Senior Software Engineer

About Achievers

Achievers offers more than just a thank you program. Our employee recognition and rewards software inspires employees to recognize everyone, every day, everywhere. With 4.3 million global users, we empower employees across 190 countries. Visit us at  to learn more and check out our platform in action. Join our team of A-players who bring passion to our purpose and believe that meaningful change creates extraordinary outcomes — together, we’ll inspire recognition everywhere and achieve results that matter.

At Achievers, we hire you for you because we value the unique perspective and individuality that each person brings to our team. We are committed to creating an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace where you belong, and your contributions are celebrated. Together, we achieve more by combining our unique strengths, fostering collaboration, and inspiring each other to reach new heights.

Reporting to a VP of Engineering, you’ll take technical ownership of a large portfolio and several high-performing teams. Work across multiple domains and contribute to an environment where innovation and initiative are encouraged and rewarded. This role offers a mix of hands‑on and architecting responsibilities, allowing you to apply your expertise and leave your mark on our Engineering best practices. If you also value teamwork, moving quickly, failing fast, and adapting to change, we’d love to hear from you!

• Technical Leadership: shape and implement Engineering best practices, standards, and guidelines for coding, testing, and infrastructure across multiple teams. Lead and initiate engineering improvements and code reviews.
• Product Development
  : design, build, and maintain innovative product features that enhance the Achievers platform - the most-used platform in the industry impacting 4+ million users in 170 countries worldwide.
• Continuous Delivery: ship code multiple times a day
  , enabling continuous improvement and rapid delivery of new features. Take full ownership of features or modules from design through deployment, ensuring the quality and reliability of the codebase.
• Technology Selection
  : utilize a wide range of modern tools and technologies, including Python, Go, Kubernetes, Docker, Drone, Google Pub/Sub, React/Redux, Graph
  
  QL, MySQL, Postgre
  
  SQL, and Microservices, to solve complex challenges.
• Lead and Mentor: provide guidance and mentorship to a team of software developers with varying experience levels, fostering an environment of continuous learning and improvement.
• Cross-functional collaboration
  : work closely with Product, Design, and other Engineering teams to define requirements and translate them into technical solutions. Actively participate in cross‑functional planning sessions to align on priorities and dependencies.
• Learning and Growth
  : continuously learn and stay up‑to‑date with industry trends, emerging technologies, and Engineering practices to bring fresh perspectives and ideas to the team.

• Strong experience in leading back‑end or full‑stack projects with a strong focus on the back‑end in a Staff capacity. Top‑notch programming skills specifically in Python or Go are advantageous.
• Proven track record in architecting and delivering complex solutions in a SaaS environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• A collaborative approach to stakeholder management and cross‑functional partnerships.
• Prior experience with coaching and mentoring Engineering teams.
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture.
• Expertise with technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Bachelor’s or master’s in computer science or related field.

✨ We are passionate about disruptive technology that’s rooted in science, research and data.

✨ We understand the value of employee success in the workplace and have been recognized in numerous publications for our contributions to HR, for technical excellence, and for our outstanding workplace culture!

✨ We foster an environment of connection, security, and community. You’ll feel at home, without reservation.

✨ We believe in moving…