Senior Software Engineer at Ladders

📋 Description

• Design and build AI-powered features with meaningful user impact
• Build and maintain scalable backend services and UIs
• Collaborate with product/design and other engineers to ship high-impact features
• Make architectural decisions and clearly articulate trade-offs
• Take ownership of a product area or domain and drive it forward
• Improve performance, reliability, and developer experience

🎯 Requirements

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong foundation in programming and software design
• Proven experience building well-scoped, performant web apps
• Production experience with React or Next.js and Go, Python, or JavaScript
• Comfort navigating the full stack to ship features
• Strong ownership mindset and cross-functional collaboration

🎁 Benefits

• Work on AI-powered features reaching millions of job seekers
• Hybrid NYC-based role with regular in-office presence
• Collaborative, venture-backed team in NYC
• Meaningful social impact through your work
• Focus on performance, reliability, and developer experience
• Opportunities for growth and ownership