Benepass is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to own the 'zero-to-one' stage of product development, shaping our technical approach and driving execution. This impact-multiplier role focuses on backend systems while contributing across the full stack within a company reimagining how businesses care for their people.

What You'll Do

Partner early in product discovery with Product, Design, and engineering leaders to clarify goals, evaluate options, and recommend a technical approach.
Lead the creation of technical approach documents that define architecture, system interactions, trade-offs, and execution plans.
Guide teams through execution of agreed-upon approaches, ensuring work is delivered with high quality, precision, and in a timely manner.
Take ownership of backend-heavy initiatives such as ledger, syncs, decisioning engine, and rules engine while contributing to frontend features when needed.
Bring forward strong architectural ideas, evaluate trade-offs, and influence system direction.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to mid-level and senior engineers.
Identify and drive improvements to system stability, performance, developer experience, and engineering practices.

What We're Looking For

5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including full stack development.
Proven experience shaping product direction and technical approach from early idea to delivery.
Proficiency in Python/Django, PostgreSQL, and React/TypeScript.
Strong system design skills, including scalability, performance, and security considerations.
Experience working on high domain complexity systems such as financial ledgers, multi-system data syncs, rules/decisioning engines, or similarly complex architectures.
Comfortable with cloud-based environments (AWS preferred) and CI/CD workflows.
Demonstrated alignment with Benepassʼs engineering values and collaborative culture.
Passionate about leveraging AI as a force multiplier to deliver high-quality results with greater efficiency.