Software Development Engineer II

Remote; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HighLevel is seeking a Full-stack Software Development Engineer (SDE-2) to own end-to-end features, from concept through deployment, across frontend and backend. You will collaborate with product and design to ship data-driven, scalable solutions using React/TypeScript on the frontend and Node.js/Express on the backend, ensuring performance and quality.

You will work in a remote-first environment with cross-team collaboration, take initiative to improve processes, and contribute to planning in a

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of fullstack development experience.
• Experience taking features from 0 → 1 and driving adoption.
• Strong command of JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and modern frontend practices.
• Deep knowledge of Node.js, REST APIs, and databases (MongoDB, PostgreSQL).

Responsibilities

• Own the full lifecycle of features from requirements to deployment.
• Collaborate with product and design to shape user-focused features.
• Implement clean, performant UI using React and TypeScript.
• Build and maintain scalable backend services with Node.js/Express.
• Use analytics to measure feature success and iterate.
• Improve engineering processes and dev experience.
• Maintain code quality through architecture, testing and docs.
• Address technical debt and participate in refactor efforts.
• Contribute to planning and execute under fast-moving priorities.

Skills

Fullstack experience

JavaScript/TypeScript

React

UI/UX collaboration

Data-driven decisions

Cross-team collaboration

Initiative

Tools

Node.js/Express

MongoDB

PostgreSQL

REST APIs

Vue.js

Frontend state management

UI components

Job description

About us HighLevel is an AI-powered business operating system that gives agencies, entrepreneurs and SMBs the infrastructure to build, automate and scale. Today, HighLevel supports SMBs across 150+ countries, fueling community-driven growth rooted in real customer outcomes. To date, businesses operating on HighLevel have generated over $7 billion in ecosystem value, demonstrating the impact of shared infrastructure at scale. By centralizing conversations, automation and intelligence into one system, we help businesses move faster, reduce complexity and execute efficiently. Behind the platform, HighLevel powers more than 4 billion API hits and 2.5 billion message events daily. With 250 terabytes of distributed data, 250+ microservices and over 1 million domain names supported, our architecture is built for performance, resilience and long-term scalability.

Our people With over 2,000 team members across 10+ countries, HighLevel operates as a global, remote-first organization built for speed and ownership. We value initiative, clarity and execution, creating space for ambitious people to build systems that support millions of businesses worldwide. Here, innovation thrives, ideas are celebrated and people come first, no matter where they call home.

Our impact Every month, HighLevel enables more than 1.5 billion messages, 200 million leads and 20 million conversations for the more than 1 million businesses we support. Behind those numbers are real people building independence, expanding opportunity and creating measurable impact. We’re proud to be a part of that. Learn more about us on our YouTube Channel or Blog Posts.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Full-stack Software Development Engineer (SDE-2) who brings strong engineering fundamentals, a product mindset, and a bias for action. This role is ideal for someone who takes end-to-end ownership, thrives on building impactful, user‑centric features, and is excited by the opportunity to innovate and drive improvements across the stack. You’ll work closely with product, design, and platform teams to deliver features that are data‑driven, performant, and scalable. You’ll be expected to contribute ideas, propose solutions, and lead execution—from concept to deployment.

Responsibilities

• Own the full lifecycle of features: from requirements gathering and UI/UX collaboration to backend API integration and deployment

• Collaborate closely with product and design to shape features that solve real user problems

• Implement clean, performant, and accessible UI using React, TypeScript, and modern frontend practices

• Build and maintain scalable backend services using Node.js/Express, with well-designed APIs and data models

• Use analytics and product metrics to measure feature success and iterate for improvement

• Take initiative to improve engineering processes, dev experience, or user experience

• Maintain code quality through thoughtful architecture, testing, and documentation

• Proactively address technical debt and participate in refactor or migration efforts

• Actively contribute to planning and execute reliably under fast-moving product priorities

Your Core Skills

• 3–5 years of fullstack development experience

• Experience in taking features or systems from 0 → 1, and seeing them through to adoption

• Strong command over JavaScript/TypeScript, Vue.js, modern state management, and component-based architecture

• Deep knowledge of Node.js, REST APIs, and databases (MongoDB, PostgreSQL, etc.)

• Product intuition: ability to weigh trade-offs, collaborate with PM/design, and advocate for users

• Passion for metrics and data-driven decisions—you care about impact, not just delivery

• Clear communicator and collaborator, comfortable working across teams

• A track record of taking initiative to solve problems beyond what’s assigned

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