IT/Dev
Salary: $160,000 - $180,000 a year USD per Year
Job Type: Full time
Experience: Senior Level
Sketchy
Senior Software Developer Backend (Remote)
Senior Software Developer Backend | Sketchy |Worldwide
Our Company
At Sketchy, we’re transforming how students learn by turning complextopics into unforgettable visual journeys. Our mission? To help studentsmaster challenging material, achieve higher scores, and bring their...
Position Summary
Responsibilities:
What We’re Looking For:
Salary Range
$160,000 – $180,000 annual
Sketchy Group LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will receive consideration without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, disability or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
Senior Software Developer Backend | Sketchy | Worldwide
Our Company
At Sketchy, we’re transforming how students learn by turning complex topics into unforgettable visual journeys. Our mission? To help students master challenging material, achieve higher scores, and bring their knowledge to life through interactive cases. Through a combination of art, science, and cutting-edge technology, we enable students to learn, retain, and practice—effortlessly. The short version? We’re here to make better clinicians.
All are welcome! At Sketchy, we know a diverse and inclusive team not only makes our product better but our workplace better. Making Sketchy warmer and more inviting for everyone is at the core of our company’s culture
Position Summary
Sketchy is looking for a Senior Software Developer, Backend to join the Engineering team! This role will be instrumental in advancing our product roadmap and partnering with Product Managers and Designers to build and maintain our platform.
Sketchy is hiring remote employees in these select US states: California, Colorado, Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Washington!
Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with fellow Sketchy engineers, product designers, and product managers to design, review, and build well-crafted software.
- Engage in an agile and iterative workflow to expediently launch new functionalities aligned with the demands of students and schools.
- Improve the overall engineering quality through documentation, technical guidance and mentoring, and establishing and upholding best practices for the team.
- Participate in an on-call rotation to support production systems and investigate issues when they occur.
- Ability to effectively break down product requirements, analyze specifications, and decompose them into manageable tasks for development, ensuring a clear roadmap and successful implementation.
What We’re Looking For:
- 6+ years of hands-on experience in developing consumer applications using modern frameworks and technologies
- (Must Have) Proficiency with AWS (EC2/Fargate/Lambda/Queues), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), Metrics / Reporting, Distributed Systems, Redis, Relational Databases, and SQL (PSQL)
- Experience with JavaScript, Node.js, Typescript, NestJS (or other modern frameworks)
- Experienced in Docker and containerization techniques.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, both technical and non-technical.
- Proven expertise in designing and implementing scalable application architectures and code.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills and experience working in a startup environment.
- Knowledgeable about modern tooling for instrumentation, monitoring, metrics, and performance and cost analysis. Examples may include Data Dog, New Relic, Heap, and AWS monitoring.
- (Nice To Have) Experience working with Generative AI
Who you will work closely with
Nick McHenry – Engineering Lead, Backend
Vlad Iacob – Director of Engineering
Salary Range
$160,000 – $180,000 annual
Our Perks
- Remote First – Make a difference from wherever you want to work.
- Flexible Time Off – We work smarter, not harder. No accruals, just real work-life balance.
- 100% Individual Health Coverage – We got you covered!
- Equity – From day one, you’ll have a stake in our future growth.
- 401(k) – We support your financial future with up to 5% matching.
- Team Events – Get to know the team with virtual events, monthly outings, company retreats, and more.
- Annual Work Anniversary Stipend
- Monthly Wifi & Phone Reimbursement
- Short Term & Long Term Disability
Sketchy Group LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will receive consideration without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, disability or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.
The pay range for this role is:
160,000 – 180,000 USD per year(Remote – United States)
