Senior Backend Engineer: Mentor Scale Microservices Hybrid

EverQuote; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 151,000 - 177,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule (in-office Tue/We

In-office collaboration

Job summary

EverQuote in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Senior Back End Software Engineer to design, build, and scale backend systems powering our core business. You will mentor engineers, drive technical excellence, and foster a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.

You will work with product, data, and business teams to translate complex concepts into high-impact services, modernizing infrastructure with microservices and containers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, engineering, or related field or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 5+ years in a high-growth software product company.
• Strong background building production-grade applications using Python, Java, or Go.
• Familiarity with streaming data platforms, CI/CD pipelines, or cloud-native infrastructure (AWS/GCP).
• Deep experience designing microservices architectures and deploying with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience leveraging modern software tools (Claude, GitHub Copilot, Codex) to increase productivity and code quality.
• A passion for knowledge-sharing, code reviews, and helping teammates elevate their technical skills.
• Comfort using data and key metrics to guide architecture decisions and validate concepts.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable, performant, and reliable back-end applications and microservices.
• Mentor and guide engineers across the team, providing technical insights and helping others unblock complex problems.
• Partner with product, data, and business teams to translate technical concepts into high-impact products.
• Help modernize and optimize infrastructure using microservices, containers, and modern automation tools.

Skills

5+ years experience

Python/Java/Go

Mentoring

Data-driven decisions

Cloud-native infra (AWS/GCP)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

EverQuote in Cambridge, MA is seeking a Senior Back End Software Engineer to design, build, and scale backend systems powering our core business. You will mentor engineers, drive technical excellence, and foster a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.

You will work with product, data, and business teams to translate complex concepts into high-impact services, modernizing infrastructure with microservices and containers.