Senior Software Developer - Backend

Job Summary

We're looking for a Senior Software Developer - Backend, who is curious, ambitious, and eager to make an impact. You'll join a team building cloud-native systems that power our global operations, and you'll have the opportunity to shape how we evolve our platform.

Our stack is .NET based, but we care more about your engineering fundamentals and your drive to learn than checking boxes on specific technologies. If you've built great things in Java, Go, Python, Node, or any other stack and want to grow into .NET, we want to talk to you.

• Design and build scalable APIs and backend services
• Model complex business domains and optimize database performance
• Architect integrations with third-party systems (ERP, payments, tax services)
• Implement event-driven and message-based architectures
• Write clean, testable code and champion engineering best practices
• Collaborate across teams to deliver features that impact our global dealer network
• Troubleshoot production systems and drive performance improvements
• Mentor teammates and contribute to technical decision-making
• Implement state management for complex multi-step processes
• Create responsive designs that work seamlessly across devices

• 5+ years building backend systems in production environments
• Strong fundamentals in any modern language (C#, Java, Go, Python, Type Script, etc.)
• Deep experience designing and building REST APIs
• Solid understanding of relational databases, query optimization, and data modeling
• Experience with distributed systems concepts: service bus, message queues, caching, eventual consistency
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• A track record of shipping software and solving hard problems

• Experience with Elasticsearch or similar search technologies
• Exposure to AI/ML powered search, vector databases, or semantic search
• Experience building fault tolerant systems (retry policies, circuit breakers, graceful degradation)
• Background in B2B SaaS or enterprise platforms
• Experience with multi region deployments and globally distributed systems
• Experience with ERP integrations (Net Suite, SAP, etc.)
• Familiarity with real time systems (Web Sockets, Signal
  
  R, etc.)
• Observability and monitoring experience (distributed tracing, structured logging)

Vaco by Highspring values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.

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