Senior Software Engineer, Backend
justworksBrooklyn, NY
About the role
Overview:
As a Senior Software Engineer at Justworks, you own large-scoped projects from discovery to launch, delivering customer impact. You’ll work with cross-functional partners to improve system performance, reliability, and scalability while promoting engineering excellence through mentorship. The role emphasizes secure, high-volume processing and robust testing/CI, aligned with Justworks’ data-driven, customer-focused mission. You’ll contribute to a collaborative, entrepreneurial culture that values openness and grit, shaping the platform and its impact. This is an opportunity to scale critical infrastructure and mentor others within a fast-growing company. Compensation / Benefits great benefits wellness program offerings company retreats Total Rewards @ Justworks hybrid work model inclusive and diverse workplace
Responsibilities:
Own large-scoped projects from discovery to launch with measurable outcomes Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address customer challenges Improve performance, reliability, and scalability of existing systems Promote engineering excellence through leadership, knowledge sharing and mentorship Add capabilities to high-volume, fault-tolerant processing infrastructure Enhance testing, monitoring and continuous deployment pipelines Keep sensitive data secure and compartmentalized
Key requirements:
Minimum of 5 years of professional hands-on experience Proficiency with SQL Experience with cloud infrastructure management, preferably AWS Mastery of modern server-side languages (Golang a plus) Experience mentoring other engineers and acting as a force multiplier Experience working closely with designers and product managers Teamwork and communication Good judgment and problem-solving Resourcefulness and adaptability Golang Ruby on Rails JavaScript
Matching similar jobs
JOB OVERVIEW
Experience level
Senior
Location
Brooklyn, NY
Occupation
Software Developers
Industry
Custom Computer Programming Services
Posted
today
Tired of running searches?
Rank the roles you'd take once, and matches like these arrive on their own.
CREATE PROFILE (opens in a new tab)