Senior Full Stack Engineer, People Products

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 233,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work

Professional development

Cutting-edge technology

Collaborative culture

Health & wellness

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer for People Products. This remote role focuses on internal HR and People workflows, enabling secure, scalable tools to support hiring, onboarding, and related processes.

You will partner with People and Data teams to ship AI-enabled capabilities while maintaining privacy and security across systems. Responsibilities include building end-to-end features, designing APIs, and driving technical direction.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong full-stack skills with React and TypeScript; backend in Go, PHP or Python.
• Familiarity with relational and non-relational databases (Postgres, DynamoDB).
• Expertise in handling sensitive data with authentication and privacy-aware design.
• Experience building internal tools and integrating with SaaS APIs.

Responsibilities

• Launch early People products and evolve them into comprehensive user experiences.
• Redesign workflows across HR systems to streamline hiring and onboarding.
• Develop APIs and connectors for AI tools to access relevant data securely.
• Design a permissioning model for managing confidential People data effectively.
• Collaborate with People and Data teams on AI evaluations and product quality metrics.
• Create reusable components to help team members build simpler tools independently.
• Own the full stack of what you ship and influence technical direction by simplifying complex problems.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Go

Python

PHP

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

Privacy

Authentication

APIs

Internal tools

Job description

For our client, we are seeking a Senior Full Stack Engineer, People Products to join the team of a leader in the Business Services space.

This role will focus on building and evolving internal People products that improve how teams manage hiring, onboarding, and related workflows. You will partner closely with People and Data stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable tools that streamline operations and enable better decision-making. The position requires strong full-stack execution across the stack, with an emphasis on privacy-aware design, workflow improvement, and shipping practical AI-enabled capabilities.

Location: Remote

Compensation: $180,200 – $233,200 annually

Responsibilities

• Launch early People products and evolve them into comprehensive user experiences.
• Redesign workflows across HR systems to streamline processes from hiring to onboarding.
• Develop APIs and connectors for AI tools to access relevant data securely.
• Design a permissioning model for managing confidential People data effectively.
• Collaborate with People and Data teams on AI evaluations and product quality metrics.
• Create reusable components that help team members build simpler tools independently.
• Own the full stack of what you ship and influence technical direction by simplifying complex problems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with ownership of systems from ambiguous problems to production.
• Strong full-stack skills in React and TypeScript, with backend experience in Go, PHP, or Python.
• Familiarity with relational and non-relational databases such as Postgres or DynamoDB.
• Expertise in handling sensitive data, with a focus on authentication, authorization, and privacy-aware design.
• Experience building internal tools or business systems and integrating with SaaS platforms via APIs.
• Ability to assess workflows and make informed decisions on product development and prioritization.
• Proven autonomy in engineering roles, with a history of elevating team technical standards.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance.
• Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.
• Access to cutting-edge technology and tools.
• Collaborative and inclusive company culture.
• Health and wellness programs to support employee well-being.

Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.