
Staff Software Engineer, Backend
GoodLeap
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Roseville • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $173,000 - $200,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Architect, design, and evolve scalable, high-performance APIs in a distributed environment that power Web, Mobile, and partner integrations
- Lead integrations with payment processors and alternative payment rails, ensuring reliability, compliance, and future extensibility
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Risk, Finance, and Operations to translate business requirements into resilient technical solutions
- Drive the full software development lifecycle, from technical design and implementation through testing, deployment, and post-launch support
- Mentor and guide engineers across the team, setting high standards for system design, security, scalability, and code quality
- Champion operational excellence by building and enforcing practices around observability, documentation, monitoring, and alerting
- Proactively identify, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues to maintain high availability and seamless customer experiences
Requirements
- 8+ years of full-stack development experience with Node.js, TypeScript, NestJS, React, HTML, and CSS
- Experience with cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS
- Strong system design skills with a focus on scalability, reliability, and security
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, leadership-oriented mindset
- Passion for clean, maintainable code, mentoring others, and continuous improvement
Benefits
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Opportunity for professional growth in a collaborative, inclusive, and fast-paced environment.
- Work on impactful projects that enable sustainability and energy solutions.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
Node.jsTypeScriptNestJSReactHTMLCSSsystem designscalabilityreliabilitysecurity
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationleadershipmentoringcontinuous improvement