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Software Engineer, Backend Developer, Cloud Engineer - Software

Job in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 02298, USA
Listing for: Motion Recruitment
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-02
Job specializations:
  • Software Development
    Backend Developer, Software Engineer, Cloud Engineer - Software, DevOps
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 80000 - 100000 USD Yearly USD 80000.00 100000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Staff Software Engineer

This is a full-time, U.S.

-based senior engineering role focused on modernizing an enterprise-grade SaaS platform that powers the financial and operational backbone of large, multi-location field service organizations. The system supports complex billing, accounting, compliance, and data integrations for organizations operating across dozens or hundreds of locations, and runs continuously in production.

Required Skills & Experience
  • 8+ years of experience building and maintaining production software in complex domains
  • Proven ownership of system architecture across multiple engineers and long-lived codebases
  • Strong experience with React and/or Vue for frontend development
  • Backend experience with Go and/or Node.js, building shared services and APIs
  • Hands‑on experience working in legacy codebases, including PHP and lower‑level languages
  • Ability to analyze deeply embedded business logic and plan incremental refactors safely
  • Strong written communication skills, including technical design docs, ADRs, and migration plans
  • Deep familiarity with AI‑native development workflows, used as a core productivity multiplier
  • Ability to work independently as the most senior engineer on a small team
Desired Skills & Experience
  • Experience supporting or leading cloud infrastructure migrations (AWS preferred)
  • Exposure to C or systems‑level programming
  • Background in accounting, billing, ERP, or financial systems
  • Experience with vertical SaaS or operational software
  • Familiarity with strangler‑pattern or layered modernization approaches
  • Experience integrating with external APIs, including payments, government data, or vehicle services
  • Prior ownership of platform consolidation or system unification efforts
What You Will Be Doing Tech Breakdown
  • 40% Backend and platform modernization (Go, Node, PHP)
  • 35% Frontend consolidation and UI modernization (React/Vue)
  • 25% Architecture, migration planning, and technical leadership
Daily Responsibilities
  • 65% Hands‑on development and refactoring
  • 20% Technical planning, documentation, and architecture ownership
  • 15% Mentorship and cross‑functional collaboration

You’ll modernize an enterprise platform while it remains live, consolidating frontend and backend technologies into a more maintainable and scalable architecture. Day to day, you’ll analyze legacy PHP and C components, identify high‑leverage refactoring targets, and introduce new service layers that integrate payments, compliance tooling, marketplace capabilities, and external data providers. You’ll also play a key role in reducing onboarding complexity, supporting a cloud migration, delivering new enterprise workflows, and raising the overall technical bar for the team.

The

Offer
  • Bonus eligible
You Will Receive The Following Benefits
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Paid Vacation Time
  • Equity / Stock Options

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future.

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