Senior Software Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with a passion for developing high-quality software in a high-growth startup environment where every engineer has outsized impact on the product and company.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver large features and systems end-to-end.
• Establish patterns that make the whole team faster and the codebase more maintainable.
• Drive change proactively — you don't wait for permission or instruction.
• Work side-by-side with product and design from day one — roles blur here, and you'll shape the direction of entire projects.
• Anticipate future complexity and design systems that scale as fast as the threats we're fighting.
• Help us hire — you'll run interviews and help identify great people.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building customer-facing software.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong development experience with modern, strongly-typed programming languages such as Java, C#, TypeScript, or Go.
• Deep understanding of SQL databases, schema design, and optimizing database interactions for performance and scalability.
• Experience with frameworks such as Spring Boot and React/Redux.
• Understands a full stack end-to-end — from tooling to infrastructure to code to frameworks to architecture.
• Experience deploying and operating software in distributed environments (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Demonstrated ability to simplify complex problems and make them approachable to others.
• Expert intuition for cost/benefit analysis of proposed scope — knows where to push back to deliver value with practical engineering time.

What We Offer

• An opportunity to work on a challenging product that will impact millions of people.
• A culture that promotes continuous learning and growth, with access to resources and mentorship to advance your skills and career.
• A supportive, inclusive environment where every team member's contribution is valued.
• Competitive cash compensation and meaningful stock.
• Several medical plans to choose from, most covered at 100% by Adaptive.
• 401k through Vestwell.
• Unlimited PTO, including winter break from Dec 24 - Jan 1.
• A fantastic office atmosphere including coffee, espresso, lounge, snacks, whiteboards, and tons of conference space.
• Rotating choice of 4 free lunch options from local restaurants every day.
• Expense dinner if you’re in the office past 7pm. Expense Uber if you happen to stay past 9pm.

Environment

This role is located in New York City, and requires the candidate to work from our office in New York City five days a week.