Senior Software Engineer

Column Software

56d•$160 - $190•Remote

About The Position

You will design, build and scale the systems that power our publishing platform. Our architecture spans modern frontend technologies and a distributed backend built on Firebase and GCP. This role is for a senior engineer who can drive architectural clarity, lead complex projects with clarity and uphold high engineering standards in a TypeScript-heavy environment. You will: Establish and enforce repeatable, scalable engineering patterns through CI, code review and technical leadership. Lead development for our backend services and integrations, proactively managing system health across technical and business teams. Work alongside a small, senior-leaning team who are responsible for the core user experience, application health, and growth initiatives Collaborate with customer-facing teams and peers to support a culture of continuous growth and knowledge sharing Work in areas outside of your usual comfort zone and show motivation for learning and personal growth Systematic thinker with clear technical opinions and curiosity for root causes.

Requirements

5+ years in full-stack or backend development, with 3+ years writing production React applications and deep experience with serverless backends
Hands-on with CI/CD, observability and performance tooling (DataDog, Sentry, CircleCI power user)
Strong proficiency in SQL
Experience as a senior engineer at a company with <100 engineers
Demonstrated ability to take ownership of projects and deliver high-quality, cost-effective and reliable technical solutions.
Self-motivated with a strong drive to work in a startup environment, leading and shipping technical projects in collaboration with multiple experienced engineers.
Based in North America (EST to PST time zone)

Nice To Haves

Customer-facing engineering experience
Experience architecting or scaling document-generation pipelines, such as templating, layout rendering, or file delivery services that integrate with APIs or cloud storage
Experience in product engineering for a platform supporting similar users such as government agencies
Opinionated about Node / Typescript standards and deployment/ testing strategies

Responsibilities

Establish and enforce repeatable, scalable engineering patterns through CI, code review and technical leadership.
Lead development for our backend services and integrations, proactively managing system health across technical and business teams.
Work alongside a small, senior-leaning team who are responsible for the core user experience, application health, and growth initiatives
Collaborate with customer-facing teams and peers to support a culture of continuous growth and knowledge sharing
Work in areas outside of your usual comfort zone and show motivation for learning and personal growth
Systematic thinker with clear technical opinions and curiosity for root causes.