Senior Software Engineer

Newrich Network

18h • Remote

About The Position

Newrich is addressing economic inequality by empowering individuals, particularly business, health, and wellness coaches, to spread their educational knowledge and control their financial destiny. The company is building a next-generation creator platform and software tools to help digital entrepreneurs efficiently run and grow their businesses, offering improved visibility and algorithmic ranking on their social learning platform. Their mission is to help people create a balanced, fulfilling lifestyle while building wealth and independence. The team is diverse, spanning the Americas and Europe, and is united by a passion for solving complex problems and a commitment to action on economic inequality. They are a fast-growing, remote-first team focused on a vision where anyone can work remotely and live life on their own terms. The platform combines SaaS tools, e-learning programs, and a social network. Newrich is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, a full-stack, hands-on role, to contribute across the product by building new features, improving existing systems, and enhancing team efficiency. This role involves working across their stack (PHP 8.2 / Laravel 10, Node.JS, Golang, React 18 + TypeScript + Vite) and AWS infrastructure, contributing directly to production code, and improving workflows, documentation, and processes. The company values attitude and ownership over perfect technical mastery, promoting a healthy work-life balance.

Requirements

• 5+ years as Software Developer with proven project track record
• Strong knowledge of PHP 8, Laravel 9+, MySQL, React.js 18.2 (or any other frontend framework)
• Strong knowledge of Golang, Gin - or any other Golang Framework
• Experience with HTML/CSS/JS, RESTful APIs, Git
• Docker/Kubernetes, AWS (or similar cloud)
• Solid database design and optimization skills
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and ability to work independently
• Experience with PHPUnit or similar testing frameworks
• Good understanding of web app security
• Fluency in English (written & spoken)
• Strong ownership mentality — you unblock yourself and move work forward
• A bias toward shipping and learning over waiting for perfect answers
• Experience writing production code in Laravel and React
• Comfort moving across the stack rather than staying siloed
• Proactive, collaborative, and clear communicator
• Willingness to document your work and improve processes

Nice To Haves

• WebRTC, FFMPEG, HLS, SRT, RTMP, DRM
• Node.js/Express, GitHub Actions
• NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis)
• Experience in a multi-service/microservices-style architecture
• Familiarity with AWS services such as ECS/ECR, RDS, S3, CloudFront, Redis, Amazon MQ, and Lambda
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (especially CloudFormation-style templates and environment parameterization)
• Experience improving GitHub Actions workflows and CI/CD pipelines
• Familiarity with automated testing and quality tooling (Pest/PHPUnit, Vitest, Playwright, ESLint/Prettier, Pint, Psalm)

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain server-side applications (PHP 8, Laravel 10, Node.JS, Golang, MySQL)
• Build and optimize APIs, ensure performance, scalability, and security
• Implement front-end features with React.js (18.2)
• Work with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and code reviews
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor juniors
• Manage integrations between systems and cloud services (AWS)
• Maintain documentation, database schemas, and ensure security best practices

Benefits

• Paid Adventure Time – Take an all-expenses-paid remote working trip for 3 weeks to a destination of your choice with one of our remote work-trip partners
• “Me-Days” – flexible personal days you can take whenever you need a reset
• Fast Growth, Big Upside – more ownership, faster learning, and a real chance to shape the future of our company (and your career)
• Equity + Bonus - Take some early equity and grab a piece of our future success. Bonuses paid out based on company hitting specific milestones and KPIs
• Unlimited Learning – full access to every course and program on our NewRich platform
• Home Office Stipend – budget to create your ideal workspace and a new MacBook
• Annual Retreat – Work remote, but meet the team IRL. Every year we gather in amazing locations – next stop: Colombia

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed