Software Engineer (Full Stack)

Role & Responsibilities

• work with peers in Product, QA, and other Engineering departments;
• coach and mentor team members;
• cautiously drive adoption of new technologies and processes;
• preserve our engineering values of quality, scalability, and maintainability;
• “see around corners” — identify blind spots and prioritize work across teams;
• work with international teams to ensure successful product development and delivery; and
• own the overall architecture and systems engineering for your products.

Ideal Candidate

• exceptional communication and organizational skills;
• experience recruiting for and building software engineering teams;
• the ability to inspire and motivate team members;
• a strong technical background in software engineering and architecture, and experience with modern programming languages and frameworks;
• 6+ years of software development experience; and
• 4+ years of experience managing software teams (as a Team Lead or a Manager) or similar experience as an individual contributor.

About Us

HighLevel is an AI powered, all-in-one white-label sales & marketing platform that empowers agencies, entrepreneurs, and businesses to elevate their digital presence and drive growth. We are proud to support a global and growing community of over 2 million businesses, comprised of agencies, consultants, and businesses of all sizes and industries. HighLevel empowers users with all the tools needed to capture, nurture, and close new leads into repeat customers. As of mid 2025, HighLevel processes over 15 billion API hits and handles more than 2.5 billion message events every day. Our platform manages over 470 terabytes of data distributed across five databases, operates with a network of over 250 microservices, and supports over 1 million domain names.

About the Role

• We’re looking for a Lead Software Engineer with deep expertise in Node.js, MongoDB, and modern frontend frameworks, along with a bold vision for how AI-assisted development can accelerate engineering workflows.
• You’ll join our Snapshots Team, the engine behind how agencies and SaaS creators templatise and clone complete automation systems—workflows, funnels, forms, calendars, settings, and more—instantly across thousands of client accounts.
• Snapshots are now being cloned to over 200,000+ businesses every month, driving rapid onboarding and platform extensibility. The system saves businesses countless hours by replicating complex structures and business processes seamlessly across accounts, making automation scalable, repeatable, and fast.
• Under the hood, Snapshots tackles engineering challenges like asset graph traversal, dependency resolution, real-time syncing across multi-tenant environments, and copying gigabytes of data across accounts—all while managing CPU and memory intensive operations at scale.
• As a Lead Engineer, you’ll own architectural decisions and solve deep product-platform problems around high-performance snapshot cloning, rollback systems, and version management. You’ll collaborate across product, infra, and platform teams while mentoring engineers and driving the long-term roadmap for one of HighLevel’s most strategic surface areas. If you enjoy building technically rigorous systems that scale, this team is where your work will have immediate and visible impact.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of scalable, high-performance systems to improve reliability, latency, and throughput across time-sensitive APIs and workflows
• Own features end-to-end — from architecture and implementation to testing, deployment, and ongoing optimization.
• Work hands-on with technologies like NestJS, Firestore, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Redis, Queuing Systems and Service Mesh-based microservices.
• Drive technical direction across both product features and platform layers to ensure stability, scalability, and maintainability.Integrate and optimize AI-assisted development tools, improving developer productivity while ensuring accuracy and minimizing hallucinations.
• Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and AI teams to deliver impactful, user-facing features and backend systems.Mentor and support other engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence, learning, and ownership.Proactively identify and solve performance bottlenecks, scalability challenges, and security concerns in a multi-tenant environment.

Requirements

• 6+ years of backend engineering experience, including designing fault-tolerant systems and working on high-scale platforms.Deep expertise in distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and asynchronous job processing
• Strong experience with relational and NoSQL data models (especially with complex temporal data)
• Experience with modern front-end frameworks (e.g., React, Vue, Angular) and building full-stack web applications.Proven track record of architecting complex systems and delivering scalable, high-performance web apps in production.
• Strong understanding of software design patterns, API design, and microservices architecture in a multi-tenant environment.
• Skilled in guiding technical architecture, making high-impact engineering decisions, and mentoring fellow engineers.Experience with code quality practices, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and dev tooling optimization.Excellent problem-solving skills, with clear and collaborative communication across cross-functional teams.

Our People

With over 1,500 team members across 15+ countries, we operate in a global, remote-first environment. We are building more than software; we are building a global community rooted in creativity, collaboration, and impact. We take pride in cultivating a culture where innovation thrives, ideas are celebrated, and people come first, no matter where they call home.

Our Impact

As of mid 2025, our platform powers over 1.5 billion messages, helps generate over 200 million leads, and facilitates over 20 million conversations for the more than 2 million businesses we serve each month. Behind those numbers are real people growing their companies, connecting with customers, and making their mark - and we get to help make that happen.

Job Overview: We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Node.js Developer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in developing scalable, high-performance backend applications using Node.js and related technologies. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deploy robust solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

· Develop, maintain, and optimize server-side applications using VueJs, Node.js and Express.js.

· Design and implement scalable RESTful APIs and GraphQL APIs.

· Work with databases such as MongoDB, PostgreSQL, or MySQL.

· Ensure the security, performance, and responsiveness of applications.

· Collaborate with front-end developers, UX designers, and product managers.

· Implement automated testing and continuous integration.

· Debug and optimize existing code for performance improvements.

·  Stay updated with the latest trends and best practices in Node.js development.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

· 5+ years of experience in backend development using Node.js.

· Proficiency in JavaScript & TypeScript.

· Strong knowledge of Express.js, Nest.js, or similar frameworks.

· Experience with microservices architecture and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

· Expertise in database technologies such as MongoDB, PostgreSQL, or MySQL.

· Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.

· Experience with authentication and security best practices (JWT, OAuth, etc.).

· Strong debugging and performance optimization skills.

·  Ability to work in an agile environment and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

· Experience with message queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka, etc.).

· Knowledge of DevOps practices and infrastructure as code (Terraform, Ansible).

· Familiarity with front-end technologies such as VueJs or React.

· Contributions to open-source projects or a strong GitHub portfolio.

Roles and Responsibilities 

1) Understand client requirements and functionalities. 

2) Write well-designed, testable, efficient code. 

3) Responsible for solving complex technical issues. 

4) Ensure quality projects are delivered within defined timelines. 

5) Active involvement in client communication to understand functional requirements. 

6) Maintain high standards of quality for code, documentation and other deliverables. 

Required Skills 

1) Good experience in Angular/React

2) Hand on Node.JS./Express JS 

3) Database : MYSQL/MongoDB 

4) Experience in Java Script, Typescript. 

5)Good experience in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, Jquery 

6) Experience working in an Agile environment. 

7) Good communication skills.

Qualifications for Ruby

Time Zone EST Overlap of 3-4 hours/day

• Proficient in Ruby, and one of the Javascript UI frameworks like React, Ember, Angular, etc.
• Experience working with MySQL, BigQuery, and Snowflake.
• Experience in UI frameworks like React, Ember, Angular, etc.
• Experience building and deploying applications in an Amazon Web Services (AWS) ecosystem. 
• 5+ years of software engineering experience developing scalable production software incorporating testing, evaluation, and monitoring.
• Full-stack development experience
• Strong knowledge of CS fundamentals and code organization best practices
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• Built systems that make use of complex job queues and offline processing
• Experience with Docker/ECS/AWS
• Experience with testing and writing test cases
• Experience with Jest, Enzyme, and RSpec