Senior Software Engineer - Backend

As a Backend Engineer at Sift, you'll play a critical role in delivering the experiences that help thousands of users navigate and understand their organization. You'll work closely with our product and engineering team to build robust backend systems that provide smart, quick, and innovative experiences to our end users.
About the role

• Develop and test very complex software solutions with minimal direction
• Release and validate software, developing new deployment patterns as necessary
• Lead software support, incident resolution and blameless reviews
• Develop code modules and patterns useful within the team
• Conduct exploratory or experimental work to develop prototypes
• Guide code and design reviews for the team
• Provide software documentation and demonstration for technical and non-technical audiences
• Mentor team members on any of the above

About you
Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience developing production-ready web applications
• Strong understanding of modern JavaScript and TypeScript
• Extensive experience building web APIs with Node.js
• Proficiency in SQL databases such as Postgres
• Experience with test-driven development, including unit and end-to-end testing
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Comfort in a fast-paced and cross-functional startup environment
• Eagerness to learn, grow, and take ownership of your work
• Experience utilizing AI-powered development tools such as GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or similar. You enjoy using AI to boost productivity, improve code quality, or streamline development workflows.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools and workflows
• Experience integrating generative AI functionality into an application, and/or developing AI chatbots
• Experience building integrations into sources of people data such as HRIS systems, identity systems, or collaboration systems
• Experience with Elasticsearch
• Knowledge of React, React Router, and component libraries like Material UI
• Experience building mobile apps with React Native

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.
What you'll get
Our team members fuel our strategy, innovation and growth, so we ensure the health and well-being of not just you, but your family, too! We go above and beyond to give you the support you need on an individual level and offer all sorts of ways to help you live your best life. We are proud to offer eligible team members perks and health benefits that will help you have peace of mind. Simply put: We've got your back. Check out our full list of Benefits and Perks .
About us
At Sift, we believe people are the most valuable asset of any great organization. But at large companies, it's often difficult to truly understand the breadth and depth of talent. That's why we built Sift - a dynamic, modern people directory and org chart that makes it easy to discover, connect with, and leverage the skills and experience of thousands of colleagues. Today, Sift is trusted by over 100 companies across industries including software, technology, financial services, and entertainment. Sift is a proud member of the Rocket Family of Companies. We combine the energy of a fast-growing startup with the resources and stability of a larger holding company.
This job description is an outline of the primary responsibilities of this position and may be modified at the discretion of the company at any time. Decisions related to employment are not based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. The company provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable state and federal laws. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations in completing the application and/or participating in the application process should contact a member of the Human Resources team, at [email protected] .