Senior Software Engineer Backend

Progress Residential • Tempe, AZ

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Progress Residential is a leading property manager of single-family rental homes nationwide, seeking a passionate Senior Backend Developer to join their dynamic team in Tempe, AZ. This role is crucial for designing, building, and delivering highly performant, scalable services and customer experiences using backend technologies on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The company operates in a fast-paced environment where time to market is critical. The position involves hands-on full-stack development (80% backend, 20% frontend) within an agile and DevOps framework, focusing on enabling operations through infrastructure solutioning, continuous delivery, and efficient system sustainment. The ideal candidate will have a passion for developing robust, scalable, business and customer-facing products and a full understanding of the tools and technologies required for exceptional application development.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or equivalent engineering field
• 6 - 8 years of solid development experience in building internet-scale web / mobile applications and public APIs
• Expertise in designing highly-scalable and performant micro-services and storage layers using common frameworks, languages, and cloud infrastructure – using NodeJS frameworks, TypeScript, AWS Serverless, MongoDB
• Experience in building Microservices & REST APIs with focus on System Design and Integration
• Good understanding of Public Cloud Services preferably AWS
• Good SQL and NoSQL skills
• Experience with entire software development lifecycle (Agile, SDLC, Iterative)
• Hands on experience with the different CICD tools – Jenkins, Github / BitBucket, Dockers, Containers, Build and Deploy tools
• Strong communication skills (both verbal and written) and ability to communicate effectively with business owners
• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills and ability to abstract functional requirements
• Flexibility and positive attitude to achieve tight deadlines
• Rapidly adapt and respond to changes in environment and priorities
• Ability to work creatively, propose ideas and contribute to working groups

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in React, React Native, GraphQL or Salesforce platform is preferred

Responsibilities

• Hands-on development across a variety of technologies and platforms
• Build highly performant, scalable, cloud-native microservices-based applications using technologies like AWS Serverless, Kubernetes, Docker, Node.js, TypeScript, Key-Value Stores, and MongoDB
• Evaluate new technology for inclusion in our stack
• Develop proof-of-concept projects to validate new architectures and solutions
• Support the refactoring and re-architecting of existing software
• Work jointly with other developers to identify and create common reusable components
• Drive technical consolidation and reduction of duplicate effort across projects
• Participate in strategy discussion with all levels of management and business sponsors
• Work closely with architects, engineering manager and other senior developers to understand the technology roadmap and assist in enforcing the enterprise architecture standards
• Support testing & deployment cycles, including working with project managers to coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT) and gathering feedback from pre-release testers.
• Log, track, and manage issues, bugs, and enhancement/ features requests logged in JIRA.
• Participate in software release and post-release activities, including developing designs for proof of concepts.
• Capture, mitigate and /or escalate risks & issues in a timely fashion
• Ensure development standards and consistency of specifications across sub-systems
• Write and/or review deliverables, solution blueprints, and architecture documentation

Benefits

• Competitive Compensation - Including performance-based bonuses that reward your contributions.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package - Medical, dental, vision, parental leave, 401(k) with company match and more.
• Generous Time Off – Enjoy PTO based on tenure, 13 paid holidays and 1 floating holiday.
• Ongoing Learning and Development - Quarterly summits, town hall meetings and continuous training to support your professional growth.
• A Culture that Celebrates You - We believe in collaboration, recognition and having fun while doing important work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior