Justworks
Software Engineer, Backend
$131K–$169K
New York, New York · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 4 years of professional development experience.
About the job
Build and maintain backend systems and processing infrastructure, owning projects from discovery through launch while improving reliability, scalability, security, and customer outcomes.
What you'll do
- Own large-scope projects from discovery through launch and collaborate cross-functionally on customer challenges.
- Improve existing systems and high-volume processing infrastructure, including performance, reliability, scalability, testing, monitoring, and continuous deployment.
- Promote technical excellence through leadership, knowledge-sharing, and mentorship; protect sensitive data.
What they ask for
- Proficiency in server-side languages such as Python, Java, Node.js, or Ruby.
- Solid SQL skills and understanding of database fundamentals.
- Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS, including basic deployment and monitoring.
- Experience collaborating with designers and product managers on feature development.
Nice to have
- Go experience.
- Interest in helping junior developers and contributing to team knowledge sharing.
Pay
USD 131,000- $169,000 per year (base wage range)
Tools
Golang, Ruby on Rails, Javascript, MySQL, Kafka, AWS, Docker, Kubernetes
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