Senior SDE (Full Stack - Backend Heavy)

HighLevel

Remote

India

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Posted Today

HighLevel

Senior SDE (Full Stack - Backend Heavy)

Remote

India

💻Engineering

Apply

Posted Today

Job Description

About HighLevel:
HighLevel is an AI-powered business operating system that gives agencies, entrepreneurs and SMBs the infrastructure to build, automate and scale. Today, HighLevel supports SMBs across 150+ countries, fueling community-driven growth rooted in real customer outcomes.
To date, businesses operating on HighLevel have generated over $7 billion in ecosystem value, demonstrating the impact of shared infrastructure at scale. By centralizing conversations, automation and intelligence into one system, we help businesses move faster, reduce complexity and execute efficiently.
Behind the platform, HighLevel powers more than 4 billion API hits and 2.5 billion message events daily. With 250 terabytes of distributed data, 250+ microservices and over 1 million domain names supported, our architecture is built for performance, resilience and long-term scalability.

Our People:
With over 2,000 team members across 10+ countries, HighLevel operates as a global, remote-first organization built for speed and ownership. We value initiative, clarity and execution, creating space for ambitious people to build systems that support millions of businesses worldwide. Here, innovation thrives, ideas are celebrated and people come first, no matter where they call home.

Our Impact:
Every month, HighLevel enables more than 1.5 billion messages, 200 million leads and 20 million conversations for the more than 1 million businesses we support. Behind those numbers are real people building independence, expanding opportunity and creating measurable impact. We’re proud to be a part of that.
Learn more about us on our YouTube Channel or Blog Posts

About the Role

We're hiring an experienced Sr. SDE for our Industries team within Special Projects. The team turns our core platform into purpose-built solutions for specific verticals, such as healthcare, real estate, automotive, home services, fitness, and professional services.

As an Sr. SDE, you'll build backend-heavy full stack features that make our platform feel native to each industry. That includes configurable industry data models, vertical-specific workflows and automations, integrations with industry systems, and packaged templates customers can install and use on day one. You'll work with core platform, product, and domain experts so that each industry solution is scalable, intuitive, and built on reusable foundations rather than one-off code.

This role suits someone who enjoys product-oriented backend systems, has a strong full stack foundation, learns new domains quickly, and uses AI tools to work faster and better.

What You'll Do

Leads the technical design and implementation of build backend-heavy features that power industry solutions, from vertical-specific objects and pipelines to workflows and automations

Evaluate architectural trade-offs across APIs, data models, integrations, and event-driven systems, making sound decisions that balance experimentation speed, reliability, scalability, and long-term maintainability.

Build scalable APIs and business logic using Node.js/NestJS, with Firestore, PostgreSQL, Elasticsearch, and Redis as data layers

Use GCP tools like Cloud Tasks, Cloud Scheduler, Pub/Sub, and Cloud Functions to build reliable, event-driven infrastructure

Build integrations with industry systems of record, such as practice management, MLS, dealer management, and POS systems, including sync, webhooks, and error recovery

Own significant technical initiatives within the team, including contributing to a reusable "industry layer" of configurable models, templates, and automation packs that can be deployed per vertical without forking the core product.

Own the full development lifecycle, from API design and data modeling to testing, deployment, and maintenance

Work closely with core platform and app teams to use and shape the extension points industry solutions depend on

Help meet industry-specific requirements such as data privacy, consent, and audit trails

Mentor engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and technical guidance, while sharing learnings and helping raise engineering quality across the team.

What We're Looking For

5+ years of software engineering experience with a strong focus on backend systems and API design

Deep expertise in Node.js/NestJS, TypeScript, and distributed systems fundamentals

Experience with both SQL and NoSQL databases at scale

Ability to work end-to-end across the stack, especially owning backend complexity and integrating with UI components

Solid understanding of async workflows, queues, background jobs, webhooks, and system state transitions

Experience integrating with third-party APIs, including auth flows, rate limits, data mapping, and sync reliability

Familiarity with GCP services or willingness to get hands-on with them

Openness to using AI tools (e.g., Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) to speed up development and improve code quality

Strong debugging and system design skills, with the ability to navigate technical ambiguity, anticipate edge cases and downstream implications, and make pragmatic architectural decisions.

Curiosity about how different industries work, and comfort learning from non-technical domain experts

Bonus Points

Experience building vertical SaaS or industry-specific products
Hands-on work with industry standards or systems like HL7/FHIR, RESO/MLS feeds, or payment and POS integrations
Experience with metadata-driven or configuration-based systems, such as custom objects, workflow engines, or templating
Experience shipping in regulated environments (HIPAA, SOC 2, GDPR)

Why Join Us?

You'll build the foundation that takes our platform from general-purpose to industry-specific, opening up new markets
You'll work directly with domain experts and see your features change how businesses in each vertical operate
You'll join a small, high-leverage team that values product thinking, pragmatic engineering, and moving fast with confidence, including using AI to build smarter

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Benefits & Perks

Health & Wellness

Health Insurance

HighLevel's health insurance is employer-paid. The company says benefits vary by location.

Vision Insurance

Vision insurance is employer-paid, alongside HighLevel's health coverage.

Disability Insurance

HighLevel's insurance package includes short-term disability coverage.

Dental Insurance

Coverage for dental care is included in HighLevel's benefits.

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Employees can put money aside for medical costs in a health savings account.

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Employees can set aside money for eligible expenses through a flexible spending account.

Financial

401(k) / Retirement Plan

HighLevel's retirement plan is a US 401(k); the company says benefits vary by location.

401(k) Match

HighLevel matches employee contributions to its 401(k) plan.

Time Off

PTO / Vacation

HighLevel calls its PTO policy generous and flexible.

Paid Holidays

HighLevel includes paid holidays in its PTO policy.

Bereavement Leave

Employees can take time away from work after the loss of a loved one.

Remote & Equipment

Company Offsites / Retreats

HighLevel's remote-first team gathers at in-person retreats and live events.

Family & Care

Parental Leave

HighLevel's PTO policy includes paid family leave.

Professional Growth

Learning & Development Budget

HighLevel offers educational stipends along with access to educational resources, tools and software.

Conference Attendance

HighLevel's learning and development offering includes access to virtual conferences.

Mentorship Program

HighLevel runs mentorship and leadership programs as part of its professional development offering.

Tech Stack

Frameworks

Node.js

TypeScript

Python

Nuxt.js

Express

NestJS

ConnectRPC

Flutter

Databases

MongoDB

MySQL

PostgreSQL

Firestore

Redis

Elasticsearch

ClickHouse

Snowflake

dbt

Infrastructure

Kafka

Google Cloud Pub/Sub

Google Cloud

Kubernetes

Docker

Istio

GitHub

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does HighLevel have offices, or does everyone work from home?

Most HighLevel roles are remote, and working from its Dallas or Tampa hubs is an option rather than a requirement. The exception is some Dallas-linked roles, which are posted as hybrid or expect frequent in-office time in Dallas. Check the location notes on the specific posting.

Can I apply to HighLevel from any country?

HighLevel's culture page talks about working from anywhere, but its job postings are tied to a specific country rather than open worldwide. Check the country named on the posting before applying.

What benefits does HighLevel offer?

The careers page lists employer-paid health and vision insurance, short-term disability coverage, a company-matched 401k, and a generous PTO policy that includes paid family leave and holidays. The Life at HighLevel page adds mental health support, educational stipends, mentorship and leadership programs. HighLevel notes that benefits vary by location, and the published list includes US-specific items such as the 401k.

Does HighLevel publish salary ranges?

For US roles, generally yes. Most of HighLevel's US job postings state an annual base salary range. Postings for roles based outside the US typically do not include one.

Will I have to work set hours or overlap with other time zones?

It depends on the role. HighLevel's postings, especially in design, often describe collaborating across US and India time zones. Some India-based roles set fixed shifts that overlap US business hours. Check the posting for any stated working hours.

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