Ladders
Senior Software Engineer
New York, NY · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$200k-$220kDetected 28 days ago
JavaScriptPythonGoReactNext.jsViteFull-Stack DevelopmentElasticsearchAWSKafkaRabbitMQ
About the role
- We're looking for a thoughtful Senior Full-Stack Engineer(6+ years experience) who thrives owning problems end-to-end.
- This is not a backlog-ticket role, we want someone who takes a concept all the way to production, not just executes what's handed to them.
Responsibilities
- Strong foundation in programming and software design principles
- Proven experience building well-scoped, performant modern web applications
- The products we're building have meaningful social impact, and we believe that diverse experiences and viewpoints make that work stronger.
- We're committed to building an inclusive team and would love to hear from you.
Requirements
- 6+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Production experience with React or Next.js and at least one of the following languages: Go, Python, or JavaScript
- Comfort navigating the full stack and pulling in what's needed to ship
- Strong ownership mindset and ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams
Nice to have
- Experience working with AI tools, prompt engineering, or integrating AI into development workflows
- Experience with modern frontend tooling (e.g., Vite)
- Background in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
- Search infrastructure experience (Elasticsearch or similar)
- Familiarity with message brokers (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ, AWS SQS)
- Database optimization experience (e.g., MariaDB or similar relational databases)
- What Success Looks Like
Compensation
- $200k-$220k
Company info
- For 20 years, Ladders has connected ambitious professionals with $100K+ opportunities, now serving over 8 million members.
- We're a profitable, small, collaborative, venture-backed team in NYC that moves fast, ships real products, and applies AI in ways that genuinely help people land better careers.
- The Role We're looking for a thoughtful Senior Full-Stack Engineer(6+ years experience) who thrives owning problems end-to-end.
- You'll design and build AI-powered features that reach millions of job seekers, make pragmatic architectural decisions, and balance speed with long-term quality.
- What We're Looking For
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