Senior Software Engineer at Ladders

Compensation

$200,000 – $220,000/yr

Setup: Hybrid
Location: New York, New York
Type: Full-time
Level: senior
Posted: Sep 2, 2026

Description

Ladders is hiring a Senior Full-Stack Engineer to design and build AI-powered products and scalable web applications, make architectural trade-offs, and own a product area or technical domain. The role requires 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, modern web application experience, and production experience with React or Next.js plus Go, Python, or JavaScript. It is based in New York City with regular in-office presence and offers a base salary of $200,000 to $220,000 plus stock options and comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.

Required Skills

React
Next.js
Go
Python
JavaScript
Prompt engineering
Elasticsearch
Kafka
MariaDB
Vite

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: 6+ years of professional software engineering experience
Experience building well-scoped, performant modern web applications
Production experience with React or Next.js and Go, Python, or JavaScript
Preferred Qualifications: Experience with AI tools, prompt engineering, or integrating AI into development workflows
Search infrastructure experience with Elasticsearch or similar
Familiarity with message brokers such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or AWS SQS
Database optimization experience with MariaDB or similar relational databases
Experience with modern frontend tooling such as Vite
Background in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience