Senior Software Engineer

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Missouri
Workplace: RemoteFull timeUSD 151,068 - 188,835 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 3-5 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Problem-solving","Collaboration","Technical leadership","Code review"]

Build and ship backend services and internal web applications for the Item Domain within Sales & Retail, powering item creation, enrichment, configuration, listing, and merchandising workflows. Work hands-on and influence technical direction for systems critical to the item lifecycle, partnering with product, design, and engineering leadership. Develop across a modern stack (JVM and more) with strong emphasis on reliability, security, testing, observability, and production deployment.

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Senior Software Engineer

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Job Summary

Build and ship backend services and internal web applications for the Item Domain within Sales & Retail, powering item creation, enrichment, configuration, listing, and merchandising workflows. Work hands-on and influence technical direction for systems critical to the item lifecycle, partnering with product, design, and engineering leadership. Develop across a modern stack (JVM and more) with strong emphasis on reliability, security, testing, observability, and production deployment.
Location: Missouri
Workplace: Remote
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, build, and ship backend services and internal tooling for item creation, enrichment, configuration, listing, and merchandising workflows.
  • •Develop high-quality, performant, secure, and testable code; handle data in accordance with company policy.
  • •Own medium-to-large features or services end to end, from implementation through enabling teammates to operate and extend what you ship.
  • •Influence architecture, standards, and delivery for systems owned by the team; participate in code reviews and pairing.
  • •Improve reliability and maintainability using metrics, incidents, and stronger observability; deploy user- and operator-facing code responsibly.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 151,068 - 188,835 annually
Perks:Equity401kHealth InsuranceDentalVisionParental LeavePaid HolidaysPaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •3-5+ years of software engineering experience building production-ready backend systems and web applications with reliability and security in mind.
  • •Experience building production-ready web applications and backend systems; observability-minded delivery and a strong testing practice mindset.
  • •Ability to clarify incomplete requirements and communicate effectively with product, stakeholders, and engineering peers.
  • •Experience influencing technical direction (architecture, standards, delivery), not just executing predefined tasks.
  • •Experience with Java/Kotlin or other listed languages/frameworks and event-based architectures with Kafka, plus GraphQL or comparable APIs; familiarity with Git/REST APIs/version control and remote deployment tools.
Experience:3-5 yearsE-commerceLuxury retailMarketplace platforms
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationProblem-solvingCollaborationTechnical leadershipCode review
Tech Stack:JavaKotlinElixirRubyReactTypeScriptGraphQLKafkaAWSLambdaPostgreSQLDynamoDBNext.jsHTMLCSSREST APIsGitEvent-based architecturesMicroservicesLLMs

Company Brief

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Operates an online luxury consignment marketplace for buying and selling authenticated pre-owned designer fashion, jewelry, watches, and home goods. It combines e-commerce with authentication, pricing, and logistics services for sellers and shoppers.
Industry: Online Marketplaces
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Revenue: USD 100M to 250M
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2011
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