Senior Backend Engineer

Invaluable; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

100% remote work

Health care, dental, vision, and life

401(k) matching

Employee assistance plan

Paid parental leave

Profit sharing up to 20%

Job summary

Invaluable is seeking a Senior Backend Engineer to deliver new features, improve performance and reliability, and shape backend standards and strategy. You will mentor teammates and collaborate with product, design, and engineering partners as part of a remote-first team operating across the United States.

This fully remote role supports east coast business hours and emphasizes clean, scalable backend solutions, modern tooling, and strong automated testing.

Qualifications

• 5–7+ years of professional backend engineering experience.
• Strong proficiency with Java and experience with one other language, either backend or frontend.
• Experience working in and improving legacy codebases, with an ability to modernize safely over time.
• Strong automated testing experience.
• Dedication to writing clean code that performs well and is easy to understand and maintain.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship features end-to-end across any tier of the Invaluable platform, from implementation through testing and deployment.
• Improve quality and maintainability by refactoring legacy areas and reducing technical debt with pragmatic, incremental changes.
• Own reliability and performance: diagnose production issues, squash bugs, and improve UX with measurable outcomes.
• Drive backend architecture and standards: propose patterns, tooling, and conventions that improve developer experience and long-term maintainability.
• Collaborate effectively through pairing, code reviews, and shared problem-solving, including communicating clearly across time zones.
• Mentor and support engineers by sharing best practices, offering feedback, and helping others grow through guidance and technical leadership.
• Partner with Product and Design to clarify requirements, scope work, identify tradeoffs, and deliver high-quality user experiences.

Skills

Java

Other language (backend or frontend)

Tools

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Microservices

Job description

Invaluable is one of the world’s largest online live auction marketplaces.We’remodernizing the auction experience by connecting millions of passionate bidders and buyers with auction houses across the globe. Our industry-leading live online bidding platform lets customersparticipatein premier auctions in real time—from their home, office, or mobile device.

RoleSummary

As a SeniorBackend Engineer,you’lldeliver new features, improve performance and reliability, reduce technical debt, and help shapebackendstandards and long-term strategy.You’llcollaborate closely with product, design, and engineering partners while mentoring teammates and raising the bar through thoughtful engineering practices.

This role is fully remote from anywhere in the United States, with east coast business hours.

Key Responsibilities

Build and ship features end-to-endacross any tier of the Invaluable platform, from implementation through testing and deployment.

Improve quality and maintainabilityby refactoring legacy areas and reducing technical debt with pragmatic, incremental changes.

Own reliability and performance: diagnose production issues, squash bugs, and improve UX with measurable outcomes.

Drivebackend architecture and standards: propose patterns, tooling, and conventions that improve developer experience and long-term maintainability.

Collaborate effectivelythrough pairing, code reviews, and shared problem-solving,includingcommunicatingclearly across time zones.

Mentor and support engineersby sharing best practices, offering feedback, and helping others grow through guidance and technical leadership.

Partner with Product and Designto clarify requirements,scopework,identifytradeoffs, and deliver high-quality user experiences.

Required Skills & Qualifications

5–7+ years of professionalbackend engineering experience.

StrongproficiencywithJava,andexperience with one other language, either backend or frontend.

Experienceworking in and improving legacy codebases,withan ability to modernize safely over time.

Strongautomatedtestingexperience.

Dedication to writing clean code that performs well and is easy to understand andmaintain.We encourage pragmatic AI-assisted development, with the understanding that all code must pass the samecodereview and quality standards.

Strong technical judgment. Abilityto propose solutions, explain tradeoffs, and make pragmatic decisions for long-termcodebasehealth.

Excellent communication skills, withtheability to choose the correct level of detail for your audience.

Collaborative andkind. You shouldenjoypairing, code reviews, and knowledge sharing, and be open tobothlearning and teaching.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience withecommerceorpaymentproducts.

Experience withhigh-traffic consumerproducts.

Experience improvingperformance and observability in production.

Experience withCI/CD,Docker,Kubernetes, and AWS.

Experience withmicroservicesarchitectures.

What We Offer

• Competitive Compensation: $160,000-175,000 annually with up to 20% profit share bonus.

100% remote work for the entire company.

Approachableleadership. We are a smallcompany,and leadership is involved and visible.

A great teamof smart, supportive people.

Health care, dental, vision, and life insurance.

401(k) matching.

Employeeassistanceplan.

Paid parental leave.

Commitment to Diversity

We believe diverse perspectives drive innovation and excellence. If you meet the minimum qualifications, we encourage you to apply—even if youdon’tmeet every preferred qualification. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including those traditionally underrepresented in technology, and are committed to building an inclusive,equitableworkplace where everyone can thrive.

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