Senior Backend Software Engineer – Contractor

Thrive Global

Senior Software Engineer owning and evolving Thrive's AI-powered enterprise platform. Focused on reliability, scalability, and supporting B2B customers with net-new features.

Posted 6/24/2026contractRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $90 - $125 per hourWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

TypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own and evolve the enterprise platform end-to-end — responsible for both sustaining engineering (reliability, scalability, technical debt) and net-new feature development
Independently scope and deliver medium-to-large projects — take an ambiguous problem, break it into well-sized workstreams, sequence the work, and drive it to completion
Partner closely with Product and stakeholders — translate business requirements into technical plans, surface trade-offs early, and keep cross-functional partners informed throughout delivery
Support reliability and incident response — provide on-call and incident support during US working hours

Requirements

What you’ll need

Senior-level software engineering experience, with a track record of owning systems or products end-to-end in a production environment
Demonstrated ability to scope and deliver medium-to-large projects independently, from ambiguous problem to shipped solution
Strong full-stack in TypeScript, with experience balancing sustaining engineering (reliability, scalability, technical debt) and net-new feature development
Experience building and supporting B2B / enterprise-facing software
Comfort partnering directly with Product and non-technical stakeholders to translate requirements into technical plans
Experience with on-call rotations and incident response

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, dental, and vision coverage plus a 401(k) program with company match
Generous paid time-off programs designed to help you rest, reset, and recharge — including Thrive Time
Flexible work arrangements

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Hard Skills & Tools

TypeScriptsustaining engineeringreliabilityscalabilitytechnical debtfeature developmentfull-stack developmentB2B softwareenterprise softwareincident response

Soft Skills

project managementproblem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationstakeholder managementcross-functional teamworkindependenceadaptabilitytechnical translationon-call support