[Hiring] Software Development Engineer III @HighLevel
Software Development Engineer III @HighLevel
Software Development
Salary unspecified
Remote Location
Employment Type full-time
Posted 1mth ago

[Hiring] Software Development Engineer III @HighLevel

1mth ago - HighLevel is hiring a remote Software Development Engineer III. πŸ’Έ Salary: unspecified πŸ“Location: Worldwide

Role Description

We’re looking for a Software Development Engineer III with deep expertise in Node.js , Go , Java , MongoDB , and distributed systems, along with a strong focus on platform stability, scalability, and long-term technical excellence. You’ll join the platform team within our LC Phone System, which provides capability for purchasing phone numbers, Messaging, Calling, Compliance and Platform.

This role is backend-heavy, involving platform-level challenges such as:

  • System stability
  • Performance optimization
  • Tech debt reduction
  • Security hardening
  • Cost efficiency

You’ll work on foundational improvements that enable the entire Phone System (including Calling, Messaging, and related services) to operate seamlessly under increasing demand.

Responsibilities

  • Stabilize & Scale the Platform: Tackle systemic bottlenecks, improve fault tolerance, and ensure high availability for mission-critical phone services.
  • Efficiency & Performance: Optimize resource usage (CPU, memory, network) to handle millions of operations while reducing cloud costs.
  • Tech Debt & Modernization: Lead long-term refactoring efforts, deprecate legacy systems, and introduce scalable patterns.
  • Security & Compliance: Strengthen data protection, access controls, and auditability across the platform.
  • Developer Velocity: Improve tooling, observability, and automation to accelerate engineering workflows.
  • Cross-Team Collaboration: Work with product, infrastructure, and other engineering teams to align on platform priorities.
  • Mentorship & Leadership: Guide engineers, set architectural standards, and drive the platform roadmap.

Qualifications

  • 4+ 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).
  • 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 teams.

Preferred Experience

  • Experience with AI Tools and contributions to open-source tools, internal platforms or engineering blogs.
  • Experience with modern front-end frameworks (e.g., React, Vue, Angular) and building full-stack web applications.
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