Senior Software Engineer

• We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to contribute to the technical excellence and scalability of our SaaS Employee Experience platform
• You will serve as a senior hands-on engineer within your team - designing and implementing complex features, improving system performance and reliability, and supporting the growth of other engineers
• This role is a key technical contributor within the engineering team
• You will translate architectural guidance into robust, maintainable implementations and contribute to architectural discussions through strong technical execution and domain expertise
• Design and develop high-quality, scalable systems and services aligned with architectural standards and product requirements
• Implement microservices and APIs with strong emphasis on maintainability, performance, observability, and reliability
• Own complex features or components from design through deployment, including testing, monitoring, and operational support
• Collaborate closely with Principal Engineers, Architects, Product Managers, and DevOps to ensure high-quality and consistent delivery
• Build and enhance services leveraging AWS serverless, event-driven, and container-based technologies (Lambda, ECS, SNS, SQS, DynamoDB, Event-Bridge, RDS, etc.)
• Ensure solutions adhere to authentication, authorization, and security best practices (OAuth2, OIDC, RBAC, etc.)
• Participate in code reviews and uphold best practices in coding, design, testing, and CI/CD pipelines
• Support observability initiatives by contributing to metrics, logging, tracing, and alerting improvements
• Proactively identify and address technical debt, reliability risks, and areas for continuous improvement
• Contribute to compliance and data protection requirements including GDPR and PII handling best practices
• Participate actively in agile ceremonies and contribute to continuous improvement of engineering processes
• Demonstrate alignment with company values and promote an inclusive, collaborative engineering culture

Benefits

• 401k
• Healthcare including dental & vision plans
• Flexible PTO
• ClassPass membership
• Competitive salary and additional variable compensation
• Medicash healthcare plan
• Pension
• Life assurance
• Generous holiday allowance and family-freindly policies
• Remote-friendly working
• Flexible working hours
• Opportunity to grow and progress
• Discounted gym membership via MyGym discounts
• Wellbeing programs
• Office events and socials
• Top of the range toolset

• The ideal candidate brings solid SaaS experience, hands-on exposure to AWS managed & serverless technologies, and a strong understanding of distributed systems and modern software engineering best practices
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code (Terraform, CDK) is desirable
• Working knowledge of event-driven systems (Kafka, SNS/SQS, Event-Bridge, Kinesis)
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, multi-tenancy concepts, RBAC, and SaaS security principles
• Experience contributing to CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and automated testing (JUnit, Jest, Playwright, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with Microservices Architecture, Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS cloud services a plus
• Commitment to continuous learning and improving engineering practices
• Demonstrated ability to design for scalability, performance, and fault tolerance within a defined product domain
• Effective communication skills with technical and cross-functional stakeholders
• Experience implementing observability best practices (metrics, logging, tracing, alerting)
• 5–8 years of software development experience delivering production-grade applications in distributed or SaaS environments
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot complex production issues
• Strong experience in either Node.js / TypeScript (including asynchronous programming and modular architecture) or Java (Spring Boot, concurrency, RESTful services), and familiarity with React (or similar modern front-end frameworks)
• We know there’s no such thing as a “perfect” candidate - we’re all a work in progress and are growing new skills and capabilities all the time. We encourage you to apply for a position with Poppulo even if you don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We believe in fostering an environment where there is a diversity of perspectives, in hopes that we can all thrive