Senior Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain new functionality and software improvements across the full technology stack.
• Gain deep expertise in BaseCamp’s custom software ecosystem, including its point-of-sale platform, appraisal tools, and inventory management applications.
• Take ownership of software quality by creating and maintaining unit, integration, and end-to-end tests, while thoroughly validating both personal and team code contributions.
• Enhance the performance, scalability, and reliability of BaseCamp’s applications.
• Support and improve software deployment and release workflows.
• Partner with customer-facing and operational teams to investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve technical issues when necessary.
• Participate actively in the “Shape Up” product development methodology and contribute throughout the software lifecycle.
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to fellow engineers and team members.
• Foster a collaborative team culture by communicating openly, listening actively, and valuing diverse perspectives.
• Assist with periodic on-call rotations and escalation support for high-priority production incidents.

What We’re Looking For

• 6+ years of experience developing modern web applications.
• Strong proficiency in at least one contemporary backend language and framework.
• Extensive experience working with modern frontend technologies and API-driven architectures.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Highly resourceful, organized, and detail-oriented.
• Ability to independently write clean, maintainable, high-quality code without reliance on AI-generated solutions.

Technology Environment

Experience with the following technologies — or comparable alternatives — is preferred:

Testing & Quality

• Unit testing and full integration testing practices
• Playwright for end-to-end testing

Frontend

• React
• TypeScript
• MobX

Backend

• C# / .NET 10
• Entity Framework Core (EFCore)

Databases & Storage

• PostgreSQL
• Redis
• ClickHouse

Infrastructure & Platform

• Hybrid hosting environments
• Cloud-native deployments on DigitalOcean
• IoT systems using Balena

Monitoring & Observability

• OpenTelemetry (OTel)
• OpenObserve
• Real User Monitoring (RUM)

Development & DevOps

• GitHub / Forgejo
• Docker & Docker Hub
• Linux-based development environments
• VSCode or preferred IDE