Senior Software Engineer

Ladders

Senior Full-Stack Engineer at Ladders designing AI-powered features for job seekers. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams and owning problems end-to-end in a fast-paced environment.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $200,000 - $220,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSElasticSearchGoJavaScriptKafkaMariaDBNext.jsPythonRabbitMQReact

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and build AI-powered products and features that deliver meaningful user impact
Build and maintain scalable backend services and user-facing applications
Collaborate closely with product and design team, and other engineering teams to deliver high-impact features
Make structural technical decisions and clearly articulate trade-offs when solving complex problems
Take ownership of a product area, service, or technical domain and drive it forward
Continuously improve system performance, reliability, and developer experience

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of professional software engineering experience
Strong foundation in programming and software design principles
Proven experience building well-scoped, performant modern web applications
Production experience with React or Next.js and at least one of the following languages: Go, Python, or JavaScript
Comfort navigating the full stack and pulling in what's needed to ship
Strong ownership mindset and ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams
**Nice to Have**
Experience working with AI tools, prompt engineering, or integrating AI into development workflows
Search infrastructure experience (Elasticsearch or similar)
Familiarity with message brokers (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS)
Database optimization experience (e.g., MariaDB or similar relational databases)
Experience with modern frontend tooling (e.g., Vite)
Background in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation: base salary $200,000 ~ $220,000 + stock options
Home office setup stipend
Gym membership reimbursement
Commuter benefits program
Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision
401(k) retirement plan
Health Savings Account (HSA), Health Care FSA (HCFSA), and Dependent Care FSA (DCFSA)

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Hard Skills & Tools

software engineeringprogrammingsoftware design principlesweb applicationsReactNext.jsGoPythonJavaScriptdatabase optimization

Soft Skills

ownership mindsetcollaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationcross-functional teamwork