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Lokalise · 2 months ago

Senior Backend Software Engineer (Integrations)

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level

7+ years exp

Lokalise is an AI-powered translation and localization platform that helps businesses expand into new markets. They are seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer to lead the design and development of their integrations platform, ensuring seamless data flow and improving customer workflows.

Cloud InfrastructureCollaborationDeveloper APIsInformation ServicesInformation TechnologySaaSSoftwareTranslation Service

No H1B

Responsibilities

Architect and Own: Lead the design, development, and long-term ownership of our core integrations platform and services, making pragmatic trade-offs between velocity and long-term maintainability

Think Holistically: Go beyond the code to deeply understand customer workflows and business impact. Ground every technical decision in a clear 'why' that connects your work to the value we deliver

Build the System: Champion and implement practices that improve our entire development lifecycle. You'll help us build frictionless, automated pathways to production and use data (like DORA metrics) to measurably improve our delivery performance

Elevate the Team: Act as a force multiplier. Through thoughtful code reviews, mentorship, and knowledge sharing, you will actively raise the skill level of the engineers around you. You'll contribute to a culture where we are all proud of how we build

Lead in AI-Powered Development: Pioneer and evangelize the use of AI development tools within the team. You won’t just use these tools; you will actively discover and share workflows that accelerate our entire organization

Qualification

Node.jsIntegrations expertiseAPI best practicesAI development toolsMessage queuesRelational databasesCloud servicesLeadershipProblem-solvingCommunication skills

Required

7+ years of experience building and operating complex, business-critical backend systems

Deep expertise in Node.js

Comfortable contributing across a diverse stack, including PHP

Proven track record of working in the integrations space

Understanding of patterns such as webhooks, polling, message queues, event-driven architectures

Knowledge of API versioning and principles of building a scalable, multi-tenant integrations platform

Strong understanding of modern backend building blocks: API best practices, message queues (RabbitMQ, SNS/SQS or similar), relational data stores (PostgreSQL or similar), and cloud services (AWS or similar)

Demonstrated history of making sound technical judgments through research, prototyping, and fostering clear, written debate via technical design documents

Ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies and comfortable context-switching between different parts of a complex system

Belief that testing, observability, and operational excellence are core to the engineering craft

Demonstrated mastery of AI-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, …)

Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills