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# Sr. Software Engineer - Workflows

- **Company:** The Standard
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $160,000.0 - $250,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Airflow, Amazon Web Services, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Redis, Software Engineering, Workflow Management Systems, Spring Cloud, Large Language Models, Multi-Agent Systems, Backend, Event Driven Architecture, Build Management, Kubernetes, Integration Frameworks, Apache Kafka, Golang
- **Published:** July 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=11b171953f10c457

## About the Role

* 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
 * Strong backend development skills in Go, Python, Java, or a similar language.
 * Experience designing distributed systems, APIs, and cloud-native applications.
 * Strong understanding of asynchronous processing and event-driven architectures.
 * Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative startup environment.

Nice to Have

Experience with technologies such as:

 * Workflow orchestration platforms (Temporal, Cadence, Camunda, Argo, Airflow, Dagster, or similar)
 * Kubernetes and AWS
 * PostgreSQL, Kafka, or Redis
 * AI/LLM applications or agentic systems
 * Enterprise automation or integration platforms

## Description

We're looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Workflows team.

You'll build the platform that powers workflow automation across our product-from employee onboarding and access requests to incident response, approvals, and infrastructure operations. Working closely with Product and Design, you'll help create a flexible workflow engine that enables customers to automate complex business processes while integrating AI where it adds meaningful value.

This is a highly collaborative, hands-on backend engineering role with significant ownership and technical influence.

What You'll Do

 * Design and build scalable backend services that power workflow execution and orchestration.
 * Develop reusable workflow components and APIs used across the platform.
 * Build reliable, event-driven systems that coordinate long-running business processes.
 * Partner with Product and Design to deliver intuitive workflow experiences.
 * Help define engineering best practices around scalability, reliability, and observability.


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