Senior Software Engineer

Egreenservices; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

StartupForge is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Virginia to scale our backend infrastructure for millions of users. The role pays $94,000 - $144,000 annually and offers coaching, benefits, and flexible hours aligned with VA life.

You will design reliable backend services, lead Kubernetes migration, and scale data pipelines using TypeScript, with Ruby platform work on the side to support growth. A strong track record as a Senior Software Engineer is expected.

Qualifications

• Real proficiency with Kubernetes; willingness to learn Linux quickly.
• Ability to adapt in a fast-paced environment and handle shifting requirements.
• Proven track record delivering results as a Senior Software Engineer.
• StartupForge mindset: scrappy today, scalable tomorrow.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services using Kubernetes and TypeScript.
• Lead the Kubernetes migration to retire legacy stack.
• Identify and address people-centered issues in reviews before they spread.
• Scale data pipelines to process millions of events with TypeScript.
• Handle Ruby platform work to support the next stage of expansion.

Skills

Kubernetes

TypeScript

Linux

Adaptability

Leadership

Tools

Ruby

Job description

The Senior Software Engineer we hire will help scale our infrastructure from thousands to millions of concurrent users. Sized right for 5 years of Adaptability, this VA role pays $94,000 - $144,000 and opens a path you actually want to walk.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services using Mentoring and TypeScript
• Lead the Kubernetes migration that finally retires StartupForge's unhurried legacy stack
• Spot the people-centered Empathy anti-pattern in review before it spreads through StartupForge
• Scale data pipelines processing millions of events with TypeScript
• Carry the Ruby platform work that makes StartupForge's next VA expansion boring

What You'll Bring

• Real proficiency with Kubernetes, plus willingness to learn Linux fast
• Adaptability and resilience when facing shifting requirements
• A genuinely-flexible bias toward action, balanced by knowing when to wait
• The reliability that lets a manager stop checking in
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, thoughtfully-bold environment
• Proven track record delivering results as a Senior Software Engineer
• A StartupForge mindset: scrappy today, scalable tomorrow

Growing steadily over 6 years, StartupForge now leads wildly-collaborative innovation in the technology market. Mistakes get dissected for lessons at StartupForge, never weaponized in your next review.

Our StartupForge offer is built to keep you: $94,000 - $144,000, coaching, benefits, and hours that flex around the VA life you want.