Basis - Sr Software Engineer - Core Backend & Platform Engineering
Requirements
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience. • Experience developing large-scale cloud-native systems — reliability, scalability, and the observability that keeps them healthy. • Depth in modern software delivery: CI/CD, trunk-based development, layered automated testing, and release practices like feature flagging, canary deployments, and progressive delivery. • Experience contributing to org-wide standards — testing strategy, environment management, performance and SLOs. • Fluency with AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, etc.) as a core part of your development workflow — for code generation, debugging, exploring unfamiliar codebases, and documentation — paired with strong judgment for evaluating, refining, and taking full ownership of AI-generated output. • A thoughtful, collaborative approach to design and decision-making, and a commitment to inclusive environments where all voices are valued. • Ruby, Rails, JavaScript, React, Java, Python • AWS, EC2, RDS, Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes • Datadog, Airbrake • $119,051 - $185,719 a year
Benefits
• Integrity in Hiring • At Basis, integrity is at the core of how we hire. To protect our candidates and our company, we verify identity, education, and employment history for all hires. Some roles may also require onsite or in-person interviews as part of the process. Any misrepresentation of identity, experience, or skills may result in removal from the hiring process or termination of employment. We value transparency and authenticity and expect the same from every applicant. • Don’t have every skill listed? No problem! We know experience can be built in many ways. If you have relevant skills that aren't reflected in your resume, we encourage you to share them in an optional cover letter. • Life With Basis • We’re committed to our people’s growth and well-being because our success is tied to theirs. That’s why we’ve earned recognition as a top workplace, including: Ad Age, #1 Best Places to Work, WorkLife's #1 Most Committed to Work Life Balance, and the Chicago Tribune's Top Workplaces in Chicago. We offer competitive perks, including a flexible work week, 401k/RRSP matching, mental health support, paid sabbaticals, generous parental leave, flexible work options, and more. • Basis is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate all team members regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race or cultural background, religion, disability, age, and beyond. • If you need assistance with interview accessibility, please contact [email protected]. Your privacy is important to us, view our policy here. • We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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