Senior Software Engineer / TypeScript / Go / St. Paul, MN

Motion Recruitment; Saint Paul (MN); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Flexible Paid Time Off

Hybrid Work Schedule

Professional Growth Opportunities

Stock Options

Job summary

Motion Recruitment's client in Saint Paul, MN is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for a hybrid role. You will work on security-focused document platforms using Go, Python, React, TypeScript, AWS, Docker, and cloud-native architectures.

The role offers autonomy, exposure to architectural leadership, mentorship opportunities, and a collaborative team that values innovation, transparency, and work-life balance. You will influence technical decisions and build scalable systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong experience with Go and/or Python development.
• Advanced React and TypeScript development experience.
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Knowledge of microservices architecture patterns.
• AWS cloud experience including core infrastructure services.
• Docker containerization experience.
• Experience with relational databases and SQL optimization.
• Strong testing and software quality practices.
• Excellent communication and mentorship abilities.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable application architectures across frontend and backend systems.
• Build and maintain secure APIs and services.
• Develop modern web applications utilizing React and TypeScript.
• Lead technical design discussions and architectural decisions.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews and technical guidance.
• Improve software quality, testing practices, and system reliability.
• Collaborate with product and cross-functional teams on strategic initiatives.
• Participate in deployment, monitoring, and operational excellence efforts.

Skills

Excellent communication

Mentorship abilities

Software craftsmanship

Testing & quality practices

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Go

Python

React

TypeScript

RESTful APIs

Microservices

AWS

Docker

SQL

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Terraform/CloudFormation

Job description

Our client is hiring a Full-Time Senior Software Engineer for a hybrid opportunity in St. Paul, Minnesota. This organization develops cutting-edge document security and privacy solutions used by businesses that need to protect sensitive information. The engineering team works across modern technologies including Go, Python, React, TypeScript, AWS, Docker, and cloud-native architectures to deliver secure and highly scalable products.

This is an opportunity for an experienced engineer who enjoys influencing technical decisions and building systems that directly impact customers. The position offers substantial autonomy, exposure to architectural leadership, mentorship opportunities, and the ability to work alongside a collaborative team that prioritizes innovation, transparency, and work-life balance. The ideal candidate is passionate about software craftsmanship and enjoys solving complex engineering challenges while helping shape the future of a growing platform.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Strong experience with Go and/or Python development
• Advanced React and TypeScript development experience
• Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs
• Knowledge of microservices architecture patterns
• AWS cloud experience including core infrastructure services
• Docker containerization experience
• Experience with relational databases and SQL optimization
• Strong testing and software quality practices
• Excellent communication and mentorship abilities

Desired Skills & Experience

• Kubernetes experience
• CI/CD pipeline implementation experience
• GitHub Actions, Jenkins, or similar tooling
• Event-driven architecture experience
• Message queue technologies
• Infrastructure as Code experience such as Terraform or CloudFormation
• AI or Large Language Model application experience

What You Will Be Doing

• Design scalable application architectures across frontend and backend systems
• Build and maintain secure APIs and services
• Develop modern web applications utilizing React and TypeScript
• Lead technical design discussions and architectural decisions
• Mentor engineers through code reviews and technical guidance
• Improve software quality, testing practices, and system reliability
• Collaborate with product and cross-functional teams on strategic initiatives
• Participate in deployment, monitoring, and operational excellence efforts

Tech Breakdown

• 35% Go / Python Backend Development
• 30% React / TypeScript Frontend Development
• 20% AWS Cloud & DevOps Technologies
• 15% Databases, Security, and Architecture Daily Responsibilities

Daily Responsibilities

• 75% Hands On Development
• 10% Mentorship & Technical Leadership
• 15% Team Collaboration

The Offer

• Bonus eligible

You Will Receive The Following Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Hybrid Work Schedule
• Professional Growth Opportunities
• Stock Options

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.