Software Engineer

ID72455

AgileEngine is an Inc. 5000 company that creates award-winning software for Fortune 500 brands and trailblazing startups across 17+ industries. We rank among the leaders in areas like application development and AI/ML, and our people-first culture has earned us multiple Best Place to Work awards.

Why join us

If you're looking for a place to grow, make an impact, and work with people who care, we'd love to meet you! :)

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to design and build scalable middleware services powering digital ordering, payments, loyalty, and third-party integrations across a major consumer platform. You will develop serverless applications using AWS Lambda and API Gateway, build Node.js/TypeScript microservices, design event-driven architectures with SQS/SNS, and implement infrastructure as code with Terraform. The role includes active use of AI-assisted development tools as a core part of the daily engineering workflow.

What you will do

• Develop serverless applications using AWS Lambda and API Gateway;

• Build and maintain Node.js/TypeScript microservices;

• Design event-driven architectures using SQS/SNS;

• Build infrastructure as code using Terraform;

• Leverage AI-assisted development tools (GitHub Copilot, Claude, and similar) as a core part of daily engineering work - from code generation and refactoring to test coverage and documentation. Champion AI tooling adoption across the team;

• Create integrations with delivery providers and payment platforms;

• Collaborate with business stakeholders and product teams to understand functional and technical requirements; translate those into scalable, maintainable architecture and implementation plans;

• Conduct constructive code reviews and provide technical design guidance to peers and junior engineers, raising the overall quality and consistency of team output;

• Enforce data governance, security policies, and compliance standards throughout the software development lifecycle;

• Implement secure authentication and identity flows using Amazon Cognito.

Must haves

• 4+ years of backend development experience;

• Demonstrated experience building and operating RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs at scale;

• Strong proficiency in one or more of: JavaScript/TypeScript (Node.js, Java, or C#);

• Experience with serverless architectures on AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, SQS/SNS);

• Demonstrated experience building and operating RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs at scale;

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and source control workflows (Git, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps);

• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform or CloudFormation);

• Solid understanding of integration patterns: event-driven architecture, webhooks, async messaging, and pub/sub;

• Experience integrating with third-party platforms and vendor APIs (e.g., delivery aggregators, POS systems, loyalty platforms, or similar ecosystem partners);

• Ability to translate ambiguous business requirements into clear technical specifications;

• Collaborative mindset with a willingness to give and receive candid code review feedback;

• Strong debugging, root-cause analysis, and production incident management skills.

• Upper-intermediate English level.

Nice to haves

• DoorDash, Uber Eats, or similar delivery integrations;

• Payment platform integrations;

• Restaurant, retail, or QSR experience;

• Amazon Cognito expertise;

• Experience with multi-region AWS deployments and global traffic management (Akamai, CloudFront);

• Familiarity with identity and authentication patterns: OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, AWS Cognito;

• Hands-on experience with observability platforms (Dynatrace, Datadog, CloudWatch);

• Experience prompting, fine-tuning, or orchestrating LLMs/AI agents as part of a software delivery workflow;

• Experience in QSR, retail, or e-commerce domains;

• AWS Certified Developer - Associate or higher;

• Exposure to React Native or cross-platform mobile app integration patterns.

The benefits of joining us

• Professional growth: Accelerate your professional journey with mentorship, TechTalks, and personalized growth roadmaps

• Competitive compensation: We match your ever-growing skills, talent, and contributions with competitive USD-based compensation and budgets for education, fitness, and team activities

• A selection of exciting projects: Join projects with modern solutions development and top-tier clients that include Fortune 500 enterprises and leading product brands

• Flextime: Tailor your schedule for an optimal work-life balance, by having the options of working from home and going to the office - whatever makes you the happiest and most productive.

Meet Our Recruitment Process

Asynchronous stage - An automated, self-paced track that helps us move faster and give you quicker feedback:

• Short online form to confirm basic requirements

• 30-60 minute skills assessment via Codility - a platform founded in Poland that helps us provide quicker feedback and streamline this stage of the process.

• 5-minute introduction video

Synchronous stage - Live interviews

• Technical interview with our engineering team (scheduled at your convenience)

• Final interview with your future teammates

If it's a match - you'll get an offer!