Senior Software Engineer, 1

People Inc. is looking for a forward-thinking Engineer focused on API and services development with demonstrated technical excellence for an exciting opportunity to design and scale mission-critical pieces of the next generation of our publishing. You will work in a collaborative Agile environment to build high-performance backend services to support and add new features to our new brand-focused mobile application.

Requirements

• 4+ years of proven experience developing and maintaining server-side applications
• Strong technical proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript and Node.js for building and maintaining RESTful APIs and backend services
• Experience managing and optimizing data storage with NoSQL databases (e.g., Firestore)
• Comfortable deploying and monitoring services in cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP) using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, or native cloud solutions
• Familiar with security challenges in mobile app development
• Good understanding of system design and architecture fundamentals
• Ability to independently identify and troubleshoot complex issues
• Ability to translate business/product requirements into clear technical approaches and concepts

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Prescription drug coverage
• Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
• Adoption or surrogate assistance
• Donation matching
• Tuition reimbursement
• Basic life insurance
• Basic accidental death & dismemberment
• Supplemental life insurance
• Supplemental accident insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Short term and long term disability
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Family care benefits
• Generous 401K savings plan with a company match program
• 10-12 paid holidays annually
• Generous paid parental leave (birthing and non-birthing parents)
• Pet insurance
• Accident, critical and hospital indemnity health insurance coverage
• Life and disability insurance