Benepass

Senior Software Engineer

Benepass

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $195,000 - $215,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

AWSCloudDjangoDockerGraphQLJavaScriptPostgresPythonReactReact NativeTypeScript

About the role

  • Benepass is scaling rapidly, and the complexity of our product surface demands senior engineers who can bridge product vision and technical execution.
  • This role exists to own the “zero-to-one” stage — shaping product approach in collaboration with PMs, Designers, and other engineers, defining the right technical strategy, and driving execution to delivery.
  • This Senior Software Engineer I will be an impact multiplier: leading architecture for initiatives, breaking down large ideas into clear technical approach documents and milestones, and mentoring other engineers while raising our technical bar.
  • While they will contribute across the stack, they will have a heavier focus on backend systems — including our ledger, syncs, decisioning engine, and rules engine — with the ability to dive into frontend (React, TypeScript) work when needed.
  • You will: Partner early in product discovery with Product, Design, and engineering leaders to clarify goals, evaluate options, and recommend a technical approach.
  • Lead the creation of technical approach documents that define architecture, system interactions, trade-offs, and execution plans.
  • Guide teams through execution of agreed-upon approaches, ensuring work is delivered with high quality, precision, and in a timely manner.
  • Take ownership of backend-heavy initiatives (ledger, syncs, decisioning engine, rules engine) while contributing to frontend features when needed.
  • Bring forward strong architectural ideas, evaluate trade-offs, and influence system direction.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to mid-level and senior engineers.
  • Identify and drive improvements to system stability, performance, developer experience, and engineering practices.
  • You will be expected to attend company-wide on-site events three times per year.
  • Python, Django, Django Rest Framework, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Tailwind CSS, React Native, AWS, Docker.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including full stack development.
  • Proven experience shaping product direction and technical approach from early idea to delivery.
  • Proficiency in Python/Django, PostgreSQL, and React/TypeScript.
  • Strong system design skills, including scalability, performance, and security considerations.
  • Experience working on high domain complexity systems such as financial ledgers, multi-system data syncs, rules/decisioning engines, or similarly complex architectures.
  • Comfortable with cloud-based environments (AWS preferred) and CI/CD workflows.
  • Demonstrated alignment with Benepassʼs engineering values and collaborative culture.
  • Passionate about leveraging AI as a force multiplier to deliver high-quality results with greater efficiency.