Senior Software Engineer - Safety Experience
LaddersAbout the role
For our client, we are seeking a Senior Software Engineer - Safety Experience to join the team of a leader in the Information Technology space.
This role will focus on building and improving the systems that help protect users and maintain a safe online experience. You will own the development of user-facing and backend capabilities that support safety operations, while partnering closely with cross-functional teams to deliver effective, scalable solutions. The work will also involve enhancing internal tools and adapting quickly to evolving abuse, risk, and compliance needs.
Location: Remote - US based candidates only, no visa sponsorship available
Compensation: $196,000 – $245,000 annually
Responsibilities
Lead the development of user-facing products to enhance safety.
Design, build, and deploy production APIs and backend services for safety features.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop impactful safety solutions.
Iterate and improve internal tools to optimize Trust & Safety workflows.
Respond swiftly to changing abuse and compliance scenarios.
Qualifications
5+ years of experience in Python with API frameworks such as Flask and Django.
5+ years of front-end development experience using JavaScript, React, and TypeScript.
Familiarity with databases including Cassandra, Postgres, and ScyllaDB.
Proven track record of leading complex projects from start to finish.
Strong troubleshooting and system debugging skills in production environments.
Exceptional communication and collaboration abilities with diverse teams.
Experience using metrics and dashboards for data-driven insights.
Benefits
Equity options provided along with the base salary.
Comprehensive health insurance plans.
Generous paid time off policy.
Flexible work arrangements.
Professional development opportunities.
Our client is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every qualification—your background could be exactly what this team needs.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development of user-facing products to enhance safety.
- Design, build, and deploy production APIs and backend services for safety features.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop impactful safety solutions.
- Iterate and improve internal tools to optimize Trust & Safety workflows.
- Respond swiftly to changing abuse and compliance scenarios.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in Python with API frameworks such as Flask and Django.
- 5+ years of front-end development experience using JavaScript, React, and TypeScript.
- Familiarity with databases including Cassandra, Postgres, and ScyllaDB.
- Proven track record of leading complex projects from start to finish.
- Strong troubleshooting and system debugging skills in production environments.
- Exceptional communication and collaboration abilities with diverse teams.
- Experience using metrics and dashboards for data-driven insights.
Benefits
- Equity options provided along with the base salary.
- Comprehensive health insurance plans.
- Generous paid time off policy.
- Flexible work arrangements.
- Professional development opportunities.
Skills mentioned
About Ladders
We lead the leaders. Ladder’s community of 10 mm leading professionals come to us to be inspired, grow in their careers, and get ahead in their professional lives. We focus on the $100K+ job market, representing 25% of all jobs and about 50% of income in the US & Canada. We build data-driven tools, marketplaces, news and entertainment products for our growing audience, and the companies, recruiters, and advertisers that want to reach them. We work best with people who enjoy using their talents, commitment and hard work to achieve great successes for millions of real life users through products that impact their careers. We are deeply technology-driven -- about half the company are engineers, technical product people or product designers -- but we never build technology for technology’s sake. We’re always trying to connect our efforts to the good it can do in people’s lives.
H-1B sponsorship history
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