Senior Software Engineer
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We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer to join Northstar Bioworks in Redmond.
About Northstar Bioworks
Northstar Bioworks is a family-owned technology and cloud software engineering business based in Redmond. Founded in 2017, we run 1 location in South Sound and employ a tight team that values doing the work well over scale.
About the role
You'll design and build the harder parts of the product: leading technical design for new features, writing and reviewing production code daily, and improving reliability, performance, and test coverage in the systems you own. You'll break large projects into shippable increments, debug gnarly production incidents to root cause, mentor intermediate engineers through code review and pairing, and push back constructively when a proposed design will not age well.
What you will bring
You've shipped and operated production software for years and your code reviews make other people better. You weigh trade-offs explicitly, communicate designs clearly in writing, take ownership beyond your own tickets, and stay pragmatic about technical debt.
Apply with a current resume. We respond to every application within a week.
Required Qualifications
- 6+ years of professional software development experience
- Strong proficiency in at least one modern backend or full-stack language and its ecosystem
- Experience designing, operating, and debugging production systems
- Eligibility to work in Canada
Benefits
- Annual learning and conference stipend ($3,000+)
- Sabbatical eligibility after 4-5 years tenure
- Senior-level base salary plus refreshing equity grants
- Full health, dental, vision, and mental-health benefits
Posted on May 15, 2026
Expires on November 11, 2026
Job ID: 590ceb21-0c17-4ae6-9628-9faba1c17072