Later

Later

Senior Engineer (Platform)

Boston, MA · Senior

Sponsorship not specified$125k-$205kDetected 8 days ago
TypeScriptC#Distributed SystemsBackend DevelopmentCode ReviewGitSQLNoSQLPostgreSQLAWSCloud PlatformsDockerKubernetesCI/CDDevOpsMachine LearningCybersecurityAccessibilityAgileInfluencer MarketingResearchLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

  • The Senior Engineer is responsible for driving large-scale projects, delivering impactful features, and maintaining high engineering standards.
  • Identify opportunities for platform-wide improvements, new service development, and reduction of technical debt.
  • Contribute to long-term platform vision and help shape standards for engineering excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Design scalable, maintainable, and secure service architectures.
  • Contribute to long-term architectural planning and system design.
  • Build backend services using C# in a Functional Programming paradigm or TypeScript for web and background worker applications.
  • Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and Infrastructure as Code.
  • At Later, we are committed to fostering a culture rooted in an inclusion-first mindset at every level of the company, embracing the importance of hiring and building teams for culture add rather than culture fit.
  • Please let us know if you require any accommodations or support during the recruitment process.

Requirements

  • 7-10 years of progressive software engineering experience (leadership required)
  • In-depth knowledge of modern software development practices and architectures.
  • Proficiency or ability to ramp up quickly with typed, functional programming in C# or TypeScript.
  • Experience in system architecture, designing secure, scalable, and maintainable platforms.
  • Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS (or equivalent cloud).
  • Strong knowledge of DevOps practices (Git, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code).
  • Expertise in application and infrastructure security best practices.
  • Strong understanding of testing and automation practices.
  • Experience in performance optimization for reliability and scalability.
  • Proven experience working in ambiguous, complex problem spaces with strong problem-solving skills.
  • A strong appetite for learning and personal growth.
  • A strong interest in AI/ML applications in production systems.

Nice to have

  • Work with both SQL and NoSQL databases
  • PostgreSQL expertise preferred.
  • Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases, with PostgreSQL expertise preferred.

Skills

  • Stay current on emerging technologies in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and secure software practices.
  • Stay current on emerging technologies, frameworks, and architectures.

Compensation

  • For candidates located in the US: $125,000-205,000 USD
  • For candidates located in the Canada: $110,000-160,000 CAD
  • We openly build and maintain unbiased hiring, pay, and promotion practices to create a foundation for an equitable workplace, paving the way for systemic change.
  • We take a market-based & data-driven approach to compensation.
  • We leverage data from trusted third-party compensation sources to help us understand the market value of a role based on function, level, geographic location, and scope.
  • We evaluate compensation bi-annually, including performance and market-related factors.

Benefits

  • All applications will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or age.

Company info

  • We have offices in Boston, MA; Vancouver, BC; and Vancouver, WA.
  • For select positions, we are open to hiring fully remote candidates.
  • We post our positions in the location(s) where we are open to having the successful candidate be located.

Equal opportunity

  • We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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