Senior Backend Software Engineer

Feathr; Remote; USD 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A nonprofit marketing platform is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to contribute to a cutting-edge SaaS solution. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this position offers a salary of $120,000 plus a bonus. Responsibilities include developing backend features, collaborating with teams, and ensuring data integrity. Ideal candidates will have 5+ years in software engineering and a strong grasp of AWS and Elasticsearch. Join a dynamic team dedicated to making a positive impact in communities.

Benefits

Health, dental, vision insurance

Flexible work schedule

Professional development budget

Vacation time

Team events and hangouts

Qualifications

• 5+ years of backend software engineering experience.
• 2+ years building distributed software.
• Professional experience owning a process that included shipping a complicated piece of software.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement backend features and services.
• Collaborate with frontend engineers and product managers.
• Write clean, testable, performant code.

Skills

Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools

Solid knowledge of key data structures and algorithms

Strong proficiency in writing automated unit tests

Advanced proficiency with Elasticsearch APIs

Expertise in MongoDB queries

Advanced knowledge of AWS infrastructure

Experience with event stream ingestion

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Elasticsearch

AWS

Docker

Job description

Feathr is a nonprofit marketing platform trusted by over 1,300 nonprofits. The platform equips nonprofits with the tools they need to build purposeful connections with their community and grow impact with confidence.

We’re building an amazing culture where people can do their best work. If you’re ready to grow and "help the helpers", you’ve come to the right place.

But hey, don’t take our word for it. Hear what current and former employees have to say about their experience.

Senior Backend Software Engineer

Compensation: $120,000 base, and a bonus potential of up to 12%.

Benefits: Health, dental, vision, summer and winter breaks, paid vacation and sick time.

Your Company:

Feathr provides a modern digital marketing software solution for associations, nonprofits, credit unions, and event organizations. We unify our customers’ marketing efforts with our platform, including website analytics, targeted digital advertising, influencer marketing, and more.

Feathr is one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in Gainesville, Florida, with over 1,500 international clients. Our people are what make the difference. We’re looking for a unique individual who will dive right in, develop deep empathy for our customers, and accelerate Feathr's growth.

Your Work:

Feathr’s SaaS platform is critical to our clients. Senior Software Engineers help us grow and maintain technical components that meet advertising, marketing, and web analytics needs. A Senior Software Engineer at Feathr demonstrates interest and proficiency in web development.

You will work under a Director of Product on backend software development projects. Engineers own their code from planning to retirement, working with stakeholders to develop requirements and design solutions, collaborating with engineering colleagues, deploying and monitoring changes, and addressing issues.

Your Experience:

• 5+ years of backend software engineering experience
• 2+ years building distributed software
• Professional experience owning a process that included shipping a complicated piece of software to real users
• Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor); used daily and core to our workflow

Your Technical Skills:

• Work effectively in both synchronous and asynchronous environments
• Solid knowledge of key data structures and algorithms
• Focus on developing and maintaining security and compliance of enterprise data
• Strong proficiency in writing automated unit tests and integration tests
• Advanced proficiency with Elasticsearch APIs and use cases
• Expertise in MongoDB queries, aggregations, and regular maintenance
• Advanced knowledge of AWS infrastructure and services (EC2, SQS, EKS at minimum)
• Experience with event stream ingestion and transformation from diverse sources
• Effectively leverage AI coding assistants to accelerate development, debug issues, and explore unfamiliar codebases
• Nice to have: experience with Docker, self-hosted Drone CI/CD, Kubernetes, Helm, or programmatic advertising platforms

Your Qualities:

• Pragmatic and customer-oriented—you build software to help customers solve real problems
• A patient, detail-oriented problem-solver who works methodically through complex technical challenges
• Exceptional communicator; you explain complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Collaborative team player invested in Feathr's success, the product team's goals, and your own growth
• Constantly looking to hone your craft and share those learnings with colleagues
• Adaptable and comfortable context-switching quickly when critical issues arise
• Service-oriented; you understand how to build sustainable systems that solve immediate problems while lasting into the future

Your Day:

• Design and implement backend features and services that ship to real users
• Solve technical problems and document their solutions for the team
• Collaborate with frontend engineers, product managers, and other teams to design and develop features
• Write clean, testable, performant code and thoughtfully review code written by your teammates
• Debug and resolve backend issues—performance bottlenecks, data consistency problems, production incidents
• Deploy your changes to production and monitor them for correctness and performance
• Participate in technical design reviews and architectural discussions
• Ensure the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of Feathr's data and operations
• Iterate on feedback and continuously improve technical solutions

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Compensation: Compensation for this position is $120,000 annually with the potential to earn an additional 12% of base salary.

In addition, you’ll receive health/dental/vision insurance, and other benefits like a professional development budget, office food, and social events.

Location:

This role is open to remote candidates located within the United States, with a preference for those in the EST or CST time zones. There is also an option to work from our headquarters in Gainesville, FL. If you aren’t familiar, Gainesville is a hip, mid-sized city with a highly innovative population and an attainable standard of living.

Interview Process:

As part of our commitment to a fair, equitable, and positive interview experience, we offer full transparency of our interview stages. Each stage has standardized questions and rubrics.

• HR Information Screen – The Talent Acquisition Team will invite candidates that move forward to a 20-30 minute virtual interview focused on relevant work experience, compensation, role overview, and answering any questions.
• Hiring Manager Interview – 45 minute virtual meeting to answer role-specific questions and dive deeper into your background and experience.
• Work Assignment – Candidates will be given a work assignment prompt to complete a project relevant to the work they can expect in the role. You are given ample time to complete this project before turning in.
• Panel Interview – 1 hour interview with two to three key members of the team. This interview will dive deeper into the role, technical knowledge, and requirements of the position, and review any questions related to your work assignment.
• Offer – The Talent Acquisition Team will reach out with the details of the offer to discuss with the candidate. This is also the opportunity for candidates to provide any additional information or context if there are concerns surrounding their background check. Feathr believes candidates that have made it to this point in the interview process are truly talented individuals, and so we are open to dialoguing background screens before turning away candidates that have consistently excelled through the interview process.

We’ve prepared a comprehensive candidate resource that provides valuable insights and tips for interviewing at Feathr. It covers everything from common interview questions to helpful advice on how to make the most of your interview experience with us.

We encourage all applicants to take advantage of this resource to help prepare for your interviews and gain a deeper understanding of what to expect when applying.

Benefits & Perks for full-time employees

• Full vision and dental, 99% health insurance
• Flexible Work Schedule
• Sick time for when you need to take care of your physical or mental health
• Vacation Time
• Extended summer + winter breaks
• Parental Leave
• Wellness Reimbursement Credit
• Home Office Stipend
• Professional Development Budget
• Team hangouts and events

Culture:

Feathr defines culture as the secret sauce that makes our team want to come to work everyday and do their best work. We have an acronym that conveys the most important aspects of the culture we strive to have.

• Practicality: Progress Over Perfection
• Ambition: When Feathr wins, We all win
• Candor: Better communication, Better results
• Trust: Assume the best, Share openly
• Service: We exist to fix

This acronym is only as useful as the integrity of the people who reference it and believe in it. Every person at Feathr will face challenges; the most important quality is a commitment to work through those challenges with self-awareness and honesty.

Feathr is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable environment for all employees. So, however you identify and whatever background you bring with you, if you think you’d drive value in this position, please apply.