Ashton North LLC
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Senior Backend Engineer

Ashton North Client – San Francisco, CA

Ashton North Client is shaping the future of hybrid work and reimagining how people connect, collaborate, and thrive in modern workplaces. Their Workplace platform has become the fastest-growing business line since its May 2023 launch—empowering organizations to manage visitors, employees, and spaces across more than 20,000 locations worldwide.

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Engineer who thrives in ambiguity, takes ownership, and is motivated to build high-impact, user-facing features that drive meaningful business outcomes.

About the Role

This is a backend-focused engineering position supporting Ashton North Client’s rapidly expanding Workplace product. You’ll play a key role in designing and delivering scalable distributed systems, powering experiences used daily by global teams. If you’re passionate about solving complex technical problems, influencing product direction, and working alongside a talented team in San Francisco, this is a strong match.

What You’ll Do

  • Design, build, and ship backend features that directly support the Workplace platform’s continued growth.

  • Develop and scale distributed systems powered by microservices.

  • Work cross-functionally with product and frontend teams to deliver cohesive, user-centric solutions.

  • Ensure reliability, performance, and scalability across services.

  • Make thoughtful, data-driven engineering and product decisions in an environment that values autonomy and accountability.

What We’re Looking For

Experience

  • 5–10 years of professional software engineering experience with deep backend expertise.

  • Minimum 2 years operating at a Senior Engineer level—building and shipping features in distributed systems.

  • Prior full-stack experience is a plus, though the role is backend-leaning.

  • Hands-on experience with different databases, asynchronous architectures, and performance optimization.

Technical Skills

  • Proficiency in Kotlin, Java, or C# for backend development.

  • Familiarity with Ember, React, or TypeScript on the frontend.

  • Strong knowledge of Postgres databases and AWS infrastructure.

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from a top-tier program.

Mindset

  • Strong ownership mentality—you build it, you own it.

  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity and using sound judgment to drive clarity.

  • Thoughtful collaborator with an eye for quality, scalability, and long-term impact.

Additional Details

  • This position is based in San Francisco; candidates must already reside locally.

  • The role offers the opportunity to work on one of the fastest-growing products within the company, directly shaping the experience of thousands of workplaces worldwide.

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