Sr. Software Engineer
About The Position
Whitepages engineering team is a small team with outsized impact—and we're hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join our high-performing group. This is a hands-on individual contributor role with meaningful scope and autonomy. You'll work alongside our technical leaders to build full-stack products that serve millions of users and generate real revenue, contributing across backend services, data systems, and user-facing applications. We care deeply about how software is built. Our stack currently spans Scala, Python, TypeScript, Rust and SQL, with a bias toward well-typed, correct systems. We use AI tooling in our daily work and are actively shaping an agentic development practice that scales both speed and quality. Strong opinions are expected—but so is the discipline to evolve them with evidence. This is a place for engineers who have shipped, learned from what didn't work, and can apply that experience to deliver production systems that drive real business outcomes. Our culture is grounded in ownership, impact, and results. We prioritize clarity over cleverness, make tradeoffs explicit, and optimize for meaningful impact. As a Senior Engineer, you'll own your work end-to-end, collaborate closely with peers and technical leaders, and consistently deliver work that matters.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of progressive software engineering experience; experience operating at a senior level preferred
- Strong full-stack systems experience
- Experience working across one or more programming languages (e.g., Scala, Python, TypeScript, or similar)
- Proficiency with SQL and data modeling
- Experience building and operating scalable systems in production environments
- Familiarity with data pipelines and distributed systems concepts
- Ability to evaluate technical decisions in terms of performance, reliability, cost, and business impact
- Strong written communication skills for design docs, proposals, and technical discussions
- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to peers and non-technical stakeholders
- Track record of delivering reliable software in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
- Strong problem-solving skills with sound judgment in tradeoffs and prioritization
Nice To Haves
- Related Master's degree or equivalent a plus
- Experience working on consumer-facing products or large-scale systems is preferred
- Exposure to modern development practices, including AI-assisted tooling
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and ship production software across back-end, data, and front-end systems
- Contribute to complex, cross-cutting initiatives from concept to delivery
- Write clean, well-tested, maintainable code that meets high standards of reliability and performance
- Develop scalable patterns and tools that improve team productivity and system quality
- Help simplify architectures by reducing unnecessary complexity and improving system clarity
- Participate actively in design reviews, code reviews, and technical discussions
- Help guide peers through ambiguous tradeoffs (e.g., build vs. buy, system design, scaling strategies)
- Ensure systems are production-ready, with strong observability, reliability, and operational performance
- Contribute to aligning technical decisions with business impact, cost, and long-term value
- Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, pairing, and day-to-day technical guidance
- Identify and surface gaps in engineering practices, skills, and systems
- Adopt and champion modern development practices, including AI-assisted workflows
- Contribute to reusable patterns and improved ways of working
Benefits
- competitive base salary
- participation in both quarterly and annual bonus programs tied to company performance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
