What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Engineer- Backend position at Flow?
About the Company
At Flow, we're on a mission to enhance living experiences across communities by leveraging the power of technology. Our focus is on developing, owning, and managing multifamily apartment buildings, where we implement cutting-edge solutions to provide superior living conditions and foster vibrant communities. Our success is built on a foundation of innovation, high standards, and a team-driven approach, where integrity, loyalty, and trust are paramount.
Joining Flow means becoming part of an extraordinary team that values collective achievements over individual accolades. Our team members are passionate about making a meaningful impact, embrace creativity and ambition, and are committed to excellence, urgency, and accountability in all they do.
About the Role
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will develop backend systems that scale with Flow's growth. You’ll work on critical systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams to build secure, resilient services. In this role, you will actively solve complex problems with autonomy, proactively identify improvements, and take ownership of your work.
\n- Build and optimize APIs, backend services, and distributed systems.
- Collaborate with frontend, product, and infrastructure teams to ship new features, supporting peers across teams and mentoring junior engineers.
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable software solutions while communicating across teams and providing useful asynchronous context.
- Conduct thorough testing and performance tuning to ensure reliability, connecting technical work to product impact and customer value.
- Participate in architecture discussions, propose technical solutions, and handle loosely defined problems with creativity and insight.
- Learn from failures, reflect, and work hard to improve under pressure, while elevating team outcomes and engineering quality.
- 10-15 years of backend software engineering experience, with a proven track record of impacts across multiple areas or services.
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, API development, and cloud computing.
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud-native infrastructure.
- Proficiency in modern programming languages (Go, Python, Kotlin, TypeScript).
- Ability to balance technical excellence with business needs.
Benefits
• Comprehensive Benefits Package (Medical / Dental / Vision / Disability / Life)
• Paid time off and 13 paid holidays
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
• Access to HSA-compatible plans
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP), free therapy through SpringHealth, acupuncture, and other wellness offerings
Flow is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and hires regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity and/or expression, pregnancy, Veteran status any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, we provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.
Salary : $160 - $270
