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Senior Fullstack Engineer
(Backend heavy)
Shape the future of student transportation.
At BusRight, we’re replacing pen-and-paper logistics with real-time, intelligent routing software. Our platform powers live location tracking, ETA notifications, operational dashboards, and route optimization for schools, families, and drivers across the U.S.
We’re looking for a senior fullstack engineer — someone who can own both backend and frontend implementation, with a primary strength in backend systems. You’ll help define architecture, improve platform scalability, mentor engineers, and ship features end-to-end.
As a Senior Fullstack (Backend-Focused) Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping our engineering culture, development processes, and roadmap.
Joining our engineering team means:
Building backend REST APIs to power BusRight client applications — Parent App, Driver App, Admin Portal, and more
Migrating API services across a variety of technologies
Designing architecture for scalable, maintainable backend services
Modeling performant and scalable data structures on top of PostgreSQL
Developing frontend modules using React.js
Collaborating with a mature, interdisciplinary team of outstanding engineers
Engaging directly with our user community
Participating in brainstorming sessions, customer feedback forums, and product ideation
You have 5+ years of experience building production-grade web applications
You’re highly proficient in TypeScript, Node.js, and SQL
You have a strong understanding of SOLID principles and modular backend design
You’ve designed and scaled REST APIs with performance and maintainability in mind
You’ve worked with React or another modern frontend framework to build user-facing features
You’ve deployed, monitored, and maintained backend services in cloud environments like GCP or AWS
You’ve worked with relational databases (ideally PostgreSQL) and understand performance tuning, migrations, and schema design
You’re comfortable taking ownership of projects — from design to deployment and beyond
You mentor other engineers and contribute to growing team capabilities
You proactively identify problems and opportunities, not just waiting for tickets
You collaborate effectively across teams and communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical peers
You think critically, challenge assumptions, and make pragmatic technical decisions
You adapt quickly to new information, shifting priorities, or feedback
You care how your work connects to the broader product and company goals
You embody our engineering values: learning from mistakes, collaboration, ownership, simplicity, and long-term thinking
You embody our company values (more here)
Experience deploying and managing services on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
A strong understanding of loosely coupled architectures and their long-term benefits
Familiarity with refactoring techniques to improve codebase structure and maintainability
Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) and modern testing best practices
Backend: TypeScript, Node.js, Koa, Express, Kysely, PostgreSQL, Firebase Firestore (legacy), Redis, BullMQ, ElasticSearch, Jest
Frontend: TypeScript, React, React Router, Vite, CSS Modules (SASS), TanStack (React Query, Table), Storybook, Vitest
Infrastructure: Kubernetes (GCP), Nx Monorepo, Feature Flags
Competitive compensation: $120,000 – $200,000/year
(based on experience and expertise)
Meaningful equity
$500/year learning & WFH budget
Flexible PTO and working hours
Remote-first work environment
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