Senior Middleware & API Engineer – Remote (AWS)

Stand Together; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

6% 401(k) match with immediate vesting

Flexible time off

Comprehensive health and dental plans

Wellness support through Peloton and Talkspace

Job summary

Stand Together, based in Arlington, Virginia, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Middleware & Integrations. This role involves providing technical leadership for consumer-facing web applications, focusing on scalable applications built on AWS.

Responsibilities include architecting backend services, ensuring system reliability, and improving deployment processes. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of software engineering experience, especially in Node.js and cloud technologies. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience including architecture.
• Strong Node.js backend experience—preferably NestJS.
• Proficiency with relational (SQL) and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with JWT / OIDC authentication.
• Experience designing and consuming APIs.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to architecture, design, and technical decision-making for backend services.
• Design, build, and maintain scalable, secure, and high-performing APIs.
• Improve CI/CD pipelines, deployment processes, and system reliability.

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript

Python

PHP

Node.js

APIs

AWS

Docker

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field

Tools

Node.js

Terraform

GitHub Actions

MongoDB

Job description

Stand Together, based in Arlington, Virginia, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Middleware & Integrations. This role involves providing technical leadership for consumer-facing web applications, focusing on scalable applications built on AWS.

Responsibilities include architecting backend services, ensuring system reliability, and improving deployment processes. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of software engineering experience, especially in Node.js and cloud technologies. Competitive salary and benefits offered.