Senior Full Stack Engineer - Austin, Texas

ShipperHQ

$120K — $150K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of full-stack software development experience with a strong code quality assessment ability.
  • Proficient in using AI tools for feature development and code quality enhancement.
  • Strong commitment to Test-Driven Development as primary documentation.
  • Deep understanding of software design patterns and object-oriented programming.
  • Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
  • Proactive approach to challenges with innovative solutions.
  • Experience with high-traffic SaaS or e-commerce platforms preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Architect complex features ensuring robust foundational logic before coding begins.
  • Leverage AI tools for efficient implementation while performing thorough code reviews.
  • Implement a test-driven approach, defining requirements to validate all features.
  • Set and maintain uniform coding standards across the codebase.
  • Ensure smooth integration of backend logic for a high-performing user experience.

Benefits

  • Collaborate with a driven team, directly impacting company success.
  • 22 days PTO plus public holidays.
  • 401k match included.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Maternity and paternity leave offered.
  • Hybrid full-time role based in Austin, TX.
Full Job Description
Senior Full Stack Engineer

Responsibilities:
  • Architectural Design & Strategy: Define the blueprint for complex features, ensuring that the underlying logic is sound before a single line of code is generated.
  • AI Orchestration & Audit: Utilize AI tools to accelerate the implementation phase while spending your brain power on meticulous code reviews. You are the final gatekeeper, spotting drift that automated tools might miss.
  • TDD-Led Development: Drive development through a test-first mentality. You will define the testing requirements and structure that validate every feature, ensuring code meets our strict functional and performance benchmarks.
  • Define the Standard: Establish and enforce uniform code structures and standards for our codebases. You ensure that even with AI assistance, our codebase remains clean, readable, and consistent.
  • UX & Full-Stack Integration: Ensure that our backend shipping logic translates into a seamless, high-performance frontend experience, maintaining a high bar for UX and implementation details.

Qualifications:
  • At least 7 years of commercial full-stack software development experience with deep foundational knowledge required to judge the quality of code at a glance.
  • Work daily with AI-assisted tools to speed up feature delivery and improve code quality. You should be an expert at prompting for complex architectural patterns and refining AI output in real-time.
  • A disciplined commitment to Test-Driven Development. You understand that in an AI-heavy workflow, the test suite is the most important documentation you own.
  • Strong experience in software design patterns and object-oriented programming. You know how to build for the long term.
  • Exceptional problem-solving skills, strong analytical capabilities, and excellent communication abilities.
  • A proactive approach to challenges, coupled with the ability to propose innovative and pragmatic solutions.
  • Experience in high-traffic, SaaS, or e-commerce platforms is highly valued.
  • Experience with backend technologies like Java, Node.js or Rails is highly advantageous

Bonus Points for Experience in:
  • Startup or small company environments
  • Experience with integrating with Shopify
  • Node.js, Next.js, TypeScript, GraphQL, AWS, high-traffic environments or high-throughput data analytics systems

Benefits and Perks:
  • Collaborate with a motivated team, directly tying your results to organizational success
  • 22 days of PTO plus public holidays
  • 401k Match
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Maternity and Paternity Leave
  • This is a hybrid, full-time position working out of our Austin, TX office in the Arboretum Area
  • Compensation is based on experience

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