Senior Backend Software Engineer

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Backend Software Engineer (remote)

• Experience: 5+ years

• Travel: ~0–10%

Description

Design and deliver production-ready backend features and improvements for core services that support customer intake, application screening, and information dissemination. Identify bottlenecks and business-logic flaws, take ownership of product problems, and prove impact with data. Mentor junior developers and communicate technical decisions and trade-offs effectively.

Responsibilities

• Deliver new features and improve reliability for major read/write paths across core services

• Diagnose system bottlenecks or business-logic flaws and work with the team to fix them

• Own product problems end-to-end, developing solutions and measuring impact

• Collaborate across the stack (no reliance on other engineers/teams to complete work)

• Mentor junior developers and support team technical growth

• Communicate technical decisions and trade-offs clearly

Requirements

• 5+ years of related experience

• Track record of delivering impactful, production-ready software solutions

• Experience designing and implementing distributed systems (multi-tier) including storage, caching, and application layers

• Microservice architecture experience with exposure to high-throughput systems

• Familiarity with system transformation patterns and modernization efforts

• Strong proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Java, Python, or similar)

• Solid understanding of cloud engineering paradigms, asynchronous systems, and service integration patterns

• Working knowledge of design patterns, reliability, and scaling principles

• Ability to contribute to architecture discussions and system design

• Demonstrated ownership, quality, and clear technical communication

• Experience mentoring peers or junior developers

• Willingness to advocate for sound engineering practices

• Track record of learning and adapting to new technologies, embracing AI and automation tools

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plan options (some with Health Savings Accounts)

• 401(k) with ability to contribute pre- and post-tax dollars and receive a company match

• Flex work weeks where possible; paid time off options including vacation, sick, personal time, and holidays

• Paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave

• Typically 15 days of paid leave and 10 paid holidays per calendar year (prorated based on hire date)

• Paid Family Leave program (up to 160 hours in a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees)

• Disability, life, accident, critical illness, and business travel/accident insurance options