The Role
ControlUp creates an autonomous workplace where the day runs itself.
We’re a leader in DEX, unifying digital employee experience and IT operations into one powerful platform built for modern workplace management. By combining real-time monitoring, automation, and proactive remediation, ControlUp enables IT teams to prevent issues before they impact employees, reduce operational complexity, and streamline IT environments, without the clutter of multiple tools. With ControlUp, IT works smarter, employees stay productive, and the workday runs itself. One platform. One powerful shift in how work flows.
No tool sprawl. No wasted time. No interruptions. Just technology that runs smoothly, so people can get on with work that matters.
The Role
We are looking for an Experienced Backend Engineer to join our growing SaaS platform infrastructure team. The SaaS infra team is responsible for making sure we are ready for our next phase of growth in 2026 as we march toward our goal of delivering a seamless work from anywhere experience for our customers.
As a Senior SaaS Infra Engineer, you’ll be responsible for taking services from design to production while working closely with Product Managers to define and extend the SaaS infra capabilities. You’ll have impact company-wide and will be working with experienced developers, security, DevOps as well as other professionals within ControlUp.
How You’ll Spend Your Day
- Full & detailed onboarding from our professional training team geared to your specific position
- Flexibility, work-life balance & lots of professional and personal support
- Opportunities for continued professional development and growth
Your Experience and Qualifications
- 5+ years of backend engineering experience
- Proficiency in Node.js (NestJS/Express) - a must
- Experience with Java (Vert.x or Spring) – a big advantage
- Solid understanding of microservices architecture and cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP)
- Hands-on experience with Kafka and streaming frameworks like Kafka Streams, Flink, Spark, or Beam – an advantage
- Familiarity with AI-first development tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor) – an advantage
- Experience working in production-aware, observability-driven environments - monitoring troubleshooting, and optimizing
- Knowledge of Postgres, MySQL or similar, Redis, Clickhouse
- Strong foundation in object-oriented design, design patterns, and clean code practices
- Comfortable designing, deploying, and maintaining backend services and data flows
- Passion for learning, experimenting with new tech, and building reliable systems at scale
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The Company
What We Do
Today, millions of us work remotely, and we wouldn’t want it any other way. We’ve discovered that having more flexibility to work wherever and however we want frees us to bring our best at work and in life. ControlUp's Digital Employee Experience management platform empowers IT teams to make remote work simple and more reliable.
