Senior Software Engineer New New York City, New York, United States
At The Knot Worldwide, we champion celebration - and that starts with celebrating our people. Our employees are passionate dreamers, thoughtful doers, and lifelong learners who power meaningful moments for millions around the world. We're united by authentic connection, shared purpose, and a deep commitment to the global community we serve. Here, flexibility and belonging go hand in hand with high performance. Driven by our core values, we believe the best ideas come from empowered teams: those who consistently collaborate with intention to design solutions, spark ideas, and drive impact. Our people are at the heart of our success.ABOUT THE ROLE AND OUR TEAM The Knot Worldwide is looking for a highly motivated, full-stack Senior Software Engineer with a passion for delivering value to the business, while helping to ensure that engineering best practices are adopted and followed. You will be responsible for providing technical expertise and mentorship to the team—working on complex and challenging user problems alongside other driven and talented engineers.This role drives our MarTech strategy, focusing on the development of scalable data infrastructure and the integration of cross-functional platforms. You will be responsible for ensuring a unified user experience by bridging data gaps across multiple digital ecosystems. Previous experience working with Customer Experience Platforms, Customer Data Platforms, Behavioural Analytics Platforms and Mobile Measurement Partners are helpful but not essential. The ability to think in systems and work with other teams is more important.We work in small, agile teams that move fast, so you will be building and owning all aspects of the systems, including infrastructure, data, APIs, and implementation. As a member of this team, you'll be actively involved in implementing and delivering services in an iterative, agile fashion. You'll be working with our marketing and product teams at all stages of the SDLC to ensure we're delivering the critical services the business requires to achieve key business objectives.If you are interested in building MarTech infrastructure; providing performant and scalable APIs and services; and making complex integrations smooth, intuitive, and observable, we would love to speak with you.RESPONSIBILITIES Work independently and as a senior member of a cross-disciplinary squadCollaborate closely with distributed teams in the United StatesFoster a culture of quality and ownershipContribute to the development of codebase and infrastructure (Node, React, AWS)Leverage skills and experience to implement product features that are well architected, tested, and understandable.Provide mentorship to all members of the team, coaching team members on their personal and career development.Iterative platform development, including troubleshooting and performance optimizationWork across multiple code bases touching different aspects of code utilizing full-stack abilitySUCCESSFUL SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERING CANDIDATES HAVE 5+ years overall engineering experience4+ years of experience using React to build complex frontend applications; Next.js experience is a plus.4+ years of experience using Node.js or similar technology.Strong business and technical judgmentAbility to thrive in a fast-paced, iterative, Agile environment that relies on experimentation and A/B testing to validate directionExperience working with monorepositories for creating and maintaining reusable frontend and backend packagesProven ability to design, build, and maintain scalable APIs and distributed systemsExperience with one or more Node.js web frameworks (Nest.js, Express, Hapi.js)Understanding of eventual consistency, message queuing (RabbitMQ, SNS/SQS), and event-driven architecturesStrong sense of software design patterns, anti-patterns, and testing practices (TDD, BDD)Hands-on experience deploying, operating and monitoring applications on the cloud (AWS)Proficiency with containerization and orchestration (Docker; Kubernetes familiarity preferred)Experience with CI/CD tools and workflows (GitHub, Jenkins or similar)Experience working with various monitoring and alerting tools (New Relic, Cloudwatch, PagerDuty)Comfort working with modern AI-assisted development tooling (e.g., GitHub Copilot, AI agents, MCPs) and willing to adopt emerging workflows.Excellent written and verbal communication skillsPair programming experienceB.S. in Computer Science is a plusWORK MODEL This role is Together@TKWW-eligible and based near one of our office hubs. You'll be expected to work in the office two days a week as part of our hybrid work model.What we love about you and what you love about us are reflected in our approach to hybrid work and employee wellbeing. We provide flexible vacation, parental leave, and a range of benefits to support the Moments that Matter, both in and out of the office.WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT US We believe in a wide range of holistic offerings to support our employees so that they can live our values day in and day out. From mental wellbeing, physical health and financial planning, to engaging perks and discounts, we are in the business of celebrating and supporting the Moments that Matter, both in and out of the office.Together@TKWW is our approach to hybrid work. It's designed to support how we work best: combining the flexibility we value with meaningful opportunities to connect in person. Whether a role is Together@TKWW-eligible or not, we believe in purposeful moments to come together, build strong relationships, and drive bold ideas forward.To facilitate in-person collaboration, we have office spaces in Barcelona, Spain; Delhi, India; Galway, Ireland; London, England; New York, NY; and Washington, D.C.US Notice: The Knot Worldwide provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. In addition to federal law requirements, The Knot Worldwide complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. 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