full stack applications

Core Technical Stack:

• Java & Spring: Solid understanding of Java 8+, Spring frameworks, and Spring MVC.
• Database & Persistence: Experience with SQL, MySQL (or other RDBMS), Hibernate/JPA, and JDBC.
• Web Foundations: Expertise in vanilla JavaScript, HTML, CSS, DOM manipulation, and RESTful APIs.
• Modern Client-Side Frameworks: Applied experience with React (strongly preferred), though Angular or Vue are also valuable.

Engineering Best Practices:

• Familiarity with Git for version control and navigating command-line environments.
• Capable of effectively debugging client-side applications.
• Superior communication skills and a collaborative mindset for high-functioning teams.

Nice To Have:

• Containerization and Build Tools: Practical exposure to Docker, Kubernetes, Gradle, and modern bundlers like Vite or Webpack.
• State Management and Styling: Working knowledge of frameworks such as Redux or Vuex, alongside proficiency in CSS preprocessors.
• ELK Stack: Experience indexing values and leveraging Elasticsearch to solve product-specific requirements.
• Server Ecosystems: Familiarity with runtimes and web servers including Spring Boot, Netty, Tomcat, or Resin.
• AI and Innovation: Exposure to Large Language Models (LLMs) and the principles of Agentic software development.

Salary Range: $90,000 - $110,000 per year, plus eligible to receive a Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) grant and additional variable annual bonus contingent on Company performance. *This is the pay range the Company believes is equitable for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.

Benefits and Perks:

At impact.com, we believe that when you're happy and fulfilled, you do your best work. That's why we've built a benefits package that supports your well-being, growth, and work-life balance.

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Office-only catered lunch every Thursday, a healthy snack bar, and great coffee to keep you fueled 
• Flexible spending accounts and 401(k)
• Flexible Working: Our Responsible PTO policy means you can take the time off you need to rest and recharge. We're committed to a positive work-life balance and provide a flexible environment that allows you to be happy and fulfilled in both your career and your personal life.
• Health and Wellness: Your well-being is a priority. Our mental health and wellness benefit includes up to 12 fully covered therapy/coaching sessions per year, with additional dependent coverage. We also offer a monthly gym reimbursement policy to support your physical health.
• A Stake in Our Growth: We offer Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) as part of our total compensation, giving you a stake in the company's growth with a 3-year vesting schedule, pending Board approval.
• Investing in Your Growth: We're committed to your continuous learning. Take advantage of our free Coursera subscription and our PXA courses.
• Parental Support: We offer a generous parental leave policy, 26 weeks of fully paid leave for the primary caregiver and 13 weeks fully paid leave for the secondary caregiver.
• Technology Financial Support: We provide a technology stipend to help you set up your home office and a monthly allowance to cover your internet expenses. 

impact.com is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace. All employees and applicants for employment shall be given fair treatment and equal employment opportunity regardless of their race, ethnicity or ancestry, color or caste, religion or belief, age, sex (including gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity), national origin, weight, neurodivergence, disability, marital and civil partnership status, caregiving status, veteran status, genetic information, political affiliation, or other prohibited non-merit factors.