Senior Software Engineer | Typescript

It's a new day with a new opportunity at 8am! 

We are looking for a Fullstack Senior Software Engineer to help build out our expense management team. This team will focus on driving more value to our ever growing customer base through developing a better customer workflow for expense tracking and management.

About us:

Founded in 2005, 8am™ (formerly AffiniPay) is the professional business platform built to help legal, accounting, and other client-focused professionals run stronger, more profitable businesses. Today, more than 250,000 professionals across the U.S. trust 8am to help them work smarter, serve clients better, and unlock their full potential. We have been recognized as one of Inc 5000’s fastest growing companies in the U.S. for 13 years in a row, and as a result, our teams continue to grow as well!

What You’ll Do

• Design and implement scalable applications within our Nx monorepo using NestJS for backend services and NextJS for frontend applications.
• Build and maintain our Atomic Design system, creating reusable components that ensure consistency across all applications.
• Develop robust backend APIs and microservices using NestJS, leveraging TypeScript's type safety and decorators.
• Create performant, SEO-friendly frontend applications with NextJS, implementing SSR/SSG strategies where appropriate.
• Collaborate with product teams to assess trade-offs, identify risks, and align improvements with business objectives.
• Design and optimize PostgreSQL database schemas, write efficient queries, and implement proper data access patterns.
• Work with DevOps to deploy and maintain applications on AWS using Kubernetes and Helm charts.
• Contribute to infrastructure as code using Terraform, ensuring reproducible and scalable deployments.
• Mentor and coach software engineers on monorepo best practices, TypeScript patterns, and our tech stack.
• Partner with UX teams to implement our design system, ensuring consistent user experiences across all products.
• Support software deployments by debugging containerized applications and troubleshooting Kubernetes deployments.
• Lead team ceremonies, including sprint planning, grooming, and retrospectives, ensuring effective communication and coordination.
• Drive technology initiatives to enhance application performance, scalability, and maintainability within the monorepo structure.
• Stay updated with Node.js ecosystem trends, monorepo tooling advances, and cloud-native technologies.

About You

• BS in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• 7+ years of experience designing, implementing, and debugging large-scale, cloud-based solutions.
• Strong expertise in TypeScript and the Node.js ecosystem, with production experience in both NestJS and NextJS frameworks.
• Extensive experience building production-grade React applications within NextJS, including SSR/SSG implementation, API routes, and performance optimization.
• Proven experience working with monorepo architectures, preferably with Nx, including understanding of dependency graphs and build optimization.
• Solid understanding of Atomic Design principles and experience building scalable design systems.
• Professional experience with PostgreSQL, including query optimization, migrations, and ORM usage (TypeORM/Prisma).
• Experience with containerization, Kubernetes orchestration, and Helm chart development.
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code principles and hands-on Terraform experience.
• Experience with Lean product development and Agile frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).
• Strong understanding of SOLID design principles, design patterns, and clean architecture in TypeScript.
• Excellent teamwork, documentation, and communication skills.

Nice to Haves

• Advanced monorepo experience, including custom executors, generators, and build optimization strategies. Preferably experience with Nx.
• Experience with AWS services beyond EKS (Lambda, RDS, S3, CloudFront, etc.).
• Proficiency with Kubernetes ecosystem tools (kubectl, k9s, Lens) and GitOps practices.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines for monorepo environments.
• Knowledge of microservices patterns and inter-service communication in NestJS.
• Experience with GraphQL implementation in NestJS/NextJS stack.
• Familiarity with observability tools in Kubernetes environments.
• Experience building scalable Software as a Service (SaaS) applications.
• Understanding of cloud-native security best practices and implementation.

Why 8am 

At 8am, our culture is shaped by the people who bring it to life every day. Together, we build a company rooted in continuous learning, genuine community, holistic wellness, and meaningful engagement—values that empower us as individuals and unite us as a team. Our culture is grounded in our core values: Work Smart, Win Fast; Outshine Ordinary, and We Find a Way. These values drive how we serve our customers and work with each other in a collaborative, inspiring, and empowering environment, every day.

Here’s how we support our 8Team:

• Health Insurance Coverage: We offer our 8Team a variety of medical, dental, and vision plans, designed to fit your needs, including a 100% company-paid HDHP plan for employees.
• Financial perks: We offer a competitive compensation and benefits package including annual bonuses, equity options and 401(k) or RRSP if in Canada, with a company match for all team members.
• Time for what matters: Flexible Time Off, paid holidays, and a parental leave program for our new parents.
• Wellness: Wellness stipends, mental health support, and one-on-one nutrition coaching.
• Learning and Development: Continuous learning through 8am.edu, leadership programs, professional development funds, and individually focused talent development.
• Giving back to the communities around us: Participate in our charitable matching gift program, paid time off for volunteer service, and company-sponsored volunteer events (both local and virtually).
• Engagement: Virtual and in-person team-building events, quarterly award recognition through our Rise & Shine Award of Excellence Program, and our peer-to-peer appreciation platform.

At 8am, we don’t just offer benefits—we create an environment where people can thrive, grow, and make a real impact every day.

Diversity, equity & inclusion at 8am

At 8am, we recognize that innovation occurs with a strong team of people who are diverse in background, personality, talent and ideas. Experience comes in many forms and ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where we continue to learn from each other is an integral part of our culture. We are committed to creating a welcoming and transparent environment for all that embraces those differences through education, equal access to opportunities and information, inclusionary programs, and community outreach. 

Security advisory

Our hiring teams at 8am are dedicated to recruiting top talent that share our passion for serving the professional services industry through innovative financial technology.  As such, our Talent Acquisition Team only follows legitimate hiring practices.  We will always communicate with our candidates using emails with the 8am domain and will never ask for sensitive/personal data during the application process.  All interviews take place over phone call, Zoom/Google Meet or in person.  All offers are communicated verbally by our Talent Acquisition Specialists with a written offer letter as a follow up.