Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Paperless Post is looking for Senior Backend Engineers to help build and evolve the services that power our events management platform. You’ll work across distributed systems and web infrastructure as part of a deeply collaborative team with a robust development process. As a senior member of the team, you’ll bring technical depth, strong ownership, and a genuine care for the end user — understanding that we’re not just shipping code, we’re keeping our users’ trust.

The Paperless Post Engineering team is a highly collaborative group of developers and technologists focused on building and refining a consumer-facing product that millions of people interact with each month. Our feature teams each focus on a unique piece of the user experience and are made up of engineers, product managers, quality assurance specialists, and product designers. We prioritize creativity and continuing education, and our commitment to quality code shows in our pragmatic but brave approach to technology.

• 6+ years of experience as a backend or full-stack engineer in an established codebase.
• Expert-level fluency in orchestrating agentic AI workflows; leveraging tools like Claude Code, Cursor, or Copilot to manage multiple streams of work and shift focus to architectural strategy and technical execution.
• Extensive experience building and scaling distributed systems and web infrastructure.
• Expertise in developing RESTful APIs and maintaining SLAs.
• Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to influence architecture and articulate technical decisions across teams.
• A collaborative mindset that supports clear communication and constructive feedback.
• A passion for solving problems and building features for end users.
• A strong sense of ownership and accountability, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and follow through on commitments.
• Resourceful and proactive problem-solving, balancing quick iteration with practical solutions.
• Ability to mentor engineers and collaborate effectively with cross‑functional teams.

• Expertise in at least one statically typed language. Experience in Golang, Ruby on Rails, Node.js, Java, or similar is a must.
• Deep understanding of relational databases like Postgres.
• Expertise in maintaining CI/CD pipelines such as CircleCI.
• Expertise in software testing with unit and integration test suites such as Ginkgo and Gomega.
• Nice to have: expertise in Type Script & React and proficiency in GraphQL.

Women, people of color, trans/gender queer individuals, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are especially encouraged to apply.