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Role Description

At 8am, we’re building the next generation of SaaS products that power how professionals work—from payments and compliance to client experience, mobile workflows, and core platform capabilities. As a Senior Software Engineer on our Engineering team, you’ll play a pivotal role in designing, building, and scaling technology used by hundreds of thousands of professionals across the U.S.

This role spans a broad set of high-impact initiatives across our product ecosystem. You may work on:

• Evolving shared platform services (such as identity, authentication, and APIs)
• Modernizing and scaling core web applications
• Building mobile experiences for professionals on the go
• Shipping new customer-facing functionality that improves how professionals run their businesses

If you’re energized by solving complex technical challenges, collaborating closely with product and design, and shipping software that makes a real, tangible impact, you’ll thrive here.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 7+ years of experience designing, building, and debugging large-scale, cloud-based applications
• Experience building production-grade applications with React
• Professional experience building and maintaining backend services using Ruby on Rails
• Solid understanding of SOLID principles, software design patterns, and scalable architecture
• Proficiency in SQL and experience working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL
• Experience working in Agile / Lean product development environments (Scrum, Kanban)
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and documentation skills

Requirements

• Experience designing and building distributed systems or shared platform services
• Familiarity with authentication and authorization standards (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML)
• Experience with asynchronous messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, AWS SQS)
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Google Cloud Platform
• Experience with NodeJS, NextJS, and modern frontend technologies (Bootstrap, Tailwind)
• Experience building mobile applications using Expo / React Native
• Experience deploying applications with Docker and Kubernetes
• Background building scalable SaaS products

Benefits

• Health Insurance Coverage: A variety of medical, dental, and vision plans, including a 100% company-paid HDHP plan for employees.
• Financial perks: Competitive compensation and benefits package including annual bonuses, equity options, and 401(k) or RRSP if in Canada, with a company match for all team members.
• Time for what matters: Flexible Time Off, paid holidays, and a parental leave program for new parents.
• Wellness: Wellness stipends, mental health support, and one-on-one nutrition coaching.
• Learning and Development: Continuous learning through 8am.edu, leadership programs, professional development funds, and individually focused talent development.
• Giving back to the communities around us: Participate in our charitable matching gift program, paid time off for volunteer service, and company-sponsored volunteer events.
• Engagement: Virtual and in-person team-building events, quarterly award recognition through our Rise & Shine Award of Excellence Program, and our peer-to-peer appreciation platform.