8am · 9 hours ago
Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$130K/yr - $190K/yr
7+ years exp8am is a company focused on building SaaS products that enhance professional workflows. They are seeking a Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer to design, build, and scale technology solutions that improve user experiences and support multiple product initiatives.
Financial ServicesFinTechLegal TechPayments
Responsibilities
Design and implement scalable web applications using modern frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, React, Node/NestJS, and NextJS
Modernize existing applications to enhance user experience, performance, and long-term maintainability
Utilize, contribute to, and evolve reusable UI component libraries
Work closely with UX partners to design and ship intuitive, high-quality user experiences
Contribute to core platform capabilities that support multiple products (e.g., identity, authentication, APIs, shared services)
Help define and evolve backend architectures that enable scalability, reliability, and sustainable growth
Proactively identify and implement improvements to application performance, scalability, and maintainability
Design, build, and maintain backend services and RESTful APIs
Build or contribute to iOS and Android mobile applications using Expo / React Native, as applicable
Evaluate and implement AI-powered features where they create meaningful customer and business value
Stay current with emerging technologies and apply them thoughtfully to real-world problems
Partner with product managers to assess trade-offs, identify risks, and align technical solutions with business goals
Collaborate with engineers, designers, QA, DevOps, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver outcomes—not just features
Support software deployments through debugging, troubleshooting, and coordination with DevOps and QA teams
Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, grooming, and retrospectives
Mentor and coach other engineers, sharing best practices and helping raise the technical bar across the team
Provide technical expertise in software architecture, design patterns, and maintainable system design
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
7+ years of experience designing, building, and debugging large-scale, cloud-based applications (with flexibility for deeper senior-level experience)
Experience building production-grade applications with React, including reusable components, complex state management, and performance optimization, with comfort contributing across the full stack
Professional experience building and maintaining backend services using Ruby on Rails (or deep experience with a comparable MVC framework)
Solid understanding of SOLID principles, software design patterns, and scalable architecture
Proficiency in SQL and experience working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL or MySQL
Experience working in Agile / Lean product development environments (Scrum, Kanban)
Comfortable leveraging AI tools and technologies to improve workflows, productivity, or product capabilities
Excellent communication, collaboration, and documentation skills
Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to improve workflows, enhance decision-making, or drive innovation
Preferred
Experience designing and building distributed systems or shared platform services
Familiarity with authentication and authorization standards (OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML)
Experience with asynchronous messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, AWS SQS)
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Google Cloud Platform
Experience with NodeJS, NextJS, and modern frontend technologies (Bootstrap, Tailwind)
Experience building mobile applications using Expo / React Native
Experience deploying applications with Docker and Kubernetes
Background building scalable SaaS products
Benefits
Health Insurance Coverage: We offer our 8Team a variety of medical, dental, and vision plans, designed to fit your needs, including a 100% company-paid HDHP plan for employees.
Financial perks: We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including annual bonuses, equity options and 401(k) or RRSP if in Canada, with a company match for all team members.
Time for what matters: Flexible Time Off, paid holidays, and a parental leave program for our new parents.
Wellness: Wellness stipends, mental health support, and one-on-one nutrition coaching.
Learning and Development: Continuous learning through 8am.edu, leadership programs, professional development funds, and individually focused talent development.
Giving back to the communities around us: Participate in our charitable matching gift program, paid time off for volunteer service, and company-sponsored volunteer events (both local and virtually).
Engagement: Virtual and in-person team-building events, quarterly award recognition through our Rise & Shine Award of Excellence Program, and our peer-to-peer appreciation platform.
Company
8am
8am helps legal, accounting, and client-focused professionals simplify operations, ensure compliance, and fuel growth.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Genstar CapitalGreat Hill Partners
2024-07-17Private Equity
2020-02-25Acquired
2015-09-30Private Equity
Leadership Team
Dru Armstrong
CEO
Bryan Thompson
Chief Technology Officer
Recent News
2026-01-07
2026-01-06
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