Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Vector; Draper (UT); On-site; USD 180,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401K, life & disability insurance

Stock options

Parental leave

Job summary

Vector seeks a Backend Engineer to own large parts of the system and collaborate with product, mobile, and web teams. You’ll work on design, development, testing, deployment, and scaling of our freight technology platform.

Ideal candidates have strong fundamentals, experience with distributed systems, and hands-on programming in the Java ecosystem. This role is on-site in Draper, UT with competitive compensation and benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in computer science.
• Significant work experience developing an enterprise product.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of major software components, systems, and features.
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve our platform.
• Focus on overall product quality and scalability.

Skills

Java ecosystem

Distributed systems

Software design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master’s degree or PhD (preferred)

Tools

Guice

jOOQ

PostgreSQL

Job description

About Vector

Vector builds mobile and web technology that makes freight move faster. Our platform is used by warehouses, distribution centers, and carriers to streamline check-ins, appointments, dock scheduling, and driver workflows.

About the Role

As a Backend Engineer at Vector, you will be working with our team of experienced engineers which includes application and platform developers. You’ll also collaborate closely with our product, mobile, and web frontend teams to deliver a world class user experience.

We are looking for engineers that can own large parts of the system and make large contributions to help us become a collaborative platform for field service automation.

We care more about technical fundamentals than we do with knowledge of a particular technical stack. In case you’re curious, we use Java, Google Guice, jOOQ, and Postgres as some of our core backend technologies.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the design of major software components, systems, and features

• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve our platform

• Focus on overall product quality and scalability

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience
• Significant work experience in software development for a commercially shipped enterprise product
• Experience architecting and developing distributed systems design

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or PhD in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
• Hands on technical leadership experience leading project teams and setting technical direction
• Experience architecting and developing solutions to ambiguous problems with significant impact
• Extensive hands‑on programming skills in the Java ecosystem

Benefits

• Employer-sponsored medical, dental, vision, 401K, life & disability insurance
• Flexible paid time off and observed federal holidays
• Stock options
• Parental leave of absenceFlat org structure, offering startup growth and learning paths

Salary Range

$180,000 - $200,000 USD

Individual pay depends on various factors, such as region, role level, relevant experience and skills. Pay ranges are reviewed and updated typically each year. Offers are made within the pay range applicable at the time.