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Mission is a platform for hiring, vetting and managing software development talents. It enables our clients to connect with the worlds best talent to build mission-critical software products. About the client: A growing software company developing an AI-driven platform that helps organizations respond to and convert inbound customer inquiries. The product is used by a large and expanding customer base across North America. The team values speed, modern engineering practices, and building scalable software that delivers measurable business impact. About the role: We are seeking a Senior Software Developer to help build and evolve a modern SaaS platform as we transition from a legacy PHP monolith to a scalable, AI-enabled architecture. This is a handson role where you will contribute to system design, write production code, and help establish engineering practices as the team grows. What Youll Do: Working closely with the CTO and a small engineering team, you will play a key role in shaping technical direction while delivering reliable, high-quality software. Over time, this role offers a path toward technical leadership, including mentoring developers and leading a development pod as the organization scales. Key Responsibilities: Contribute to the architecture and design of a modern SaaS platform Develop and ship high-quality backend services and APIs Participate in code reviews and maintain engineering standards Support system reliability, deployments, and production operations Mentor junior developers and contribute to team growth Qualifications: 7+ years of professional software development experience Strong backend development experience in Node.js. You will guide the development. Experience designing distributed or service-oriented systems Familiarity with PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker, and AWS Experience with code reviews, deployments, and production environments Nice to Have: Experience with PHP/Laravel (helpful for system migration), Go and Rust. Experience building AI-enabled products or working with LLM integrations Familiarity with AI development tools such as Copilot, Cursor, or similar Prior mentorship or team leadership experience What We Offer: A small, fast-moving engineering team where your work has real impact Direct collaboration with leadership and influence over technical direction Opportunity to grow into engineering leadership as the team scales #J-18808-Ljbffr