Senior Sofware Engineer

Labviva•Boston, MA

8h•Hybrid

About The Position

Labviva is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help advance our core purchasing platform, providing a modern e-commerce experience tailored for scientific users. This role involves enabling scientists to search millions of data-rich records when ordering equipment, chemicals, and lab consumables, while also offering suppliers rich analytics about marketplace behavior. The ideal candidate enjoys creating comprehensive end-to-end solutions in a collaborative environment, with experience in e-commerce platforms or enterprise web applications being a plus. This position requires a thoughtful approach to designing and engineering solutions that meet business demands while optimizing for system health, security, and long-term maintenance. The role is based at our Boston Headquarters and is an onsite hybrid position, requiring 3 days a week in the Boston office (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday).

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
6+ years of experience.
A history of tackling large and complex problems and turning them into executable solutions.
Experience as an owner/SME of technical & functional areas, working with key stakeholders to create stable and resilient products.
Ability to forge new paths for enterprise-level green and brown-field projects to create new features utilizing modern technologies.
Effectiveness in learning and experimenting with new technologies and frameworks.
Strong background designing and developing modern frontends and supporting infrastructure.
History of contributing to reliable and scalable software projects.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Elasticsearch ingestion pipelines and search tuning.
Experience architecting and working in a Service Oriented Architecture environment.
Experience working with and utilizing AI throughout the SDLC using agentic tools like Cursor and Claude.
Deep knowledge of Next.js and React.
Deep knowledge of Typescript, Node.js, and backend frameworks including Nest.js and Typeorm.
Deep knowledge of PostgreSQL utilizing Aurora.
Deep knowledge of Kafka.
Deep knowledge of Kubernetes and Docker.
E-commerce platform experience.
Experience with procurement for scientific applications.

Responsibilities

Act as a technical lead for various initiatives, including designing and implementing new features and advancing the technologies our platform uses.
Mentor, support, collaborate with, and learn from other team members as well as key stakeholders across the company.
Contribute to an engineering culture focused on shipping great products.
Advocate for new technologies, methods, best practices, and solutions (technical and non-technical) that improve our product and work experience.
Ship new code on a daily basis covering frontend features, components, designs, and general architecture supporting user site interactions.
Develop backend services supporting the entire marketplace, including interfacing with data pipelines and supporting the frontend.
Manage external integrations with third parties, including different product information and order placement APIs.
Optimize search infrastructure for scientific use-cases.