Senior SW Engineer - Backend

hireVouch$110K — $130K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience with backend systems in production
  • Strong TypeScript knowledge and experience with Node.js and databases
  • Proven track record of maintaining reliable, high-performance systems
  • Product-oriented mindset with a focus on user impact
  • Collaboration experience with Product and Design teams
  • Excellent communication and problem-solving skills
  • Curiosity and commitment to continuous learning

Responsibilities

  • Build new products and features from scratch
  • Own projects from conception to delivery, ensuring high-quality code
  • Deliver user value while considering performance and security
  • Influence product direction through user engagement and collaboration
  • Conduct code reviews and mentor peers on technical issues
  • Participate in team-building by interviewing candidates
  • Help strengthen engineering practices within the team

Benefits

  • 100% remote work option from anywhere in the U.S. or Canada
  • In-person collaboration opportunities in San Francisco HQ
  • Mission-driven work on impactful projects
  • Emphasis on ownership and problem-solving in a collaborative environment
  • Opportunity for technical leadership and contribution to team culture
Full Job Description
We are looking for a mission-driven Senior Backend Engineer who is passionate about building reliable, high-impact systems and takes pride in owning complex problems end to end.

This role is ideal for an engineer who wants to be atechnical leader on business-critical backend systems - someone who understands how product strategy, data, and infrastructure come together to drive real customer outcomes at scale.

This role is 100% remote and can be based anywhere in the United States or Canada. For San Francisco-based candidates - we also have a new HQ in the Presidio for optional in-person collaboration.

Our Tech Stack:
  • Frontend: [React, Next.js, Vue]
  • Backend: [Node.js, Mongo]Typescript everywhere


The impact you'll have
  • Build new products and features 0 to 1
  • Take ownership of projects from conception all the way to shipping, ensuring modular, maintainable, and high-quality code
  • Deliver value to our end users across our entire system while considering performance, scale, security, and maintainability
  • Shape our product direction by talking to users and collaborating with other teammates in feature brainstorms/roadmap planning
  • Provide thoughtful code reviews and technical guidance to peers, helping to improve overall team quality
  • Help us build a great team - interview candidates, refer great engineers, etc.


What we're looking for
  • 5+ years of experience building and operating backend systems in production
  • Strong experience with TypeScript and backend technologies (Node.js, databases, distributed systems)
  • Demonstrated ownership of systems running at scale, with an emphasis on reliability and performance
  • A product-oriented engineering mindset - you understand the "why" behind what you're building
  • Experience collaborating closely with Product and Design partners
  • Strong communication skills and a proactive approach to identifying and solving problems
  • A sense of ownership, curiosity, and commitment to continuous learning


Nice to have experience in one or more of the following
  • E-commerce or consumer platforms
  • Loyalty or rewards programs
  • Marketing or lifecycle systems
  • Large-scale, high-traffic consumer systems

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