Senior Software Engineer, Backend

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As the nation’s leading provider of alternative student transportation, we partner with school districts to serve students who need it most—those experiencing homelessness, living with disabilities, or residing outside traditional bus routes. Our tech‑enabled, human‑led model drives equity, efficiency, and impact—helping districts remove barriers to learning, one ride at a time. At Ever Driven, we do the right thing, work together, and never settle.

Our team acts with integrity, ownership, and a shared purpose—to ensure every student has access to education through safe, reliable transportation. We collaborate openly, move with urgency, and lead with data and heart.

At Ever Driven, we believe in self‑empowered teams and developers that can take a product from concept to delivery. We are looking for a passionate Senior Software Engineer to build out backend applications and services. This person will work across our backend tech stack, building and extending services, APIs, and workflows that ensure safe and efficient student transportation for schools. The ideal candidate is passionate about building high‑quality, innovative, and scalable products and can iterate rapidly.

You’ll get the chance to build out multiple core capabilities for the product and be a driving force behind the evolution of our product.

Salary Range: $140,000 - $155,000/year, based on experience + bonus potential

Location – Greenwood Village, CO. Hybrid role – 4 days in the office and 1 day remote.

• Deliver results on complex projects, including leading some projects end‑to‑end
• Architect, prototype, develop and extend services and backend systems in support of our portals, mobile apps, internal tools, and external integrations.
• Assist with design and definition of business and system level services, APIs, and cross‑platform user experiences using modern design principles and patterns
• Help to provide an accurate timeline and scoping estimations on engineering projects
• Deliver high‑quality maintainable code
• Provide leadership in project architecture & code quality
• Contribute to a positive and productive team culture by supporting your team and mentoring junior engineers
• Follow agile/continuous integration engineering best practices

• 3-5 years of professional experience building high traffic websites with 2+ years of distributed applications experience
• Have a passion for technology and a drive to think out of the box
• Diverse experience with a broad range of technologies and services – some of our key technologies are Microsoft Azure, C#, Azure Cosmos DB, MS SQL Server/Azure SQL, Azure Service Bus, Graph
  
  QL, React/HTML/CSS
• Deep understanding of RESTful API patterns
• Strong understanding of modern design patterns, such as distributed systems, microservices, workflows & orchestration
• Solid knowledge of Data Structures and Algorithms
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work across environments and teams
• BA/BS in Computer Science or a related field preferred

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance
• Virtual Doctor Visits with $0 Co‑Pay
• Life Insurance (company paid)
• Short Term Disability Insurance (company paid)
• Long‑Term Disability Insurance (company paid)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Time to Volunteer
• Flex Spending Account (FSA)
• 401K Plan (with an awesome employer match!)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts Program

Ever Driven is a mission‑centered, action‑oriented company that honors diversity and inclusion. Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We strive to hire great people from a variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our cultural health stronger. In turn, our inclusive culture inspires our innovation and fosters a sense of belonging so we can continue to serve the most vulnerable populations with excellence.

Ever Driven is deeply committed to building a workplace where inclusion is not only valued but prioritized. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, family status, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status, or any other non‑merit based or legally protected grounds.

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