Remote Staff Tech Lead, Scheduling Platform (Backend)

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 193,000 - 309,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits programs

Flexible work arrangements

AI tools to enhance productivity

Inclusive hiring process

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Tech Lead, Scheduling to guide the technical direction of a scheduling platform with scalable backend systems and dependable data persistence.

You will partner with Product, Design, and engineering peers to deliver solutions that improve user experience, strengthen delivery, and support long-term platform growth. This role blends hands-on coding with leadership and architectural impact.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of back-end experience in Java, Kotlin, or other object-oriented languages.
• Proficient with modern API design, including TypeScript, REST, and GraphQL, and relational databases such as PostgreSQL or DynamoDB.
• Ability to design high-level technical solutions while staying connected to code-level execution.
• Demonstrated technical leadership and cross-team alignment.
• Proven track record of building partnerships across engineering, product, and customer success.
• Experience maintaining a high bar for quality in team deliverables.
• Strong customer empathy and a drive for thoughtful UX and continuous product improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead deep technical initiatives to enhance the platform's footprint and employee engagement.
• Design solutions anticipating future needs with thoughtful tradeoffs.
• Participate in architectural discussions and influence the technical roadmap.
• Collaborate with Design, Product, and engineering teams to develop scalable applications.
• Champion engineering excellence to elevate team and company standards.
• Leverage AI tools to enhance development workflow and improve velocity.

Skills

Java/Kotlin

API design

Architectural leadership

Cross-team collaboration

Customer empathy

Quality mindset

Tools

REST API

GraphQL

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

TypeScript

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Staff Software Engineer, Tech Lead, Scheduling to guide the technical direction of a scheduling platform with scalable backend systems and dependable data persistence.

You will partner with Product, Design, and engineering peers to deliver solutions that improve user experience, strengthen delivery, and support long-term platform growth. This role blends hands-on coding with leadership and architectural impact.