HighLevel is an AI-powered business operating system that gives agencies, entrepreneurs and SMBs the infrastructure to build, automate and scale. Today, HighLevel supports SMBs across 150+ countries, fueling community-driven growth rooted in real customer outcomes.
To date, businesses operating on HighLevel have generated over $7 billion in ecosystem value, demonstrating the impact of shared infrastructure at scale. By centralizing conversations, automation and intelligence into one system, we help businesses move faster, reduce complexity and execute efficiently.
Behind the platform, HighLevel powers more than 4 billion API hits and 2.5 billion message events daily. With 250 terabytes of distributed data, 250+ microservices and over 1 million domain names supported, our architecture is built for performance, resilience and long-term scalability.
Our people
With over 2,000 team members across 10+ countries, HighLevel operates as a global, remote-first organization built for speed and ownership. We value initiative, clarity and execution, creating space for ambitious people to build systems that support millions of businesses worldwide. Here, innovation thrives, ideas are celebrated and people come first, no matter where they call home.
Our impact
Every month, HighLevel enables more than 1.5 billion messages, 200 million leads and 20 million conversations for the more than 1 million businesses we support. Behind those numbers are real people building independence, expanding opportunity and creating measurable impact. We’re proud to be a part of that.
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Responsibilities:
- Design and evolve secure multi-tenant architectures (Agency → Account → App or equivalent hierarchy) for 100k+ agencies
- Define and enforce tenant isolation guarantees at data, API, and infra levels
- Build and review authorization models (RBAC / ABAC / hybrid)
- Own token systems (API keys, OAuth flows, JWTs, scoped tokens, rotation, expiry)
- Design fine-grained scopes for internal APIs, public APIs, and partner integrations
- Map scopes → permissions → resources consistently
- Prevent over-scoped tokens and privilege escalation
- Lead security-critical backend designs (authZ boundaries, impersonation, auditability)
- Set patterns for secure-by-default APIs used by internal and external teams
- Partner with Infra/Security teams on Secrets management, Key rotation, Rate limiting & abuse prevention, Compliance readiness (SOC2 style thinking)
- Act as a multiplier: raise the security bar across engineering via reviews, RFCs, and mentoring
Requirements:
- 8+ years of backend engineering experience
- Proven experience building secure, multi-tenant SaaS platforms
- Deep understanding of: Authorization models (RBAC, ABAC), OAuth2 / JWT / API key systems, Threat modeling & security tradeoffs
- Strong system design skills - especially for long-lived platformsComfort owning ambiguous, high-impact areas
Nice to have:
- Experience designing platforms used by multiple internal teams
- Security reviews, incident learnings, or compliance exposure
- Experience with large-scale migrations (auth or identity related)
- Background in developer platforms or core infrastructure teams
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Skills Required
- 8+ years of backend engineering experience
- Proven experience building secure, multi-tenant SaaS platforms
- Deep understanding of Authorization models (RBAC, ABAC), OAuth2 / JWT / API key systems, Threat modeling & security tradeoffs
- Strong system design skills - especially for long-lived platforms
HighLevel Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about HighLevel and has not been reviewed or approved by HighLevel.
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Healthcare Strength — Employer materials highlight employer-paid medical and vision for employees, with mental health support and short‑term disability included. Feedback suggests health coverage is a relative bright spot that can raise overall satisfaction even when base pay is not top‑tier.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible PTO, paid family leave, and paid holidays are emphasized alongside a remote‑first setup. Feedback suggests this time‑off approach supports work–life balance and is frequently cited as part of the value proposition.
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Retirement Support — A company‑matched 401(k) is presented as part of the core package. Feedback suggests retirement support contributes meaningful long‑term value and helps offset tradeoffs in cash compensation.
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What We Do
https://www.gohighlevel.com/quick-links One white-labeled marketing app to rule them all. HighLevel is everything your business needs to succeed! Capture leads using our landing pages, surveys, forms, calendars, inbound phone system & more! Automatically message leads via voicemail, forced calls, SMS, emails, FB Messenger & more! Use our built in tools to collect payments, schedule appointments, and track analytics
