Posh (events & ticketing)
Senior Software Engineer, Backend
$200K–$225K
New York City · On-site · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 18, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of backend engineering experience.
About the job
Build and scale the backend services, APIs, and data systems powering Posh’s event and community platform.
What you'll do
- Build, maintain, and own backend services and APIs from design through deployment and on-call.
- Improve performance, reliability, security, and observability of production systems; build data models and pipelines.
- Contribute to technical reviews and decisions, mentor engineers, and participate in technical interviews.
What they ask for
- Deep expertise in backend fundamentals, including APIs, data modeling, distributed systems, and event-driven architecture.
- Proficiency with relevant backend technologies and experience with Infrastructure as Code and containerized application deployment.
- Experience scaling and evolving live production systems; ability to communicate technical tradeoffs clearly.
Nice to have
- Experience at a consumer, social, or marketplace company.
Pay
$200K – $225K USD base salary
Tools
Java, Node.js, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, AWS, Terraform
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