Senior Backend Software Engineer at MainStreet

Senior Backend Software Engineer

• Remote Position
• Engineering
• Full Time

The problem

Every year, billions of dollars are set aside by your local, state, and federal representatives to make it easier for anybody to build a small business and turn their dream into reality. But while governments might be great at governing, they’re terrible at marketing. These billions sit unclaimed, waiting for founders to discover them. We want to fix that, and we need your help.

The opportunity

MainStreet is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help us build out our backend systems and infrastructure. You’ll have an opportunity to contribute to the core plumbing that powers MainStreet’s product suite. You’ll be responsible for building complex systems like our payroll and HR data ingestion pipeline as well as our billing and payments systems.

What you’ll do

• Help define the future of and contribute directly to MainStreet’s core product platform and infrastructure
• Create clean abstractions for performant services that will be used by MainStreet’s feature teams
• Build the next generation of MainStreet’s data ingestion and billing infrastructure
• Borrow from your experience to help us up-level our team’s technology and processes as we scale and iterate rapidly
• Be a steward of core security and design principles

What we’re looking for

• 5+ years experience building and maintaining production software in a back end focused or generalist role
• Someone who can own and drive technical decisions with a grounding in solving problems for our customers and business
• Ability to flex into front end development when necessary for the needs of the business
• Experience coaching and mentoring junior developers
• Someone that thrives in a highly collaborative and fast paced environment
• Experience operating cross functionally with Engineering, Product, and Design teams.
• A willingness to learn on the job and take on tasks as needed
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work independently and communicate over the phone and with video chat software, such as Zoom
• Bonus if you have FinTech domain experience, familiarity with billing and payments systems, or direct experience with Node, TypeScript, and Google Cloud Infrastructure.

About MainStreet

What we do

At MainStreet, we’re building a platform that automatically qualifies companies for hundreds of local, state, and federal tax programs and wins them back what they’re owed in minutes, versus the dozens of hours it would otherwise take. The average company gets ~$51,000. We’re backed by top-tier investors, including the founder of Product Hunt, Gradient, a Google Venture Fund, Shrug Capital, execs at Google and Facebook, and Ron Conway’s fund, SV Angel.

How we think about diversity

We try to make sure the diversity of our customers is reflected in the team that serves them. Because when we include people of all races, genders, sexual orientations, ages, and identities — we end up building a better experience for everyone who uses MainStreet.

We know we need to be intentional in our hiring practices in order to overcome systemic biases we may be blind to. So, if your lived experience has given you a unique perspective on business, startups, or any other aspect of our business – even if you don’t meet all the requirements – let us know, and we’ll make sure your application gets the attention it deserves.