Senior Software Engineer – Backend

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New York / $180000 - $200000 annum

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Salary
SALARY:

$180000 - $200000

Location

LOCATION

New York

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

Tech Startup

New York, NY (Hybrid)

$180,000 - $200,000 (Can flex up for Staff level candidates)

The Company:

We're working with a fast-growing Series B tech start-up that is redefining the hospitality industry by offering premium experiences. With an extensive network of high-end resort partners and a rapidly expanding customer base, this company is building innovative products to enhance guest and partner experiences alike.

The Role:

This backend engineer would be joining their core product team. This team builds the company's core product. This is a high-visibility role in a company with ambitious growth plans, offering the opportunity to shape technical direction while delivering best-in-class experiences. Their platform sits on both web and mobile and is looking to add engineers to the team to assist with scaling their product.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Define and implement architectural strategies that balance long-term scalability with near-term impact.
  • Lead technical execution on high-priority initiatives, delivering features that enhance guest and partner experiences.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, and Data teams to build intuitive, high-performance applications.
  • Contribute to a modern AWS-based tech stack, leveraging technologies like Ruby on Rails, Node.js, Postgres, MongoDB, and ECS.
  • Mentor and support a growing engineering team, fostering best practices in development and architecture.

Skills & Experience:

  • Proficiency in modern AWS-based tech stacks, including Ruby on Rails, Node.js, Postgres, MongoDB, and ECS.
  • Proven expertise in architecting scalable applications for high-traffic environments.
  • Experience working with relational and non-relational databases.
  • Strong track record of delivering high-quality, well-tested software.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Strong experience using Python
  • Passion for building products that provide delightful user experiences while delivering measurable business value.

The Benefits

This role offers a competitive base salary $180,000 - $200,000 plus equity, along with comprehensive health, dental, vision, 401k, and stock options.

There is also a staff opening for this role as well, so candidates who are seeking a higher compensation range (commensurate with years of experience) are encouraged to apply.

Keywords:

  • Staff Software Engineer, Ruby on Rails, Node.js, AWS, Postgres, MongoDB, High-Scale Applications, Hospitality Tech, NYC, Equity, Cloud Engineering.

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