Senior Software Engineer

Orion

Senior Software Engineer designing, developing, and evolving scalable software systems at Orion. Operating across the full stack with React/Next.js and Ruby on Rails.

Posted 4/16/2026full-timeLehi • New York, Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $113,942 - $178,877 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSCloudGraphQLJavaScriptMySQLNext.jsReactRedisRubyRuby on RailsTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and implement scalable, maintainable systems across frontend, backend, and data layers
Build and evolve applications using React, Next.js, and Ruby on Rails
Design robust APIs and service boundaries (REST/GraphQL)
Evaluate tradeoffs and make long-term technical decisions aligned with system evolution
Ensure consistent error handling, resiliency, and system reliability
Lead efforts to improve code quality, standards, and engineering practices
Troubleshoot and resolve complex, cross-system issues
Contribute to architecture and technical roadmap discussions
Mentor engineers and raise the overall technical bar of the team
Collaborate across teams to deliver solutions that span multiple systems and domains
Proactively identify bottlenecks and drive improvements in performance and scalability
Leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering velocity while maintaining correctness and quality

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of experience in software engineering
Strong experience with: React / Next.js or Ruby on Rails
API design (REST and/or GraphQL)
Relational databases (MySQL or similar)
Experience with TypeScript and modern frontend architecture
Experience with Next.js SSR, ISR, and server components
Experience with background processing (Sidekiq) and caching (Redis)
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS), CI/CD, and containerization
Experience with observability tooling (Datadog, OpenTelemetry)
Experience with feature flags and progressive delivery
Experience leveraging AI-assisted / agentic development tools such as Cursor
Familiarity with LLM evaluation workflows such as Promptfoo
Bachelor's degree in computer science, MIS, or related field, or equivalent experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

health, dental, vision, and disability coverage on day one
401(k) plan with employer match
paid parental leave
pet benefits including pawternity leave and pet insurance
student loan repayment and more

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Hard Skills & Tools

ReactNext.jsRuby on RailsAPI designRESTGraphQLTypeScriptMySQLSidekiqRedis

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcollaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationtechnical decision-makingcode quality improvementperformance optimizationresiliencyerror handling

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in computer scienceBachelor's degree in MISrelated field degreeequivalent experience