Senior Backend Engineer — Scale a Wellness SaaS Platform

Mindbody; United States; On-site; USD 156,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Playlist is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to lead scalable backend systems within the Mindbody ecosystem. You will own technical decisions, drive multi-team initiatives, mentor engineers, and elevate code quality while fostering growth and learning.

You will collaborate with Product, Design, and QA to shape architecture, participate in reviews, and ensure robust deployments. A proven track record in SaaS backend leadership and excellent communication are essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience building large-scale SaaS applications.
• Backend systems with OO languages such as C# or Java.
• Experience designing and architecting backend services.
• Experience designing and working with Microservice architecture.
• Experience with monitoring systems like New Relic or Kibana.
• Familiarity with SDLC, design patterns, and Agile methodologies.
• Experience reviewing feature impact and identifying risks.
• Detail-oriented and professional, with a positive attitude and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead discussions with Product, Design, and QA to iterate on design, implementation and deployment.
• Build, maintain, and own backend systems and applications.
• Seek diverse perspectives and solicit constructive feedback.
• Practice engineering best practices (tests, code reviews, monitoring) and coach others.
• Mentor and lead code reviews and conduct technical interviews.
• Lead retrospectives and incident postmortems for your squad.
• Help attract and retain talent by building community inside and outside the org.
• Care about our studio partners and help them grow their business.
• Delight our users with reliable, high-quality software.

Skills

SaaS backend

Backend (C# or Java)

Backend design/architecture

Microservices

Monitoring (New Relic)

SDLC & Agile

Feature impact assessment

Professional communication

Tools

New Relic

Kibana

Job description

Playlist is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to lead scalable backend systems within the Mindbody ecosystem. You will own technical decisions, drive multi-team initiatives, mentor engineers, and elevate code quality while fostering growth and learning.

You will collaborate with Product, Design, and QA to shape architecture, participate in reviews, and ensure robust deployments. A proven track record in SaaS backend leadership and excellent communication are essential.