Senior Backend Engineer - Scalable Systems for Wellness

Motion Recruitment; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Vacation Time

Stock Options

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a client operating at the intersection of consumer wellness and advanced technology. You will develop backend services that power core business logic and connect data across multiple platforms, building scalable, reliable distributed systems.

You will work with Java, Python, and NodeJS/TypeScript in a customer-facing environment, delivering thoughtful, high-quality solutions that impact the user experience.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• 5+ years as backend engineer/SRE.
• Experience with distributed systems and cloud services.
• Experience in customer-facing roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead backend services development powering core business logic.
• Design scalable distributed systems across platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve user experience.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive code quality.

Skills

Distributed systems

Cloud services

Java

Python

NodeJS/TypeScript

C#/F#

Customer-facing

Job description

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join a client operating at the intersection of consumer wellness and advanced technology. You will develop backend services that power core business logic and connect data across multiple platforms, building scalable, reliable distributed systems.

You will work with Java, Python, and NodeJS/TypeScript in a customer-facing environment, delivering thoughtful, high-quality solutions that impact the user experience.