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.
This listing is sourced directly from Later's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.