Senior Backend Engineer (Remote, United States)

Gaggle Net, Inc.

108d•Remote

About The Position

Gaggle is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to join their mission of supporting student safety and well-being. The engineer will be part of an energetic, full-stack team focused on building the onboarding, configuration, and user management aspects of their student safety platform. Gaggle works with K-12 schools to prevent bullying, school violence, self-harm, and suicide, and also offers teletherapy, a crisis line, and other services to prioritize student mental and physical health. Candidates must be US citizens or Green Card holders living in the US.

Requirements

5+ years experience working as backend developer on a team of high-performing engineers
Strong proficiency Java 8+
Strong proficiency with both SQL and NoSQL databases (MySQL and DynamoDB preferred)
Experience with TypeScript
Experience being the owner of a codebase or component of a software product and comfort working independently
Experience quickly understanding and modifying unfamiliar code
Experience leveraging AI tools (e.g. Cursor, Claude, Copilot, Junie) into the software development process
Experience writing well-tested code that is deployed on a modern CI/CD pipeline
Experience working on a product-focused team that operates with strong collaboration among engineers with different technical backgrounds and expertise
Excellent communication skills

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with Go
Familiarity with AWS and Lambda architecture
Proficiency with Python
Experience working on small teams in small companies and a “get it done” attitude

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable backend code to power both internal and external workflows to get Gaggle set up
Collaborate with frontend engineers, infrastructure engineers, product managers, and others to build powerful features
Work with engineers across the organization to define and disseminate best practices and improvements to our technology
Lead the planning and design for the backend portion of projects that help keep students safe