Senior Software Engineer (West Coast)

About Fictiv

Since 2013, Fictiv has been building a cloud-based, AI-powered digital manufacturing platform that helps companies go from prototype to production faster than ever. Our platform combines intelligent software with a global network of vetted manufacturing partners—powering innovation across electric vehicles, robotics, and next-gen consumer products.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop highly available, scalable backend services in AWS
• Build and maintain event-driven, asynchronous systems using Node.js
• Create robust APIs (REST / GraphQL) powering customer-facing and internal tools
• Partner closely with product, frontend, and infrastructure teams to ship impactful features
• Contribute to technical design discussions and drive best practices across the team
• Debug production issues and improve system reliability
• Continuously improve code quality through testing, observability, and documentation

Requirements

• 5+ years of backend engineering experience
• Strong skills in Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript
• Experience building systems on AWS (SQS, Lambda, EC2, RDS, etc.)
• Solid understanding of distributed systems and event-driven architectures
• Experience designing and maintaining REST or GraphQL APIs
• Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases
• Commitment to writing unit and integration tests
• Knowledge of system design, caching, and security best practices (OWASP Top 10)

Qualifications

• Must be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (green card holder)

Skills

• Experience with high-scale or business-critical systems

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Flexible work environment (West Coast friendly)
• Minimal travel (0–10%)

Pay

$160,000 – $200,000 per year, depending on experience

Schedule

Remote