
Senior Full Stack Engineer (Go/React)
Spoton Transact LLC
Posted about 6 hours ago
About SpotOn
We’re not just building restaurant tech, we’re giving independent restaurants the tools to compete and win. From our award-winning point-of-sale to AI-powered profit tools, everything we do helps operators boost profit, work smarter, and keep their best people. And every solution is backed by real humans who actually give a sh*t about helping restaurants succeed.
Named the #1 Restaurant POS by G2 (Fall 2025), based on ratings from real users
Rated the top-rated point-of-sale (POS) for restaurants, bars, retail, and small businesses by Capterra users
Awarded Great Places to Work and Built In’s Best Workplaces for multiple years running
We move fast, care hard, and fight for independent restaurant operators to do what they love, and love doing it. If you’re looking to make an impact with heart and hustle, SpotOn is the place for you.
Senior Full Stack Engineer
About the Role
We're looking for a Senior Full Stack Engineer to join our Restaurant POS team at SpotOn. You'll work across our Go backend and React frontend to build features that power thousands of restaurants. This is a high-impact role where your code runs in production environments serving real guests and staff every day.
What You'll Do
Design and implement features spanning the full stack: Go services, REST/WebSocket APIs, and React UI
Work across multiple product surfaces including Front of House (POS terminals) and Back of House (management tools)
Collaborate with product, design, and other engineering teams to ship features end-to-end
Contribute to system reliability, performance, and scalability as we grow our merchant base
Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and on-call rotation
Help modernize our frontend architecture
What We're Looking For
Required:
5+ years of professional software engineering experience
Strong proficiency in Go (or similar statically-typed backend language with willingness to learn Go quickly)
Strong proficiency in React and TypeScript
Experience with MongoDB or other document databases
Experience designing and consuming RESTful APIs
Comfort working in a large, established codebase with multiple contributors
Experience with real-time communication patterns (WebSockets, message queues)
Solid understanding of state management in complex frontend applications
Preferred:
Experience with NATS or similar messaging systems
Experience with gRPC and protocol buffers
Experience in hospitality tech, payments, or POS systems
Experience with Webpack, monorepo tooling, or complex build pipelines
Familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure (AWS)
Experience with observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, distributed tracing)
Tech Stack
Backend: Go, MongoDB 4.4, NATS, gRPC, WebSockets
Frontend: React 16, TypeScript 5.5, Webpack 5, Zustand (+ legacy MobX migration in progress)
Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, Kubernetes
Tooling: LaunchDarkly, Grafana, GitHub Actions, Jira
Compensation:
Our base pay range starts at $123,000 -$175,000 for this role
Please note the salary range listed is just one component of a competitive compensation package which includes a company stock plan
Offers will be reflective of the candidate’s location and experience.
Benefits:
At SpotOn, we put people above everything else. We’re known for our innovative software and technology solutions, but we stand out because of the hard-working humans behind the tech. We can’t take care of our clients without taking care of our employees first, and that’s why we invest in you with a competitive benefits package which includes:
Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
401k with company match
RSUs
Paid vacation, 10 company holidays, sick time, and volunteer time off
Employee Resource Groups to build community and inclusion at work
We will never ask candidates to pay fees, purchase equipment, or share sensitive personal or financial information during the hiring process. All legitimate communication from our recruiting team will come from an official company email address (@spoton.com). If something seems suspicious, please contact us at [email protected].
SpotOn is an equal employment opportunity employer.
Job details
Workplace
Hybrid
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Experience
SE
Salary
123k - 175k USD
per year
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