Engine
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
$135K–$187K
Remote - US · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted May 5, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years
About the job
Designs and operates scalable backend systems and public-facing APIs for Engine’s travel platform, leading initiatives to improve performance and customer outcomes.
What you'll do
- Design and implement secure, scalable, high-performing software systems and APIs.
- Collaborate with Product, Data Science, and other teams to deliver customer experiences.
- Lead initiatives to improve efficiency, system performance, and customer satisfaction.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of hands-on experience designing, implementing, and maintaining highly available, high-performing distributed systems.
- Proven experience building public-facing consumer-grade APIs, including versioning, deprecation, and consumption-based rate limiting.
- Strong grasp of software design principles, scalability, and system architecture; prioritizes Domain-Driven Design.
Nice to have
- Experience with Node.js, TypeScript, Kotlin or similar modern backend languages, and AWS.
Pay
$135,200 — $187,000 USD base salary
Tools
Node.js, TypeScript, Kotlin, AWS, Auth0
AI focus
Pricing team systems include pricing models informed by Machine Learning; the role may be considered for openings across teams.
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