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4 Days Ago
New York City, NY
Remote
350 Employees
186K-260K Annually
7+ Years of Experience
350 Employees
186K-260K Annually
7+ Years of Experience
Healthtech • Kids + Family • Mobile • Music • Software
As a Senior Backend Engineer at Calm, you will design, develop, and maintain backend systems for mobile and web applications. Collaborate with stakeholders, lead development of complex backend features, write high-quality code, and ensure test coverage and monitoring. Mentor and train software engineers and stay updated on latest technologies.
Top Benefits:
401-K
Company Equity
Continuing Education Stipend
+32 More
9 Days Ago
New York City, NY
Remote
400 Employees
160K-200K Annually
3-5 Years of Experience
400 Employees
160K-200K Annually
3-5 Years of Experience
Healthtech
Alma is seeking a mission-driven Senior Backend Engineer with 4+ years of experience in Python and Django to join their team. Responsibilities include designing and implementing product features using modern web technologies, collaborating with teams to build digital experiences, and ensuring software meets performance and security standards.
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401-K
Commuter Benefits
Company Equity
+38 More
21 Hours Ago
New York City, NY
Hybrid
11 Employees
150K-180K Annually
3-5 Years of Experience
11 Employees
150K-180K Annually
3-5 Years of Experience
Artificial Intelligence
As a Senior Back End Engineer at Slang, you will work closely with the CEO and CTO on projects that drive our success. You will build high-quality applications and have expertise in AWS/GCP/Azure, microservices, and stateless application paradigms. Strong knowledge of Java, SQL, NoSQL, and Kotlin is required. Experience with Scala, ML/AI systems, and Kubernetes is a plus. Competitive pay, generous equity, and benefits are offered.
3 Days Ago
New York City, NY
Remote
310 Employees
7+ Years of Experience
310 Employees
7+ Years of Experience
Enterprise Web • Marketing Tech • Software
Join Frontify as a Senior Backend Engineer to work on the brand management platform, collaborate with the Search and AI team, and enhance user experiences. Expertise in PHP8+, GraphQL, REST, MySQL, and Docker required.
Top Benefits:
401-K
401-K Matching
Child Care Benefits
+38 More
22 Hours Ago
New York City, NY
Remote
600 Employees
140K-160K Annually
5-7 Years of Experience
600 Employees
140K-160K Annually
5-7 Years of Experience
Fintech • Machine Learning • Mobile • Software • Financial Services
We are seeking an experienced and talented Senior Java Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Java development, a proven track record of delivering high-quality software solutions, and the ability to lead and mentor other team members.
Top Benefits:
401-K
401-K Matching
Commuter Benefits
+39 More
15 Days Ago
New York City, NY
Hybrid
160 Employees
175K-225K Annually
5-7 Years of Experience
160 Employees
175K-225K Annually
5-7 Years of Experience
Fintech • Mobile • Real Estate • Financial Services • PropTech
Senior Back End Engineer role at Bilt focusing on designing, implementing, and documenting back-end services for the Bilt mobile app and website. Responsibilities include utilizing Google Cloud Platform services, implementing microservices using Java, proposing automation initiatives, and contributing to all phases of the development lifecycle.
Top Benefits:
401-K
401-K Matching
Company Equity
+25 More
22 Hours Ago
New York City, NY
300 Employees
112K-160K Annually
7+ Years of Experience
300 Employees
112K-160K Annually
7+ Years of Experience
Music
As a Backend Software Engineer, API at SoundCloud, you’ll be helping us build our next-generation API platform for our user experience applications.
19 Days Ago
New York City, NY
Remote
35 Employees
120K-180K Annually
3-5 Years of Experience
35 Employees
120K-180K Annually
3-5 Years of Experience
eCommerce • News + Entertainment • Retail • Social Impact
Bookshop.org is looking for a senior backend engineer to help build out the Go APIs and ETL systems that will power our ebooks platform.
Top Benefits:
Commuter Benefits
Dental Insurance
Generous PTO
+8 More

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22 Hours Ago
New York City, NY
Hybrid
35 Employees
150K-200K Annually
5-7 Years of Experience
35 Employees
150K-200K Annually
5-7 Years of Experience
Fintech • Insurance • Machine Learning • Software
Kalepa is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join their team. The engineer will work on cutting-edge tech, including NLP, firmographic data, and entity resolution. They will solve interesting problems related to data pipelines, distributed systems, machine learning models, and infrastructure. The engineer should have 5+ years of relevant experience and excellent development skills. Python3 is the primary language, but other object-oriented languages are also accepted. Experience with AWS and relational databases is required.
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401-K
401-K Matching
Commuter Benefits
+18 More
9 Hours Ago
New York City, NY
Hybrid
800 Employees
169K-361K Annually
7+ Years of Experience
800 Employees
169K-361K Annually
7+ Years of Experience
Consumer Web • Coupons • Healthtech • Social Impact • Pharmaceutical
GoodRx is looking for a Principal Backend Software Engineer to join our Retention team. This team is dedicated to building systems and features that support the engagement and retention of our customers across web and mobile apps.
Top Benefits:
401-K Matching
Commuter Benefits
Company Equity
+32 More
21 Hours Ago
New York City, NY
Remote
1,000 Employees
139K-186K Annually
5-7 Years of Experience
1,000 Employees
139K-186K Annually
5-7 Years of Experience
Digital Media • eCommerce • Gaming • Mobile
As a Backend Engineer on our Payments Team, you will help shape the future of our Service Monetization Platform. You will build our payments platform that powers revenue collection for Crunchyroll. Working with design, product, quality and data teams, you will solve complex challenges, optimize performance, and enhance user experience, directly contributing to the growth of the Crunchyroll fanbase.
Top Benefits:
401-K
401-K Matching
Adoption Assistance
+43 More
21 Hours Ago
New York City, NY
55,000 Employees
162K-185K Annually
5-7 Years of Experience
55,000 Employees
162K-185K Annually
5-7 Years of Experience
Fintech • Machine Learning • Payments • Software • Financial Services
The Senior Software Engineer, Back End will collaborate with agile teams to design, develop, test, implement, and support technical solutions using various programming languages and technologies. They will deliver robust cloud-based solutions and should have experience in Java, Python, SQL, Node, Go, and Scala.
Top Benefits:
401-K
401-K Matching
Adoption Assistance
+51 More
22 Hours Ago
New York City, NY
Hybrid
400 Employees
170K-240K Annually
3-5 Years of Experience
400 Employees
170K-240K Annually
3-5 Years of Experience
Fintech • Software • Financial Services
Build highly available, horizontally scalable mission critical applications in a modern technology stack. Sharpen front-end and full stack engineering skills. Work with users to understand and define new features. Develop a deep understanding of the business domain.
Top Benefits:
401-K
401-K Matching
Commuter Benefits
+37 More
22 Hours Ago
New York City, NY
Hybrid
400 Employees
170K-240K Annually
3-5 Years of Experience
400 Employees
170K-240K Annually
3-5 Years of Experience
Fintech • Software • Financial Services
Build highly available, horizontally scalable mission critical applications in a modern technology stack. Sharpen front-end and full stack engineering skills. Work with users to define and drive new features. Develop deep understanding of the business domain.
Top Benefits:
401-K
401-K Matching
Commuter Benefits
+37 More
21 Hours Ago
New York City, NY
Remote
400 Employees
115K-160K Annually
3-5 Years of Experience
400 Employees
115K-160K Annually
3-5 Years of Experience
eCommerce • Information Technology • Sharing Economy • Software
Taskrabbit is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to elevate their frontend experience by collaborating with various teams and contributing to the growth of team members. Responsibilities include designing, building, and maintaining solutions that align with engineering principles and providing mentorship to team members. The ideal candidate should have 3+ years of software engineering experience, proficiency in Ruby/Rails, experience with API-driven applications, and strong design and full-stack skills.
Top Benefits:
401-K
401-K Matching
Adoption Assistance
+63 More
Yesterday
New York City, NY
Hybrid
25 Employees
5-7 Years of Experience
25 Employees
5-7 Years of Experience
Big Data • Information Technology • Software • Database • Big Data Analytics
As a Senior Backend Engineer, you’ll work closely with other members of the team to design and build our next-generation platform and product features. You'll be responsible for building scalable, reliable, and maintainable systems, designing platform APIs, and continuously improving engineering processes.
Top Benefits:
401-K
Commuter Benefits
Company Equity
+8 More
21 Hours Ago
New York City, NY
Remote
12,000 Employees
153K-270K Annually
1-3 Years of Experience
12,000 Employees
153K-270K Annually
1-3 Years of Experience
eCommerce • Fintech • Hardware • Payments • Software • Financial Services
As a staff software engineer on the Web Payment Experience team at Square, you will mentor and teach other engineers, set technical direction for the team, develop JavaScript APIs and UI, maintain APIs for the tokenization platform, work across the stack, and stay updated on frontend engineering trends.
Top Benefits:
401-K
401-K Matching
Adoption Assistance
+55 More
21 Hours Ago
New York City, NY
33 Employees
5-7 Years of Experience
33 Employees
5-7 Years of Experience
Hardware • Healthtech • Software • Analytics
As a backend engineer, you will be one of the main developers building the infrastructure powering the core Sage platform. You will have a direct impact on the direction our infrastructure takes as we grow.
Top Benefits:
Company Equity
Company Outings
Dental Insurance
+32 More
21 Hours Ago
New York City, NY
55,000 Employees
165K-189K Annually
5-7 Years of Experience
55,000 Employees
165K-189K Annually
5-7 Years of Experience
Fintech • Machine Learning • Payments • Software • Financial Services
Seeking a Senior Software Engineer Backend at Capital One to collaborate with Agile teams, design technical solutions, and drive a major transformation within the company by marrying data with emerging technologies.
Top Benefits:
401-K
401-K Matching
Adoption Assistance
+51 More
12 Days Ago
New York City, NY
Remote
131 Employees
7+ Years of Experience
131 Employees
7+ Years of Experience
Internet of Things • Mobile • Other • Software
We're looking for an exceptional backend engineer to help us scale and connect millions of devices to wireless networks. The projects and potential impact are incredible.
Top Benefits:
401-K
Commuter Benefits
Company Equity
+18 More
22 Hours Ago
New York City, NY
Hybrid
160 Employees
175K-225K Annually
5-7 Years of Experience
160 Employees
175K-225K Annually
5-7 Years of Experience
Fintech • Mobile • Real Estate • Financial Services • PropTech
As a Senior Back End Engineer at Bilt, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and documenting the back-end services for the Bilt mobile app and website. You will also coach and mentor junior resources, collaborate with team members and stakeholders, drive best practices, and optimize the application for maximum speed, scalability, and reliability.
Top Benefits:
401-K
401-K Matching
Company Equity
+25 More
22 Hours Ago
New York City, NY
Hybrid
75 Employees
5-7 Years of Experience
75 Employees
5-7 Years of Experience
Agency • Mobile
Senior Backend Leads are key members of our engineering team, building the back end services and infrastructure essential to our clients' products.
Top Benefits:
401-K
Company Outings
Dental Insurance
+18 More
22 Hours Ago
New York City, NY
Hybrid
200 Employees
1-3 Years of Experience
200 Employees
1-3 Years of Experience
Fintech • Payments • Software • Financial Services • Cryptocurrency
Backend Engineer role at Current, a leading U.S. fintech. Responsibilities include delivering key business initiatives, improving architecture and services, and designing large-scale data-intensive applications. Looking for someone with backend development experience, proficiency in Java and TypeScript, and experience with cloud-hosted services and databases.
Top Benefits:
401-K
Commuter Benefits
Company Equity
+19 More
Yesterday
New York City, NY
Remote
115 Employees
7+ Years of Experience
115 Employees
7+ Years of Experience
Artificial Intelligence • eCommerce • Food
Seeking a Staff Backend Software Engineer to drive critical technical issues, make architecture and API design decisions, and contribute to feature development and code quality at Hungryroot. Responsibilities include owning infrastructure aspects, participating in technical discussions, and leading complex projects.
Top Benefits:
401-K
Commuter Benefits
Company Equity
+21 More
22 Hours Ago
New York City, NY
Hybrid
1,800 Employees
3-5 Years of Experience
1,800 Employees
3-5 Years of Experience
Productivity • Software • Analytics • Automation
Experienced frontend infrastructure engineer to build tooling and infrastructure for high-quality product experiences.
Top Benefits:
401-K
Adoption Assistance
Commuter Benefits
+49 More
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