About the role

Senior Software Engineer developing data-driven applications at Payscale. Collaborating across the stack with a focus on secure and scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

Own and build data-driven product applications end-to-end, from design and implementation through deployment and production operation.
Take responsibility for cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and production readiness, with support from the DevOps team when needed.
Develop and maintain user interfaces using React 18+.
Build and consume REST APIs using Node.js with TypeScript.
Architect data models and access patterns, and efficiently consuming data from existing data-processing services and relational databases (Postgres, MySQL).
Drive rapid prototyping, fast iteration cycles, and evolving MVPs into production-grade systems.
Actively leverage and shape AI-assisted development workflows, including automation for code generation, testing, documentation, and developer productivity.
Proactively identify and address technical debt, architectural risks, and scalability bottlenecks.
Ensure high code quality through unit tests, integration tests, and strong engineering standards.
Debugging issues systematically across the full stack, including live production environments.
Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, and engineers, and participating in pragmatic Agile processes.

Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
5+ years of experience building backend systems with Node.js and TypeScript.
5+ years of experience with modern front-end frameworks, specifically React.
Strong experience with microservices and service-oriented architectures.
Strong understanding of data model architecture and access patterns for data-intensive applications.
Comfortable with rapid prototyping, fast iteration cycles, and MVP-to-production ownership.
Solid understanding of asynchronous processing, messaging, and event-driven systems (SNS/SQS, EventBridge, Kafka, etc).
Hands-on experience owning cloud infrastructure and deployment pipelines, preferably on AWS.
Strong understanding of CI/CD, observability, and production operations.
Experience with Docker and container orchestration (ECS, EKS, or Kubernetes).
Proven track record of writing clean, testable, and maintainable code.

Paid Time Off: 25 paid vacation days, plus eligible public holidays, 2 floating holidays annually and 2 additional Payscale holidays (Global Mental Health Day & US Independence Day)
Medical Insurance: 100% employer-paid coverage for employees, plus premium coverage for 1 dependent (employee responsible for dependent taxes).
Meal Vouchers: Monthly allowance, fully funded by Payscale.
Pension: Employer contribution to a Pillar III plan.
Life & Disability Insurance: 100% employer-paid coverage.
Remote Work Stipend: Monthly stipend to support remote work and/or wellness expenses.
Additional Leave: Paid leave entitlements under the Romanian Labor Code (e.g., marriage, bereavement).