Senior Backend Engineer — Remote, Global Impact

WorkMotion; Egypt (PA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global remote team

Well‑Being Day

Gym membership subsidy

Training & Development allowance

Annual team meetups

Diversity & inclusion

Job summary

WorkMotion is a remote-first company building a global talent operations platform. Senior Software Engineer: you will shape backend services, contribute to frontend when needed, and influence architecture while delivering scalable software with real business impact.

The role emphasizes modern practices, collaboration with Product and Eng teams, and leveraging AI tools like Cursor and Claude Code to boost productivity and code quality.

Qualifications

• 5–6+ years of professional software engineering with strong backend focus.
• Experience designing scalable systems and distributed architectures.
• Daily experience with modern tooling and AI coding assistants such as Cursor and Claude Code.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and contribute to frontend features.
• Build high-quality, well-tested software following modern engineering and DevOps practices.
• Collaborate with Product, Designers, and Engineers to deliver impactful solutions.
• Review code, mentor teammates, and improve engineering standards.
• Troubleshoot production issues and enhance system performance.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

React

Microservices

REST APIs

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

AWS

AI coding tools

Tools

Cursor

Claude Code

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

WorkMotion is a remote-first company building a global talent operations platform. Senior Software Engineer: you will shape backend services, contribute to frontend when needed, and influence architecture while delivering scalable software with real business impact.

The role emphasizes modern practices, collaboration with Product and Eng teams, and leveraging AI tools like Cursor and Claude Code to boost productivity and code quality.