Senior Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• As a Senior Software Engineer , your day-to-day responsibilities may include:
• Own and build data-driven product applications end-to-end, from design and implementation through deployment and production operation.
• Take responsibility for cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and production readiness, with support from the DevOps team when needed.
• Develop and maintain user interfaces using React.
• Build and consume REST APIs using Node.js with TypeScript.
• Architect data models and access patterns, and efficiently consuming data from existing data-processing services and relational databases (PostgreSQL).
• Iterating quickly on early-stage features, balancing speed of exploration with engineering quality.
• Actively leverage and shape AI-assisted development workflows, including automation for code generation, testing, documentation, and developer productivity.
• Proactively identify and address technical debt, architectural risks, and scalability bottlenecks.
• Ensure high code quality through unit tests, integration tests, and strong engineering standards.
• Debugging issues systematically across the full stack, including live production environments.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and engineers, and participating in pragmatic Agile processes.

Requirements

• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• 5+ years of experience building backend systems with Node.js and TypeScript.
• 5+ years of experience with modern front-end frameworks, specifically React.
• Strong experience with microservices and service-oriented architectures.
• Strong understanding of data model architecture and access patterns for data-intensive applications.
• Solid experience working with complex relational databases - comfortable navigating non-trivial schemas, writing efficient queries, and reasoning about data relationships.
• Comfortable working in a mixed environment - maintaining and evolving established products while also building new services and capabilities on top of them.
• Good understanding of cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and production operations - enough to work effectively alongside a DevOps team without needing hand-holding.
• Experience with Docker and container orchestration (ECS, EKS, or Kubernetes).
• A proven track record of writing clean, testable, and maintainable code.
• Experience building or integrating AI-powered internal tools or automation to improve developer productivity or software quality.
• Awareness of UI/UX best practices and accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG).
• Location
• Payscale Romania has an employee centric hybrid model that provides you the flexibility to do your best work in a space that supports you, while also finding time to collaborate in person in our office for the moments that matter.
• In our hybrid model, employees can work from the location that works best for them when not in the office.
• When you work from home, we recommend ensuring that you can meet the following technology, equipment and workspace requirements:
• High-Speed Internet - A stable broadband or fiber connection (satellite is highly discouraged) with a minimum speed of 100 Mbps in a dedicated workspace that has a reliable Wi-Fi signal.
• Device for Multifactor Authentication (MFA/2FA) - smartphone, tablet, etc.
• When it matters (usually no more than a few times a year) we take the time to gather in larger groups for in-person events.
• Payscale has employees across the US, Canada, UK, The Philippines and Romania however we are currently unable to hire in the Quebec Province, Northern Ireland, and Hawaii.
• Benefits and Perks
• All around awesome culture where together we strive to live our 5 values:
• Data informed decision making.
• Customer first. Always.
• Succeed together.
• Relentless about results. Obsessed with excellence.
• Lead the change. Shape t

Additional Information

About Payscale Payscale is the original compensation innovator for organizations who want to scale their business with pay and transform their largest investment into their greatest advantage. With decades of innovation in sourcing reputable data and developing AI-powered tools, Payscale delivers actionable insights that turn pay from a cost to a catalyst. Its suite of solutions - Payfactors, Marketpay, and Paycycle - empower top companies in the U.S. and businesses like Cintas, Leidos, Chipotle, Brookdale Senior Living, Ohio State University, American Airlines, and TJX Companies. Create confidence in your compensation. Payscale. To learn more, visit www.payscale.com . Job Summary We are looking for a motivated and experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our team and contribute to the evolution of our SaaS applications. You'll work across the entire stack-developing responsive front-end interfaces and robust back-end systems using modern technologies and frameworks. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver secure, scalable, and performant solutions that empower our customers.

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