Senior Backend Engineer, Procurement

Quick Facts

Senior backend engineer role focused on Procurement systems: purchase orders, receiving, and PO/bill/contract matching.

Description

Own and evolve a core Procurement backend system that connects purchase requests and approvals to purchase orders, receiving, and the matching of bills and contracts. Design accurate, traceable data models and build/maintain resilient ERP and supplier integrations. Help deliver AI-assisted automation (e.g., PO coding and intelligent matching) while partnering with product, design, and data.

Role Description / Responsibilities

• Own the design and evolution of core Procurement components (e.g., purchase orders, receiving, PO/bill/contract matching) from technical design through launch, monitoring, and iteration
• Build flexible request, intake, and approval workflows that support complex policies and audit requirements
• Design data models to keep purchase orders, receipts, bills, and accounting data accurate and traceable from request to payment
• Build and improve ERP and supplier-system integrations that handle retries, partial failures, and edits on either side
• Help build AI-assisted features such as automated PO coding and intelligent matching
• Drive technical direction for your area, linking long-term system health to the team roadmap
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ship features across the full procurement lifecycle (including partner teams in Bill Pay and Accounting)
• Raise engineering standards through design reviews, code reviews, and mentorship

Requirements

• Experience designing, building, and operating production backend systems (APIs, data models, asynchronous workflows)
• Demonstrated track record owning a system or product area end to end and shaping technical direction over time
• Strong system design judgment for data correctness, auditability, and understandable complex workflows
• Product sense for handling ambiguous enterprise requirements and pushing back when specs are wrong
• Clear communication and a collaborative approach across product, design, and engineering

Benefits

• Flexible PTO
• Centralized home-office equipment ordering
• Health and wellness stipend
• Budget for intra-office travel
• Weekly coffee stipend
• Health coverage (country-specific): 100% medical/dental/vision for you in the United States; group coverage options in Canada; private medical insurance in the United Kingdom
• One Medical annual membership (US)
• 401(k) with employer match (US)
• Fertility HRA, fertility drug coverage (as applicable)
• Parental leave options (up to 16 weeks birthing + bonding or 8 weeks bonding only, at 100% pay, with additional time options in some regions)
• Pet insurance
• In-office perks (lunch, snacks, drinks)
• Relocation expense coverage to NYC or SF (if needed)