Senior Software Engineer, Full-Stack (Web Core)

Owl Ventures; Atlanta, Northern (GA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and HSA match

Unlimited PTO

401k with company match

Job summary

Greenlight is hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Full-Stack to join the Web Core team. You will help bring core product functionality to the web, contribute across frontend and backend services, provide technical leadership, and mentor engineers to raise engineering quality.

You will work in a role reporting to a Director of Engineering, with flexible WFH options and a strong focus on scalable, reliable systems.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 7+ years of software development with leadership experience.
• Deep expertise in React/Next.js/Remix.
• Strong backend experience with Node.js/TypeScript and REST APIs.
• Experience with modern build tools, testing, and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of web experiences with strong UX.
• Define engineering standards and set the technical vision for the web platform.
• Mentor engineers and drive engineering excellence across the platform.
• Design, modify, and develop backend services powering web products for scalability and reliability.

Skills

React

Next.js

Remix

Node.js

TypeScript

REST APIs

CI/CD

Testing

Kubernetes

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

Jest

Cypress

React Testing Library

Turborepo

Express

Job description

Greenlight is a family technology company on a mission to help families raise financially smart kids and navigate life together. Its suite of products — including the Greenlight app, debit card, Safe Family GPS trackers, and Family Hub — brings together financial tools, safety features, and everyday family management in one connected experience. Designed for busy families who want convenience without compromise, Greenlight continues to innovate alongside the evolving needs of modern life. Today, more than 6.5 million family members trust Greenlight to stay in sync.

At Greenlight, we're here to make the day-to-day easier and futures brighter, so families can spend less time managing life, and more time living it. That's why we get out of bed every morning.

Greenlight is looking for a Senior Software Engineer, Full-Stack for our Web Core team. This is an exceptional, high-impact opportunity to help bring Greenlight's core product functionality to the web. As part of a horizontal platform team, you'll build and evolve the foundational systems that power web experiences across the organization, partnering with product and engineering teams to enable scalable, high-quality development. In addition to contributing across our frontend and backend services, you'll provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and help drive engineering excellence across the platform.

This role reports to a Director, Engineering.

Technologies we use:

• Frontend: React, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, Modern build tools (Turborepo, etc.), Testing (Cypress, React Testing Library, Jest).
• Backend & Infrastructure: Node.js, Express, TypeScript, REST APIs, Kubernetes (EKS).

Your day-to-day:

• Lead the design and implementation of groundbreaking web experiences, translating mobile features to the web with world-class UX.
• Drive technical strategy, define engineering standards/best practices, mentor engineers, and establish the technical vision for the web platform.
• Manage technical debt, champion code quality, and lead architectural evolution.
• Design, modify, and develop backend services that power web products, ensuring systems scale and championing system reliability, performance, and observability.

What you’ll bring to the team:

• BS in Computer Science
• 7+ years of software development experience with a track record of technical leadership
• Deep expertise in React/Next.js/Remix
• Strong experience building REST APIs and backend services with Node.js/TypeScript
• Experience with modern build tools, testing, and CI/CD.

Preferred experience:

• Experience with A/B testing/experimentation and modern MarTech tools (Segment, Optimizely, Mixpanel, Amplitude).

Work perks at Greenlight:

• Medical, dental, vision, and HSA match
• Paid life insurance, AD&D, and disability benefits
• Traditional 401k with company match and Roth IRA
• Unlimited PTO
• Paid company holidays and pop-up bonus holidays
• Professional development stipend
• Mental health resources
• 1:1 financial planners
• Fertility healthcare
• 100% paid parental and caregiving leave, plus cleaning service and meals during your leave
• Flexible WFH, both remote and in-office opportunities
• Fully stocked kitchen, catered lunches, and occasional in-office happy hours
• Employee resource groups

Our stance on salaries:

Greenlight provides a competitive compensation package with a market-based approach to pay and will vary depending on your location, experience and skill set. The total compensation package for this position will also include a discretionary performance bonus, equity rewards, medical benefits, 401K match, and more. Greenlight conducts continuous compensation evaluations across departments and geographies to ensure we are keeping our pay current and competitive.

The estimated base pay range for this position in (NY, CA, WA): $142,000- 210,000

The estimated base pay range for this position in (CO): $142,000- 177,000

Who we are:

It takes a talented team to aim for a mission like ours. We're looking for people who ask "is it bold enough?" People who bring their real selves to the table and push the people around them to do the same. We win by never hesitating to jump in, offer a hand, or share the credit, because we know we're stronger together than apart. And through all of it, the mission stays the thing we measure ourselves against: are we doing right by the families counting on us? If that sounds like your kind of team, we'd love for you to apply.

Greenlight is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant based on age, race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including pregnancy, childbirth, or a medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth), genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

Greenlight is committed to an inclusive work environment and interview experience. If you require reasonable accommodations to participate in our hiring process, please reach out to your recruiter directly or email [e-mail].