Software Engineer, Backend at Justworks (New York)

Justworks combines HR software with human support to run payroll, benefits and compliance for small businesses. We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues.

Key responsibilities

• Independently own larged-scoped projects from initial discovery through launch with a focus on outcomes and customer impact
• Collaborate with a cross functional team to find solutions to customer challenges
• Improve the performance, reliability, and scalability of our existing systems
• Promote engineering excellence through technical leadership, knowledge-sharing and mentorship
• Add capabilities to our high-volume, fault-tolerant processing infrastructure
• Enhance our testing, monitoring and continuous deployment infrastructure

Requirements

• Minimum 4 years of professional development experience
• Proficiency in server-side languages like Python, Java, Node.js, or Ruby (Go experience is a plus)
• Solid SQL skills and understanding of database fundamentals
• Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS (basic deployment and monitoring)
• Interest in helping junior developers and contributing to team knowledge sharing
• Experience collaborating with designers and product managers on feature development

Location and schedule

• Onsite in New York, New York

Salary and benefits

US base salary $131,000 to $169,000 a year. Justworks offers benefits, wellness programmes and company retreats.

How to apply

Apply on the company's own site.