Senior Backend Engineer - AWS Integrations (Remote)

Rate; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Matching

Medical, dental, vision

Remote-first

Paid time off

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Rate is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Information Technology team, working remotely across the US. You’ll build and maintain a high-throughput backend platform that ties together HR, identity, payroll, and business systems, delivering scalable, reliable services with a focus on data integrity.

Ideal candidates bring deep Node.js experience, strong AWS skills, and hands-on API expertise (GraphQL/REST).

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or Information Systems or equivalent degree or experience.
• 5+ years of professional programming experience.
• 3+ years with Node.js, GraphQL and REST APIs.
• 3+ years AWS services and CI/CD tools.
• Experience with ETL, data synchronization and idempotent integrations.

Responsibilities

• Write clean, well tested backend code in a Scrum team.
• Build reliable integrations between systems of record.
• Collaborate with product and other developers to maintain and modernize high-throughput software.
• Participate in code reviews and automated testing.
• Support production issues with logging, alerting, and diagnostics.

Skills

JavaScript/Node.js

AWS cloud services

ETL & data integration

APIs (GraphQL/REST)

Monorepo development (Lerna/Yarn)

Education

BS in Computer Science or Information Systems

Tools

GraphQL

REST APIs

AWS Lambda

AppSync

DynamoDB

CloudFormation

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Serverless Framework

SQL Server / PostgreSQL

Job description

Rate is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Information Technology team, working remotely across the US. You’ll build and maintain a high-throughput backend platform that ties together HR, identity, payroll, and business systems, delivering scalable, reliable services with a focus on data integrity.

Ideal candidates bring deep Node.js experience, strong AWS skills, and hands-on API expertise (GraphQL/REST).