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Senior Software Engineer

Justworks helps businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business by solving HR issues.
$167,500 - $205,000
Backend
Senior Software Engineer
Hybrid
501 - 1,000 Employees
5+ years of experience
Enterprise SaaS

Description For Senior Software Engineer

Justworks is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their team in building and maintaining their HR solutions platform. The role combines technical leadership with hands-on development, focusing on creating secure, scalable services. You'll work with technologies like Golang, Ruby on Rails, and various AWS services while collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience, strong object-oriented programming skills, and experience leading technical initiatives. The position offers competitive compensation ($167,500-$205,000) and comprehensive benefits including wellness programs and company retreats. The company values camaraderie, openness, grit, integrity, and simplicity, fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated. This role provides an opportunity to impact a growing business while working on challenging technical problems in a supportive, entrepreneurial setting. The position is hybrid-based in either New York or Toronto, offering flexibility while maintaining collaborative in-person interactions.

Last updated 4 days ago

Responsibilities For Senior Software Engineer

  • Collaborate with a tight-knit, cross-functional team to find solutions to customer challenges
  • Take ownership of designing and developing functionalities that are exposed via web
  • Shape API-driven services that are secure, compliant, and highly auditable
  • Enable an experience that is fully internationalized and localized for a global customer base
  • Promote engineering excellence through technical leadership, knowledge-sharing and mentorship
  • Enhance our testing, monitoring, and continuous deployment infrastructure
  • Keep extremely sensitive data compartmentalized and secure

Requirements For Senior Software Engineer

Go
Ruby
JavaScript
MySQL
Kafka
Redis
Kubernetes
  • Minimum of 5 years of professional hands-on experience
  • Strong object-oriented design and coding skills
  • Experience working with complicated systems at scale
  • Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms
  • Experience building new feature from scratch, using clean, organized, and scalable code
  • Experience supporting other engineers and acting as a 'tech lead'
  • Experience working using Agile/Scrum methodology in a fast-paced environment
  • Experience in a high-growth environment working with deadlines and milestones

Benefits For Senior Software Engineer

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Mental Health Assistance
  • Welcoming and casual environment
  • Great benefits
  • Wellness program offerings
  • Company retreats
  • Learning opportunities from startup community leaders

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