Senior Software Engineer
nxt levelWest New York (NJ)
Senior Software Engineer
Posted 11 days ago
nxt levelWest New York (NJ)
SENIORITY
Lead
About the role
Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer
Location: New York City
Work Style: Hybrid
Employment Type:
Full-time
Focus: Full-Stack Engineering, Product Engineering, Security & Compliance SaaSAbout Our ClientOur client is a fast-growing cybersecurity compliance company helping businesses achieve, manage, and maintain critical security and compliance standards. Their platform supports thousands of companies around the world by simplifying complex compliance workflows and giving teams the tools they need to stay secure, audit-ready, and focused on their core business. The company is backed by leading venture investors and has been recognized by major business and technology publications for its impact on the future of security and compliance software.
About the Role:
Our client is hiring aSenior Full-Stack Software Engineerto join a highly collaborative product engineering team in New York City. This is a high-ownership role for an engineer who enjoys building customer-facing products, solving complex technical problems, and working closely with product, design, and engineering stakeholders. The right person will be comfortable owning features end-to-end, contributing across the frontend and backend, mentoring other engineers, and stepping into product thinking when needed to make sure the team ships high-quality solutions.
What You’ll Do:
- Build full-stack product features that improve user experience, reliability, and customer value
- Work closely with product management, design, and engineering stakeholders
- Own features from planning and architecture through development, deployment, iteration, and optimization
- Solve complex technical challenges across frontend, backend, data, and product workflows
- Maintain a high quality bar in a fast-paced, iterative engineering environment
- Step into product management-style responsibilities when needed to clarify scope and drive execution
- Participate in code reviews, technical planning, performance optimization, and deployment processes
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and help raise the engineering bar across the team
- Build user-centric solutions for customers managing security and compliance workflows
What We’re Looking For:
- 5+ years of professional software development experience
- Strong full-stack engineering experience across frontend and backend systems
- Proficiency with HTML, CSS, TypeScript, and a modern backend language such as Ruby, Python, or JavaScriptStrong understanding of computer science fundamentals and software engineering principles
- Experience building customer-facing SaaS products
- Strong product instincts and a desire to understand customer impact
- Ability to own work from concept through deployment
- Adaptability in a fast-paced environment where priorities may shift quickly
- Strong communication skills and comfort collaborating across product, design, and engineering
- A craftsmanship mindset with a desire to keep improving technically
- Preferred Experience
- Experience with Rails, PostgreSQL, or Elasticsearch
- Prior startup experience as a founder, early employee, or high-ownership builder
- Experience in cybersecurity, compliance, GRC, audit, risk, or enterprise SaaSExperience mentoring junior or intermediate engineers
- Comfort working in hybrid, highly collaborative team environments
- Why This Opportunity
- Join a fast-growing cybersecurity compliance company with strong market traction
- Build software used by thousands of businesses to manage security and compliance
- Work on meaningful product problems across trust, risk, audit readiness, and enterprise workflows
- Own full-stack features with real customer impact
- Collaborate closely with product, design, and engineering leaders
- Mentor other engineers and help shape team culture
- Join a venture-backed company with strong growth potential and meaningful career upside
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