BackerKit - Staff Software Developer

Remote - San Francisco$184k - $235k+ Equity4w ago

Remote Staff NA Software Staff Engineer Backend Engineer Staff Scientist Director of Engineering Ruby Rails JavaScript Staff Development Hotwire

Requirements

• Technical & craft • Deep experience building high-quality user interfaces, and recent hands-on coding • Strong fundamentals in HTML, CSS, JS, and browser behavior • Comfort working directly in Rails views, helpers, and partials • Experience with or strong interest in Hotwire / Turbo / Stimulus • Preference for simple, maintainable systems over unnecessary abstraction • Product & UX thinking • Strong product and interaction design instincts • Experience simplifying complex workflows • Ability to work effectively with ambiguity • Staff-level impact • Experience shaping engineering patterns and conventions • Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills • Act as a go-to partner for complex or ambiguous frontend and UX challenges • Ability to zoom out to systems (architecture and business-level) thinking while remaining comfortable bushwhacking in the weeds • Most successful candidates for this role have 10+ years of software development experience working on multiple complex software projects over time, though we do not have a strict years-of-experience requirement. • This role is a great fit if you • Have deep knowledge of Ruby, Rails, and JavaScript • Care deeply about how software feels to use • Enjoy working across product, design, and backend concerns • Prefer cohesive Rails applications over fragmented frontend stacks or SPAs • Treat constraints as a creative tool • This role is likely not a fit if you • Prefer working in React, Vue, or SPA-heavy environments • Prefer fully decoupled frontend/backend architectures • Prefer long periods of solo or heads-down work

Responsibilities

• Partner with our Director of Engineering and Staff Engineer to shape technical direction • Lead the evolution of frontend architecture (components, rendering strategies, etc) • Translate product and design intent into elegant, maintainable UI • Simplify complex workflows and improve usability, responsiveness, and performance • Partner closely with Engineering, Product, and Design on solution development • Mentor engineers and raise the bar for frontend and UX craftsmanship • Take actual breaks and vacations - no off-hours or weekend work except when the app experiences unforeseen issues (which does not happen often)

Benefits

• Remote-first position on a distributed team • Competitive salary and stock option plan • Medical, dental, vision, and 401k benefits (with employer match!) • Stipends for supporting creators of your choosing • Annual Learning and Development stipend to support your professional growth • Family-friendly and focused on maintaining a healthy work/life balance • Awesome work environment at a company with a huge opportunity • $184,000 - $235,000 a year • The base salary for this role is targeted at $184,000-$204,000/year for Denver and most remote locations, and $211,000-$235,000/year for San Francisco, Seattle, and New York City. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed above and are determined by various factors including but not limited to skill set, level of relevant experience, and geographic location. • Research shows that while men apply for jobs when they meet ~60% of the criteria, women and other underrepresented groups tend to only apply when they check every box. If this role excites you – even if you don’t meet every requirement – we’d love to hear from you. • Our team may use artificial intelligence (AI) and/or transcription tools to support parts of the hiring process. These tools may be used to assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Every application is reviewed by our team and all hiring decisions are made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.