Software Developer - Backend

At Franchise Sidekick, we help people live life on their terms through business ownership—and we’ve helped place over 10,000 franchise locations along the way. We are a franchise advisory company on a mission to make the franchise buying process easier, smarter, and less risky. We combine decades of experience, smart technology, and a people-first approach to guide entrepreneurs toward franchise opportunities that truly fit their goals, lifestyle, and investment level.

We’re a growth-stage company driven by purpose, grounded in values, and fueled by the belief that work should feel both meaningful and collaborative. Our team operates with trust, transparency, and a shared commitment to helping others succeed.

Job Title: Software Developer - Backend

Job Type: Full-Time W2 Employee

Reports To: VP of Technology

Location: Omaha, NE HQ (Hybrid: Office + Work From Home)

Compensation: $75,000 - $85,000 Base Salary Range + Up to a $15,300 Incentive Bonus

Step into the role of Software Developer and help build the technology that powers Franchise Sidekick’s mission: helping people live life on their terms through business ownership.

This is not just a ticket-taking role. This is a role for someone who wants to solve real business problems, build dependable systems, and contribute to software that directly supports our candidates, consultants, and internal teams.

You will work closely with the Software Architect and Technology team to design, build, improve, and maintain backend systems that keep Team Sidekick moving. Your work will support the tools, workflows, integrations, and data processes that help our team guide future franchise owners through a smarter and more confident buying journey.

You will be responsible for writing clean, reliable code, improving existing systems, supporting integrations, and helping turn business needs into thoughtful technical solutions. You’ll collaborate with team members across the company to understand problems, ask good questions, and build software that is practical, maintainable, and valuable.

Your mission is clear: build strong backend systems, improve the tools our team depends on, and help Franchise Sidekick scale with technology that is stable, thoughtful, and built to last.

• Build and maintain backend features that support Franchise Sidekick’s internal tools, workflows, and user-facing systems
• Translate business needs into practical technical solutions with support from the Software Architect and Technology team
• Write clean, readable, and maintainable code that fits existing architecture and development standards
• Develop APIs, services, business logic, and backend processes that help Team Sidekick operate more efficiently
• Collaborate with other team members to understand requirements, clarify edge cases, and deliver reliable software
• Support feature development from planning through implementation, review, testing, and release

• Improve existing systems by reducing complexity, cleaning up legacy code, and strengthening maintainability
• Identify and resolve bugs, performance issues, and technical debt that affect team productivity or system reliability
• Follow established coding patterns and contribute to a consistent, organized codebase
• Help improve backend architecture over time by suggesting practical improvements and thoughtful refactors
• Monitor the health of existing features and support fixes when issues arise

• Build and maintain integrations with third-party tools, internal systems, and external data sources
• Support reliable movement of data between systems, including imports, exports, synchronization, and background processes
• Help automate repetitive workflows to reduce manual work and improve operational efficiency
• Troubleshoot integration issues and partner with the team to keep data accurate, timely, and useful

• Continuously build knowledge of Franchise Sidekick’s systems, tools, architecture, and business model
• Stay curious about better ways to build, test, maintain, and…