Senior Software Engineer (West Coast USA)

Overview

Senior backend engineer responsible for scalable services and systems supporting an instant manufacturing quoting platform, including costing, pricing, lead time, and design-for-manufacturability decisions.

What you'll do

• Design and develop highly available backend services in AWS.
• Build and maintain event-driven systems using Node.js.
• Create REST and GraphQL APIs for customer-facing and internal tools.
• Use AI coding agents to implement and test features while validating correctness.
• Partner with product, frontend, and infrastructure teams to ship features.
• Debug production issues and improve system reliability.
• Improve code quality through testing, observability, and documentation.

What you'll need

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience.
• Strong Node.js and JavaScript/TypeScript skills.
• Experience with AWS services including SQS, Lambda, EC2, and RDS.
• Understanding of distributed systems and event-driven architectures.
• Experience designing and maintaining REST or GraphQL APIs.
• Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• U.S. citizenship or lawful permanent resident status.

Nice to have

• AWS certification.
• Experience with high-scale or business-critical systems.
• Experience with pricing, quoting, or numerically sensitive business logic.
• Experience building agent workflows, custom tools, or MCP integrations.

Details

• Remote role for the U.S. West Coast.
• Final-round interviews take place in Oakland, California, or Portland, Oregon.
• Travel is 0–10%.
• Salary is $160,000–$200,000 per year.