Senior Software Engineer: Scalable Web Apps (Node/React)

Motion Recruitment; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid time off and company holidays

Retirement savings options

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join its engineering team in Boston, MA, building and scaling customer-facing applications and platforms. You will work across the full stack, deliver high-impact features, and partner with product and business stakeholders to drive reliability and performance.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years of experience with Node.js, React, and Java, plus strong AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and REST API design skills.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong experience with Node.js, React, and Java.
• Experience building and supporting high-traffic, customer-facing web applications.
• Experience with AWS and modern CI/CD practices.
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs, database design, and application architecture.
• Experience working in agile development environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable software solutions and customer-facing features.
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code across the full stack.
• Participate in code reviews and help maintain engineering best practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve performance, scalability, and reliability challenges.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver technical solutions that support business goals.
• Contribute to architecture discussions and ongoing platform improvements.

Skills

Node.js

React

Java

AWS

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

REST APIs

Database design

Agile development

Job description

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join its engineering team in Boston, MA, building and scaling customer-facing applications and platforms. You will work across the full stack, deliver high-impact features, and partner with product and business stakeholders to drive reliability and performance.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years of experience with Node.js, React, and Java, plus strong AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and REST API design skills.