Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack

GoGuardian

3d•$155,000 - $195,000•Remote

About The Position

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer, Fullstack to design and implement solid architectural solutions supporting our New Products Team. With your passion for quickly solving problems and ability to implement high-quality code while continuously collaborating with other amazing team members, you will be building features that support schools in managing and the safety of their buildings and hallways. You'll work across the full stack – from crafting intuitive and responsive React user interfaces to designing scalable Node/Go backend services that support hundreds of thousands of teachers and students. Our Engineering team is built on a purpose-driven culture of collaboration, openness, trust, and transparency with amazing individuals who push the limits and think outside the box every day.

Requirements

5+ years of professional industry experience leading and coordinating complex, large-scale features
Strong Node/Go experience with production-grade services, including concurrency patterns, gRPC, and microservices architecture
Accomplished in building high-quality React applications with TypeScript, including data visualization and dashboards
Experienced in designing and implementing APIs (gRPC, REST) and microservices that handle high throughput
Proficient with SQL databases (PostgreSQL preferred) including complex query optimization, indexing strategies, and analytics workloads
Familiar with caching strategies (Redis/Redis Cluster) and multi-tier caching architectures
Has working knowledge of cloud services (AWS preferred: ECS, Aurora, Athena, S3, SQS)
Has working knowledge of containerization (Docker) and orchestration platforms (ECS, Kubernetes)
Experience with modern React tooling and component libraries (Shadcn, React Router)
Proven experience delivering highly performant and scalable features
Proven advocate for engineering quality and building a thriving team culture
Great communication skills and an ability to proactively identify problems and solutions across teams and stakeholders
Eager to take initiative in a fast-paced, ever-changing, dynamic environment
Fueled by the opportunity to truly impact the education landscape

Responsibilities

Design, build, and continually improve new products
Develop high-performance backend services in Node/Go that facilitate realtime campus movement workflows
Build intuitive, data-rich frontend experiences with React
Design and implement gRPC and REST APIs for real-time data access and service-to-service communication
Optimize SQL database schemas and queries for large-scale analytics workloads
Build and maintain background workers for data aggregation and processing using asynchronous patterns
Integrate with LLM/AI services for intelligent features like generative reporting and predictive scans
Write high-quality, maintainable code with strong typing, comprehensive tests, and clear documentation
Contribute to infrastructure-as-code using Terraform for AWS services
Mentor and coach developers, helping them improve and perfect their skills
Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews, and continuous improvement initiatives