Sr. Software Engineer

Title: Sr. Software Engineer – Developer Experience Location: Austin, TX Experience & Expertise 5+ years of professional software development experience with a solid foundational understanding of both frontend and backend systems. Hands-on experience building clean, interactive web user interfaces using React, paired with strong proficiency in Node.js and Python for building APIs, microservices, and infrastructure automation. Working knowledge of core AWS services, including compute/orchestration (Amazon EKS, Lambda) and storage/security (S3, IAM policies, roles, and security boundaries). Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation templates to provision cloud architecture. Preferred: Experience with Backstage, NestJS, REST/GraphQL, and basic CI/CD pipeline integration (GitHub Actions, CircleCI). Technical Skills Framework & Frontend: Backstage (Software Catalog & Developer Platform), React. Languages & Backend: JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Node.js, NestJS, REST/GraphQL. Cloud & Infrastructure: AWS (EKS, Lambda, S3, IAM), Terraform, CloudFormation. Governance & Monitoring: AWS CloudWatch, CloudTrail. Tools & CI/CD: AI Coding Assistants (Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf), GitHub Actions, CircleCI. Professional Qualities Clear Communication: Ability to communicate tasks, technical challenges, and blockers clearly within a squad framework. Squad-Level Collaboration: Active contributor to team collaboration, receptive to feedback, and comfortable iterating quickly to support fellow engineers. Iterative Mindset: Excited by the “Build, Reconstruct, Build Better” value, with the ability to fail fast and continuously improve code and processes. Customer-Centric Execution: Empathy for the developer experience, focusing execution on making compliance intuitive and friction-free for end users.