Senior Software Engineer

About this role

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Role: Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

Compensation Range: $180,000-230,000 + Equity + Benefits

Location: Manhattan, NYC

Work Schedule: On-site 5 days per week

Type: Full-time

Industry: Consumer Technology / B2B

About the Company

Our client is a fast-growing, venture-backed technology company building a platform that brings people together around shared interests and real-world experiences. Backed by strong user growth and significant transaction volume, the team is focused on building scalable, reliable systems that support millions of users and high-impact consumer products.

They value thoughtful engineering, collaboration, and building technology that has a meaningful real-world impact.

About the Role

This role is ideal for a backend-focused engineer who enjoys working on complex systems and is excited to help evolve a core platform during an important architectural transition. The engineering team is actively shifting backend services toward Java, while maintaining and integrating with existing services written in TypeScript and Python.

You’ll play a key role in designing, building, and scaling backend systems that support consumer-facing features, internal tooling, and data-driven decision-making. This is a highly collaborative role with opportunities for technical leadership, mentorship, and architectural influence.

This is an in-person role based in the company’s New York City office.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and scale backend systems that support complex, high-traffic consumer applications
• Contribute to the transition and evolution of backend services from TypeScript toward a Java-based architecture
• Collaborate on system architecture and technical decisions with a focus on scalability, performance, and reliability
• Build APIs, services, and data models that enable new product features and business capabilit...