Senior Backend Software Engineer

Full-time
On-site
$176,000-242,000/yr
New York, NY
Supports visa sponsorship

Benefits

Equity / Stock Options
Other

Job description

About the Role

We’re looking for a Backend Engineer to help architect and scale the systems powering our real-time logistics and operations.

This is a high-impact role for an engineer who enjoys solving ambiguous problems, working with complex systems, and owning technical decisions from architecture through production. You’ll build backend services that support our web and mobile products while tackling challenges across logistics, routing, automation, scalability, and reliability.

You’ll work closely with frontend, mobile, product, and operations teams and play an important role in shaping how our designs and scales its backend infrastructure as the business grows.

What You’ll Do

  • Design, build, and maintain high-quality backend systems using languages such as Java and Go

  • Lead major technical initiatives across vehicle routing optimization, logistics automation, scalability, and reliability

  • Own backend architecture and drive solutions to complex, ambiguous, and high-impact problems

  • Build and scale core APIs, services, and data stores that support our products and operations

  • Establish best practices around testing, monitoring, observability, reliability, and system performance

  • Partner with product and engineering leadership to translate technical priorities into quarterly roadmaps

  • Collaborate closely with frontend, mobile, product, and operations teams to deliver end-to-end solutions

  • Mentor other engineers through technical guidance, design reviews, code reviews, and hands-on collaboration

Dealbreaker

Work experience

  • Target Companies:​ Must have worked at a big tech company and has since moved to a talent-​dense startup

Education

  • Education:​ All candidates must hold a degree in Computer Science or another STEM field (Science,​ Technology,​ Engineering,​ Mathematics).​

Hard skills

  • Proficiency in backend programming languages like Java or Go
  • Familiarity with relational and/or NoSQL databases (e.​g.​,​ PostgreSQL,​ MongoDB,​ Redis).​

Miscellaneous

  • Willingness to work 5 days/week in the office.​

BaselineSeniority

  • 5 -​ 8 years of experience of backend software engineering experience.​

Hard skills

  • Experience with cloud platforms like AWS,​ Google Cloud,​ or Azure.​
  • Understanding of RESTful APIs,​ microservices,​ and distributed systems.​

Miscellaneous

  • Strong debugging and problem-​solving skills.​

Nice-to-have Hard skills

  • Experience with containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.​

  • Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.​

  • Exposure to large-​scale data processing or event-​driven architectures.​

  • Leadership experience in team projects or mentoring roles.​

More information

Minimum education level

Bachelor's

Experience level

Senior (5-7 years)

Job skills

Microservices Architecture

RESTful APIs

Database Management

Cloud Services

Performance Tuning

Version Control

Unit Testing

RESTful API

AWS

GCP

Microsoft Azure

Debugging

Distributed Systems

DevOps

Company overview

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Silpa Companies

IT Services and IT Consulting·1-10 employees

Silpa Companies is the parent of two mission driven brands: Silpa Recruiting (https://silparecruiting.com) and Silpa Consulting (https://silpaconsulting.com). Our purpose is simple but bold; to build stronger businesses by elevating the people and platforms that power them. Through Silpa Recruiting, we connect high performing talent with organizations that value impact, culture, and growth. And with Silpa Consulting, we guide companies through critical moments of transformation; integrating cloud, cybersecurity, and data strategies that scale. We’re not just consultants or recruiters. We’re long term partners in resilience; helping our clients attract the right people, embrace the right technologies, and stay future ready in a world that doesn’t sit still.