Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer, 8am

• 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, or shipping new customer-facing functionality that improves how professionals run their businesses
• 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 (with flexibility for deeper senior-level experience)
• Experience building production-grade applications with React, including reusable components, complex state management, and performance optimization, with comfort contributing across the full stack
• Professional experience building and maintaining backend services using Ruby on Rails (or deep experience with a comparable MVC framework)
• 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)
• Comfortable leveraging AI tools and technologies to improve workflows, productivity, or product capabilities
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and documentation skills
• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to improve workflows, enhance decision-making, or drive innovation

Desirable

• 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, or shipping new customer-facing functionality that improves how professionals run their businesses
• Build & Scale Product Experiences
• Design and implement scalable web applications using modern frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, React, Node/NestJS, and NextJS
• Modernize existing applications to enhance user experience, performance, and long-term maintainability
• Utilize, contribute to, and evolve reusable UI component libraries
• Work closely with UX partners to design and ship intuitive, high-quality user experiences
• Platform, Architecture & Backend Contributions
• Contribute to core platform capabilities that support multiple products (e.g., identity, authentication, APIs, shared services)
• Help define and evolve backend architectures that enable scalability, reliability, and sustainable growth
• Proactively identify and implement improvements to application performance, scalability, and maintainability
• Design, build, and maintain backend services and RESTful APIs
• Mobile & Emerging Technology
• Build or contribute to iOS and Android mobile applications using Expo / React Native, as applicable
• Evaluate and implement AI-powered features where they create meaningful customer and business value
• Stay current with emerging technologies and apply them thoughtfully to real-world problems
• Collaboration, Delivery & Technical Leadership
• Partner with product managers to assess trade-offs, identify risks, and align technical solutions with business goals
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, QA, DevOps, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver outcomes—not just features
• Support software deployments through debugging, troubleshooting, and coordination with DevOps and QA teams
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, grooming, and retrospectives
• Mentor and coach other engineers, sharing best practices and helping raise the technical bar across the team
• Provide technical expertise in software architecture, design patterns, and maintainable system design