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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Software Engineer - **Company:** Justworks, Inc. - **Location:** New York, NY, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $131,000.0 - $169,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Bioinformatics, Cloud Computing, Computer Programming, Databases, Continuous Delivery, Elasticsearch, Fault Tolerance, Python (Programming Language), Memcached, MySQL, Node.Js, Ruby on Rails, Redis, Ruby, Standard Sql, Requirements Management, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Datadog, Circleci, Scripting, Git, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Terraform, Docker, Golang - **Published:** July 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/software-engineer-new-york-ny--25e17b05-da24-452d-be9d-f69a3d782903 ## About the Role You are self-driven and like to work with others to remove roadblocks. You are curious, and love to explore and learn new technologies. You have demonstrated the ability to build, deploy and maintain large-scale, complex applications. You care more about solutions and impacting the customer experience than using a particular tool or framework., Good judgment - the exercise of critical thinking, analyzing and assessing problems and implications, identifying patterns, making connections of underlying issues, understanding risks and developing mitigation strategies, and taking ownership of the outcome. Resourcefulness - taking a can-do approach, even in the face of obstacles and constraints by assessing what's in front of you and effectively and efficiently optimizing what you have, whether it's working on something new or thinking about how to do something better. Teamwork and communication - putting our collective best together through documentation, collaboration, relationship-building, listening, empathy, recruiting, and evangelism.Influence and leadership - fostering a community of knowledge-sharing, collaboration, mentorship, and forward-thinking. Skills and knowledge - the capacity to actively learn and apply specific domain knowledge, know-how, and best practices to continually enhance and improve. In addition, all Justworkers focus on aligning their behaviors to our core values known as COGIS. It stands for: * Camaraderie - Day to day you can be seen working together toward a higher purpose. You like to have fun. You're an active listener, treat people respectfully, and have a strong desire to know and help others. * Openness - Your default is to be open. You're willing to share information, understand other perspectives, and consider new possibilities. You're curious, ask open questions, and are receptive to thoughts and feedback from others. * Grit - You demonstrate grit by having the courage to commit and persevere. You're committed, earnest, and dive in to get the job done well with a positive attitude. * Integrity - Simply put, do what you say and say what you'll do. You're honest and forthright, have a strong moral compass, and strive to match your words with your actions while leading by example. * Simplicity - Be like Einstein: "Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.", * Minimum 3 years of professional development experience * Proficiency in server-side languages like Python, Java, Node.js, or Ruby (Go experience is a plus) * Solid SQL skills and understanding of database fundamentals * Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS (basic deployment and monitoring) * Interest in helping junior developers and contributing to team knowledge sharing * Experience collaborating with designers and product managers on feature development Technologies Used * Golang, Ruby on Rails, Javascript, MySQL, Kafka, AWS, Git, Memcache, Redis, ElasticSearch, Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes, CircleCI, DataDog The base wage range for this position based in our New York City Office is targeted at $131,000- $169,000 per year. #LI-AJ #LI-Hybrid Actual compensation is based on multiple factors that are unique to each candidate, including and not limited to skill set, level of relevant experience, and specific work location. Salary ranges for positions based in other locations may differ based on the cost of labor in that location., Amazon Web Services (AWS), Best Practices, Cloud Computing, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Cross-Functional, Customer Experience, Customer Relations, Diversity, Documentation, Entrepreneurship, Evangelism, Genetics, Go Programming Language (Golang), Human Resources, Java, Leadership, Mentoring, Node.js, Performance Management, Philosophy, Problem Solving Skills, Product Design, Project Estimates, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Requirements Management, Risk Management, Ruby, SQL (Structured Query Language), Server Programming/Applications, Software Engineering, Startup, Strategic Planning, Team Player, Technical Leadership ## Description Your Success ProfileWhat You Will Work On * Independently own larged-scoped projects from initial discovery through launch with a focus on outcomes and customer impact * Collaborate with a cross functional team to find solutions to customer challenges * Improve the performance, reliability, and scalability of our existing systems * Promote engineering excellence through technical leadership, knowledge-sharing and mentorship * Add capabilities to our high-volume, fault-tolerant processing infrastructure * Enhance our testing, monitoring and continuous deployment infrastructure * Keep extremely sensitive data compartmentalized and secure, Justworks is committed to maintaining a workplace where diversity of identity, culture, and life experience is the norm and is celebrated authentically and respected consistently. Diversity in our work, our people, and our product drives creativity and innovation, entrepreneurial leadership and integrity, competitiveness, and collaboration throughout our business and in the market. We depend on our differences to make our team stronger, our workplace more dynamic, and our product accessible to all of our customers. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer open to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or familial status, disability, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. Justworks is fully dedicated to providing necessary support to candidates with disabilities who may require reasonable accommodations. We also provide reasonable accommodations to employees based on their sincerely held religious beliefs, as well as for other covered reasons consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. If you're in need of a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at accommodations@justworks.com . Your comfort and success matter to us, and we're here to ensure an inclusive experience. 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