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Who we’re looking for As a Senior Backend Engineer, you’ll be joining an impactful team of highly skilled engineers who are building the core platform features and services to fuel our rapidly growing company! As a team, we are always working to continuously improve both our product and our craft. The Backend team will focus on developing world-class services and integrations, all the while ensuring to keep our apps secure, high-performing, and most importantly scalable (we’re growing!). We’re looking for our next Sr. Backend Engineer to come in and be excited to take the lead in planning and developing the architecture for future critical systems to the Fieldwire Platform, while keeping our current customers in production happy! What you’ll be doing The primary responsibilities for our Sr. Backend Engineers are to: Design, build, and maintain our production services at scale Debug production issues across services and multiple levels of the stack to deliver an amazing user experience Develop seamless integrations between Fieldwire and external services and partners to allow our customers to get the most out of our platform Lead technical architecture discussions and help drive technical decisions for the team Leverage your senior experience to mentor other engineers on best practices Improve Fieldwire’s engineering standards, tooling, and processes Release a rapidly growing API while ensuring 100% backward compatibility Build services with efficient auto-scaling to handle both peak and non-peak loads Architect end to end systems to enable syncing large volumes of data in real time At Fieldwire, we’re looking for our Sr. Backend Engineers to have the following skills and experiences: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience 5+ years of production web application experience Expert at modern web application development and relational databases Writing clean, well-tested, and modular code that you know your colleagues can also own, understand, and maintain Deep understanding of algorithms and data structures And if you have any of the following, we REALLY want you to apply today! Experience with Ruby on Rails and its ecosystem Previously have worked with high-traffic web applications and services Well-versed with Docker and containerization Familiarity with AWS Compensation: The estimated pay ranges for this role are as follows: $170,000.00 - $195,000.00 The salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this job in the US. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors such as your skills, qualifications and experience. In addition to the salary you may be eligible for a corporate bonus which can range up to 30%. Why Fieldwire? The field-first construction platform for less busywork and more building. Trusted on 4M+ projects worldwide, Fieldwire by Hilti gives crews reliable access to plans, tasks, and updates on one simple platform. It unites the field and office around a single, transparent source of truth, keeping teams aligned from start to finish. Designed for easy adoption, crews gain real-time visibility into progress, clear ownership of work, and the context to make confident decisions. As part of the Hilti Group, Fieldwire combines deep construction expertise with modern digital innovation to deliver better outcomes on every job. Learn more at Fieldwire.com. Where is the job located? This role is fully remote within the US or in beautiful San Francisco, CA. Our office is located right off of Montgomery Bart station. Easily accessible by all forms of public transportation. -- Fieldwire is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Here's how to pick the right one and stand out in your application.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.