About Betterworks

Betterworks' mission is to build solutions that motivate and delight employees. We are working with some of the world’s leading companies to disrupt the talent management space with next-generation talent and performance management solutions. Betterworks is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff Software Engineer specializing in Backend development to play a critical role in evolving our cutting-edge SaaS platform. This role will be instrumental in shaping the technical direction and scalability of our backend services for our App-Platform team.

What You’ll Be Doing

As a Staff Platform Software Engineer at Betterworks, you'll have a significant impact, collaborating closely with design, engineering, and product teams to build a world-class product. We're looking for someone who possesses deep backend expertise, a passion for crafting robust and scalable systems, and the ability to contribute to a high-performing team.

• Design, develop, and enhance core features of our complex enterprise performance management SaaS platform, focusing on robust and scalable backend services.

• Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code for backend systems.

• Architect and implement robust and scalable backend solutions, considering performance, security, and data integrity.

• Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, QA engineers, and other stakeholders to translate requirements into detailed technical specifications.

• Lead and participate in code reviews, ensuring high coding standards and best practices.

• Proactively identify and troubleshoot performance bottlenecks and bugs within backend systems, ensuring optimal application performance and reliability.

• Contribute to the evolution of our backend architecture, exploring and evaluating new technologies and approaches.

• Champion best practices in backend development, including testing, documentation, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and deployment processes.

• Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and supportive team environment.

• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and trends in backend development, sharing your knowledge with the team.

What’ll Help You Be Successful

• You bring the kind of interpersonal skills that make teams thrive.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

• 10+ years of professional experience in backend software development.

• HR/Performance management experience would be highly valued.

• Expertise in backend languages like Node.js, Python, or Go, and experience building complex, scalable microservice-based backend systems using event-driven architecture.

• Proven experience with backend frameworks and technologies (NestJS, Express, Django, relational and NoSQL databases).

• Strong understanding of backend architecture patterns and best practices for building scalable and maintainable applications (Microservices, Integrations, Observability).

• Solid understanding of RESTful API design and implementation, including AuthN/AuthZ.

• Proficiency in writing unit, integration, and end-to-end tests for backend applications.

• Familiarity with message queues and asynchronous processing, EDA (Kafka, RabbitMQ).

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and containerization technologies for backend deployments.

• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and best practices for backend deployment.

• Experience with AWS, especially services relevant to backend operations.

• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, Agile environment.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

• Experience using AI-powered development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to enhance productivity and code quality is a plus.

• Experience or interest in working on Generative AI-related projects is a plus.

• Familiarity with frontend systems and frameworks (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, Vue.js, Angular, React) is a great plus.

What We All Do

All employees share the responsibility of being aware of information security risks and adhering to information security policies and procedures.

All employees are required to participate in information security awareness and training programs.

All employees are responsible for handling data in accordance with data classification and handling guidelines. Employees should be aware of the sensitivity of the data they interact with and follow appropriate security measures.

All employees are responsible for reporting information security incidents in accordance with information security policies and procedures.

What Makes Betterworks Unique

At Betterworks, we prioritize our people. In that spirit, we’ve put together a great benefits program to support our employees’ health and wellness that includes the following:

» Leadership: CEO Doug Dennerline is truly a mission-driven leader. He has been a sales leader for over 25 years and has a direct impact on the work people do every day.

» Funding: $129 million, Serious B with top tier investors, including Kleiners Perkins, Emergence Capital, and 8VC.

» Board of Directors: Includes iconic executive John Doerr (introduced OKRs to Google), Bruce Felt (Founder of Renaissance Software and a servant leader to various private and public companies), Amy Cappellanti-Wolf (Board Member, Advisor, and Chief People Officer), Bing Gordon (Technology Venture Capitalist and history of serving on several high-profile Boards of Directors including Amazon, Duolingo and Zynga) and Jason Green (Founder Emergence Capital and Greenbridge Foundation).

» Perks: 100% paid Medical/Vision/Dental for employees, Flexible time off, Parental Paid Leave policy, monthly internet stipend, flex days, and more.

» Product: Selected by Lighthouse Research & Advisory and UNLEASH America, Betterworks has officially been named a 2025 HR Tech Award winner for Best Comprehensive Talent Management Solution. Also, Betterworks wins Newsweek's AI Impact Award for Best Outcomes in HR, 2025.

» Mission Driven: Our mission is to provide the expertise and technology that companies need to inspire, develop, and activate their workforce to meet today’s goals and be ready for tomorrow’s challenges.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are committed to an inclusive and diverse BetterWorks. We believe that different perspectives lead to better ideas, and better ideas allow us to understand better the needs and interests of our diverse, global BetterWorks Community. We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives and are an equal-opportunity employer.