Senior Software Developer, Backend

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. 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: 4+ 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

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.