Senior Backend Developer/Senior Backend Engineer, Wingspan
Payroll platform for independent contractors
Job no longer available
Payroll platform for independent contractors
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
21-100 employees
Company mission
To provide independent workers, self-employed professionals and freelancers with the platform they need to handle their business with confidence.
Role
Who you are
- Extensive experience with at least one back-end programming language (we use Node & Typescript)
- Familiarity with RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and API design best practices
- Understanding of Git, version control systems, and CI/CD pipelines
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a track record of working effectively in cross-functional teams and adapting to diverse perspectives
- Experience in proactively identifying opportunities for process improvements and driving the adoption of best practices to optimize cross-functional collaboration and overall team productivity
- Track record of promoting a culture of continuous learning and innovation, encouraging the exploration of new technologies and techniques to enhance backend system performance and capabilities
- Proven ability to lead and manage complex projects end-to-end, from initial planning and scoping to successful implementation and delivery, ensuring timely completion and alignment with business objectives
- 5+ years of professional software development experience, with a strong background in object-oriented programming
- Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles
- Familiarity with software testing methodologies, including unit, integration, and system testing
- Knowledge of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in software development
- Experience with agile development processes, such as sprint planning, daily standups, and retrospectives
Desirable
- Experience with SQL, data modeling, and data warehousing concepts (especially BigQuery)
- Familiarity with DBT (data build tool) or similar data transformation tools
What the job involves
- Help build, design, and support enterprise-grade software scaled to millions of individuals
- As a Senior Software Engineer at Wingspan, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of technology by developing cutting-edge solutions that empower businesses and improve people's lives
- You will work alongside a team of passionate and talented engineers, helping us maintain our position as industry leaders and ensuring our products continue to outperform the competition
- Design, develop, and implement high-quality, scalable software solutions that meet client needs and exceed expectations
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product, UX/UI, and QA, to ensure seamless integration and timely delivery of projects
- Continuously improve and optimize existing software systems by identifying inefficiencies, refactoring code, and implementing best practices
- Participate in agile development processes, including sprint planning, daily standups, and retrospectives, to ensure project success and team alignment
- Contribute to the growth of our engineering culture by sharing knowledge, mentoring new engineering hires, and actively participating in code reviews and technical discussions
- Stay current with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices, and proactively identify opportunities to incorporate these into our tech stack
- Internal Processes & Tooling
- Business Intelligence
- Monitoring & Alerting
Application process
- Recruiter Phone Screen - Describe the role and learn more about each other
- Hiring Team Screen - A deeper dive into your background and the role and alignment on each side often behavioral focus
- Virtual Onsite - A meeting with 2-4 members of the team and each slot often focuses on a particular topic
- After an onsite, you would receive an update within one week though we aim to provide an update sooner
Our take
Roughly one-third of US workers performed freelance work in the last year, with the number of companies relying on the work of independent contractors continuously rising, placing their services in high demand. Yet freelancers still face many issues when it comes to working. Things like payroll, insurance, and tax are aspects that are quite straightforward for those who are employed, but far more complicated when working independently.
Wingspan is a payroll platform created to solve some of the common financial challenges often faced by freelancers. While there are many other platforms offering a similar service, Wingspan stands out by being an all-in-one platform, replacing a number of tools that businesses typically utilize when it comes to paying and onboarding freelancers.
Due to its differentiating features, Wingspan has witnessed steady growth and has more than 20,000 members as well as hundreds of enterprise clients, and is on track to surpass a billion in contractor payments by the end of the year. Because of Wingspan's ongoing success along with the help of investors, the company is now in a position to expand its workforce to keep up with the demand for its services.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jul 2025
$24m
SERIES B
Mar 2023
$14m
SERIES A
Total funding: $41.5m
Company benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- Stock Options
- Medical Insurance
Company HQ
Midtown Manhattan, New York, NY
Leadership
Anthony Mironov
(CEO)Previously worked as a Private Equity Analyst at Fortress Investment Group and as a Private Equity Associate at Clarion Capital Partners.
Greg Franczyk
(CTO)Previously served as the CTO at Madison Logic. Also worked as an Engineering Manager at Google as well as the Web Engineering lead at The Washington Post.
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