Senior Software Development Engineer

Pushnami; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Join an innovative technology company as a Senior Software Development Engineer, where you'll design and develop scalable software solutions that power essential systems. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create robust technical solutions while championing best practices in software engineering. This role offers the opportunity to work in a hybrid model, allowing you to balance remote work with in-office collaboration in a vibrant Austin environment. Enjoy comprehensive benefits, including fully paid medical and dental insurance, a generous PTO policy, and unique fringe benefits that cater to your lifestyle. If you're ready to make a significant impact in a fast-paced, dynamic setting, this is the role for you.

Benefits

Full Medical and Dental Insurance

401k Retirement Plan

Paid parental leave

Flexible work in a hybrid model

Generous PTO policy

$100 in 'Fringe' benefits monthly

Orange Theory Gym Membership

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software development with a strong track record.
• Advanced proficiency in backend languages, especially Python, Go, or Node.js.
• Strong experience with cloud infrastructure, particularly AWS.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable software solutions for core systems.
• Lead technical execution of strategic projects and mentor junior engineers.
• Ensure security and scalability of services across multi-cloud environments.

Skills

Python

Go

Node.js

Microservice Architectures

Debugging

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree in a related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Datadog

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Pushnami

Senior HRBP @ Pushnami | Driving Performance & Culture Alignment

Pushnami is looking for an experienced and forward-thinking Senior Software Development Engineer to join our high-impact Engineering team. In this role, you'll design and deliver reliable, scalable software that supports our high-volume messaging platform and critical business operations. You will collaborate closely with Product, Data, and InfraOps teams to architect and build modern systems that are core to how we grow, innovate, and serve our customers. We're seeking someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, thinks strategically about system architecture, and takes pride in turning complex problems into simple solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-quality, scalable software solutions that power Pushnami's core systems and customer-facing products.
• Own full lifecycle software development, from architecture and design through implementation, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
• Champion best practices in software engineering, including clean code, automation, documentation, and observability.
• Lead the technical execution of strategic projects and mentor less experienced engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business needs into robust technical solutions.
• Continuously evaluate and integrate modern technologies to improve system performance, developer velocity, and reliability.
• Contribute to platform stability by implementing proactive monitoring, alerting, and auto-healing mechanisms.
• Ensure the security and scalability of services across multi-cloud or distributed environments.

Pushnami is looking for an experienced and forward-thinking Senior Software Development Engineer to join our high-impact Engineering team. In this role, you'll design and deliver reliable, scalable software that supports our high-volume messaging platform and critical business operations. You will collaborate closely with Product, Data, and InfraOps teams to architect and build modern systems that are core to how we grow, innovate, and serve our customers. We're seeking someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, thinks strategically about system architecture, and takes pride in turning complex problems into simple solutions.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-quality, scalable software solutions that power Pushnami's core systems and customer-facing products.
• Own full lifecycle software development, from architecture and design through implementation, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
• Champion best practices in software engineering, including clean code, automation, documentation, and observability.
• Lead the technical execution of strategic projects and mentor less experienced engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to translate business needs into robust technical solutions.
• Continuously evaluate and integrate modern technologies to improve system performance, developer velocity, and reliability.
• Contribute to platform stability by implementing proactive monitoring, alerting, and auto-healing mechanisms.
• Ensure the security and scalability of services across multi-cloud or distributed environments.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, etc.); Master's degree is a plus.
• 7+ years of experience in full-stack or backend software development with a strong track record of shipping production-grade systems.
• Advanced proficiency in at least one backend language such as Python, Go, or Node.js (we use all three).
• Deep understanding of microservice architectures, containerization (e.g., Docker), and orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes).
• Strong experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred), including services like Lambda, S3, EC2, CloudWatch, and RDS.
• Proficiency in relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, CircleCI), infrastructure as code (Terraform a plus), and automated testing.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana).
• Excellent debugging, troubleshooting, and system analysis skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills; able to work closely with non-technical stakeholders and articulate tradeoffs clearly.
• A high degree of autonomy and ownership; able to drive projects from ideation to production independently.
  

Benefits

• Full Medical and Dental Insurance that is 100% paid for by the company
• 401k Retirement Plan - Fully matched up to 6%
• Paid parental leave
• Flexible work in a hybrid work model
• Generous PTO policy
• $100 in "Fringe" benefits monthly (online marketplace where you can purchase the perks you choose - Netflix, Hulu, AirBnb, Royal Caribbean Cruises, child care, dog walking, you name it!)
• Orange Theory Gym Membership

Why Join Pushnami

At Pushnami, Senior ICs are seen as strategic partners who help drive company-wide outcomes. You'll be joining an ambitious and self-motivated culture where experimentation and initiative are encouraged. We value impact over process and are looking for people who want to make a difference—not just check boxes and write code. If you're motivated by interesting challenges and want to do work that directly impact system performance and scalability, we want to hear from you.

This role will give strong preference to candidates currently located in Austin, Texas, as we intend for this role to be hybrid and come into Pushnami's Headquarters in Austin, Texas once a week.

Pushnami regrets to inform potential applicants that we are unable to hire in the following states, and potentially others: CA, CO, WA, NV, MD, NY, CT

Pushnami participates in E-Verify. Please view our Careers page for more information.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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