Software Engineer

Loopreturns; Columbus (OH); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Loopreturns is seeking a full-stack Software Engineer located in Columbus, OH. You will design and develop web applications and APIs while integrating AI into workflows. The ideal candidate has 2-4+ years of experience and is passionate about building reliable software.

The role allows for flexible working options including remote. You will collaborate with diverse teams and contribute to a healthy CI/CD process. Strong experience with PHP/Laravel or AWS Serverless is preferred.

Qualifications

• 2-4+ years building web applications, backend services, or APIs.
• Utilizes AI agents effectively in the workflow.
• Experience with PHP/Laravel, AWS Serverless, or Vue.js is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain web applications, APIs, backend services.
• Review AI-generated code rigorously.
• Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and designers.

Skills

Web applications development

Backend services

API development

AI Integration

PHP/Laravel

AWS Serverless

Vue.js

Job description

About the Role

Loop is looking for a full-stack Software Engineer to contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of our core products. You'll build scalable solutions, uphold technical excellence, and be a reliable partner to the engineers around you.

AI at Loop Engineering

Engineering at Loop is AI-first. Every engineer is provisioned with Claude Code and Cursor, and we expect AI agents to be your default starting point before you open a file. The role has shifted: you are not primarily a writer of code. You are the judgment layer. You determine what should be built, validate that what was built is correct, and own the outcome in production. AI handles a growing share of implementation. You own everything that surrounds it.

Work Environment

We work from our HQ in Columbus, OH, and are distributed throughout the United States, select Canadian provinces, United Kingdom, and Australia. For this position, we're open to Columbus, OH; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Austin, TX; Los Angeles, CA; or fully remote.

Tech Stack

PHP/Laravel, Vue.js, MySQL, DynamoDB, Kubernetes, AWS, Serverless. Our hiring process is tech-stack agnostic.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain web applications, APIs, backend services, and lambdas for the Loop product line.


• Start with the agent, not the editor. Invest time in planning and intent articulation; the quality of your prompt is the quality of your output.


• Review AI-generated code with the same rigor you'd apply to any code. Plausible is not the same as correct.


• Include meaningful test coverage in every PR and contribute to a healthy CI/CD process.


• Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and designers. Don't wait for someone else to make the connection; own the outcome in ambiguity.


• Exhibit ownership: done means stable in merchant hands, not just merged. Flag risks early, make reversible decisions fast, and iterate.


• Make the system around you more effective, not just your own output. Whether that's raising the quality bar in code review, surfacing a pattern you're seeing in support tickets, or flagging a cross-team dependency early, contributing beyond your immediate scope is part of the job at every level.

Qualifications

• 2-4+ years building web applications, backend services, or APIs.


• You use AI agents as your default starting point and can describe your actual workflow: how you plan a task, prompt an agent, evaluate the output, and decide where to spend your review time.


• You've caught AI-generated code that looked right but wasn't. You treat it the same as code from any other source: you own what ships, regardless of how it was generated.


• You have a point of view on where AI helps and where it gets engineers into trouble, and you can speak to both from real experience.


• Experience with PHP/Laravel, AWS Serverless, or Vue.js is a strong plus, but not required.


• You care about well-tested, reliable software and have worked in agile, CI/CD environments.


• You operate with intensity and hold a high bar; for your own work and for the people around you. You give direct feedback, ask for help early, and respond to setbacks with ownership rather than withdrawal.


• You can share examples of learning from mistakes, asking for help, and growing through feedback.