# Senior Software Engineer, Backend

**Company:** [Paperless Post](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/paperless-post)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $165k – $195k/yr
**Experience:** 6+ years
**Skills:** Go, Ruby on Rails, Node.js, Java, Postgres, CircleCI, ginkgo, gomega, REST APIs, Distributed Systems, GraphQL, TypeScript, React, AI Workflows
**Posted:** 2026-07-17

> Senior Backend Engineer building and scaling distributed systems and web infrastructure for Paperless Post's events platform. Requires 6+ years experience, expertise in statically typed languages (Golang/Rails/Node/Java), Postgres, CI/CD, testing, and orchestrating agentic AI workflows with tools like Claude Code.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Build and evolve services that power the events management platform.
- Work across distributed systems and web infrastructure.
- Bring technical depth, strong ownership, and care for the end user.
- Use AI tools like Claude Code, Cursor, or Copilot to manage multiple streams of work, focusing on architecture, judgment, and problems only people can solve.
- Mentor engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

## Requirements
- 6+ years of experience as a backend or full-stack engineer in an established codebase.
- Expert-level fluency in orchestrating agentic AI workflows; leverage tools like Claude Code, Cursor, or Copilot.
- Extensive experience building and scaling distributed systems and web infrastructure.
- Expertise in developing RESTful APIs and maintaining SLAs.
- Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to influence architecture and articulate technical decisions.
- Collaborative mindset with clear communication and constructive feedback.
- Passion for solving problems and building features for end users.
- Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
- Resourceful and proactive problem-solving.
- Expertise in at least one statically typed language.
- Experience in Golang, Ruby on Rails, Node.js, Java, or similar.
- Deep understanding of relational databases like Postgres.
- Expertise in maintaining CI/CD pipelines such as CircleCI.
- Expertise in software testing with unit and integration test suites such as Ginkgo and Gomega.

## Nice-to-Haves
- Expertise in TypeScript & React.
- Proficiency in GraphQL.

## Compensation
- Compensation range: $165,000 - $195,000 USD (base salary; total compensation includes equity and benefits).
- Full-time offer packages include base salary, equity, and fully paid medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- Range based on NYC market and may vary by candidate location.

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