Senior Full Stack Software Engineer

Summary

Join Salsify, a leading commerce infrastructure company, and be part of a team scaling from $100M to $500M. We help brands, distributors, and retailers globally collaborate to win on the digital shelf. As a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer, you will innovate and improve our products, solve complex problems, and help define product direction. You will work with a talented team, using technologies like Ruby, PostgreSQL, Redis, AWS, and Kubernetes. The role involves building and shipping production-grade software, collaborating with product managers and designers, and sharing expertise. Salsify values clarity, competence, and autonomy, offering a fun and rewarding work environment.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Python, Ruby, Go, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, etc.)
• Experience designing, building, and maintaining scalable and reliable systems in production environments
• Solid understanding of software architecture principles, API design, and distributed systems
• Experience working with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL) and/or NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Redis)
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure) and tools like Docker, Kubernetes, or Terraform
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and agile development practices
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Ability to take ownership of large features from ideation through delivery and maintenance
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with product managers, designers, and stakeholders
• A pragmatic and thoughtful problem solver who values simplicity, clarity, and maintainability in code

Responsibilities

• Build and ship production-grade software using some of the following technologies: Ruby, PostgreSQL, Redis
• AWS
• Kubernetes
• Develop and launch new features that drive customer business value, engagement, and satisfaction, directly contributing to the growth of Salsify's platform
• Work closely with product managers and UX designers to experiment with and implement innovative solutions that solve real customer challenges and unlock new capabilities
• Share your expertise through tech talks and engineering affinity groups, contributing to the evolution of best practices in engineering and influencing strategies across the team
• Be proud of what you work on, learn from your peers and give back to the Salsify community as you contribute to the success of an exciting and fast growing Boston-based company with global customers

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Ruby & Rails, React, GraphQL, Kafka

Benefits

• Health & medical benefits
• PTO
• Equity in the form of stock options