Ladders

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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