Software Engineer - Full Stack

Northwoods•Dublin, OH

About The Position

Northwoods builds software that empowers Health and Human Services professionals to better serve vulnerable families. We are hiring a Full-Stack Software Engineer to join a high-autonomy engineering team delivering Traverse product features end-to-end — and to grow alongside peers and leaders who are raising the bar for how software gets built here. This is an early-tenure engineering role for someone with solid fundamentals and a strong desire to learn. You will contribute to product delivery under the guidance of senior engineers, uphold the code quality and engineering standards the team has established, and develop your skills in areas such as serverless architectures, automated testing, and AI-assisted development. Quality software and growing our internal and application AI capabilities are central to how we work — and you will be expected to embrace that mindset from day one.

Requirements

1–3 years of professional software development experience, preferably in a SaaS or web product environment
Working knowledge of full-stack web development — experience with a backend language such as Ruby and a JavaScript-based front end (React/TypeScript experience is a plus); familiarity with relational databases such as PostgreSQL is valued
Genuine curiosity about AI-assisted development, with some hands-on experience using tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, or equivalent — and a desire to grow that practice as part of how you work
Ability to implement product features with guidance, write clear code, and learn from code review and pairing with senior engineers
Commitment to automated testing — you write tests as part of delivery and uphold the testing standards established by the team
Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

Genuine curiosity about AI-assisted development, with some hands-on experience using agentic tooling — and enthusiasm to make it a core part of how you work and grow
Full-stack fundamentals without major gaps — you are comfortable working in a backend language such as Ruby and a JavaScript-based front end, and you are eager to deepen your skills across the stack (Rails, React/TypeScript, and PostgreSQL experience is a plus)
A growth mindset toward system design — you can implement well-scoped features, ask good questions about tradeoffs, and learn from engineers who architect larger systems
Respect for the team's code quality bar — clean code, SOLID principles, test-first thinking, and security-by-default are standards you uphold and aspire to internalize, not shortcuts you take
Commitment to automated testing — unit and integration tests are part of your definition of done, and you are building toward confident end-to-end testing practice
Interest in how engineering systems work — you want to understand and eventually improve team workflows, runbooks, and automation, not just follow steps blindly
A balance of initiative and coachability — you take ownership of assigned work, surface blockers early, and are receptive to direct feedback from senior engineers
Clear written communication — your pull requests, questions, and notes are thoughtful enough that teammates can follow your thinking without being in the room
Comfort operating in a flat, high-trust team where peer accountability is the norm and everyone's work is visible
Exposure to agentic SDLC practices — such as automated test generation, AI-assisted code review, prompt engineering standards, or agentic deployment workflows — or a strong interest in learning them on the job
Exposure to AWS application-layer or serverless services — and enthusiasm to grow as a confident operator
Experience in the Health and Human Services, government tech, or similarly regulated vertical SaaS domain

Responsibilities

Contribute to delivering Traverse product features — implementing backend and front-end work, writing automated tests, and supporting deployment and production operation under the guidance of senior engineers
Uphold the team's code quality bar — follow established architecture patterns, design conventions, code review standards, and security-by-default practices set by peers and leaders
Work within Northwoods' AI-forward development model — use agentic tooling (Claude Code, Cursor, or equivalent) as part of your daily practice and contribute improvements to team workflows and runbooks as you grow
Grow your technical range — deepen skills in areas such as serverless architectures, advanced testing strategies, and application AI capabilities alongside experienced engineers
Learn through pairing, code review, and direct feedback from senior engineers — and apply what you learn to your own work
Take ownership of well-scoped work — execute against a defined approach, surface blockers early, and course-correct with support rather than waiting for direction

Benefits

Medical (includes H.S.A. option with employer contribution), dental, and vision insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Company paid basic life insurance
401(k) with 4% company match and immediate vesting
Free financial education and consultation
Wellness program that helps you earn lower premiums
Robust EAP program that includes free therapy sessions, lifestyle coaching, legal/ID theft services, and more
12 weeks fully paid parental leave
Up to $5,000 adoption fee reimbursement
$500 wellness reimbursement after 60 days of employment
Generous PTO policy and 10 company paid holidays
Company paid cell phone plan