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# Senior Software Engineer (L3)

- **Company:** The Ladders
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $132,640.0 - $165,800.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Code Review, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Distributed Systems, Amazon DynamoDB, NoSQL, Redis, Software Tools, SQL Databases, Data Processing, Cloud Platform System, Apache Spark, Reliability of Systems, Kubernetes, Apache Kafka, Terraform, Serverless Computing, Legacy Systems, Microservices
- **Published:** August 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/redirect/pg2lg3kmc6

## About the Role

* 5+ years of experience designing and developing highly available, high-scale, secure, mission-critical cloud-native enterprise distributed systems
 * Strong proficiency in Java or Go, with solid knowledge of AWS ecosystems, including Lambda, EKS, DynamoDB, and Kafka
 * Hands-on experience with cloud-native infrastructure, microservices patterns, and building highly resilient systems
 * Practical experience using AI tools such as Copilot, Claude, or Cursor to accelerate software delivery
 * Experience building and maintaining high-volume public-facing APIs with a focus on developer experience
 * Experience with high-throughput data processing and storage solutions, including SQL/NoSQL, Redis, Kafka, or Spark
 * Familiarity with Kubernetes, Terraform, and modern CI/CD paradigms
 * Demonstrated ability to influence technical decisions within a team through strong communication and technical credibility

## Description

This role will help shape core platform capabilities, modernize legacy systems, and strengthen the reliability, scalability, and security of mission-critical cloud-native services. The engineer will collaborate closely with Product Managers and cross-functional partners to translate customer and regulatory needs into practical technical solutions. It is also a hands-on role with meaningful ownership across design, execution, on-call support, and technical mentorship., * Contribute to the technical design and roadmap for core platform components, including authoring technical specifications and driving execution to modernize legacy systems into scalable cloud-native microservices

 * Leverage AI coding assistants to automate boilerplate, generate comprehensive test suites, and rapidly prototype solutions
 * Drive technical excellence and end-to-end component ownership within the team, balancing rapid feature delivery with system reliability
 * Partner with Product Managers and cross-functional stakeholders to translate customer needs and regulatory requirements into precise technical specifications
 * Mentor and uplift junior engineers, onboard new team members, and foster a collaborative environment through constructive code reviews and tech talks
 * Identify and resolve technical risks, performance bottlenecks, and security vulnerabilities within team services, including full on-call ownership
 * Articulate technical designs, system trade-offs, and operational runbooks clearly to the team and cross-functional partners


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