About The Role

Established in 2021, Independence Pet Holdings is a corporate holding company that manages a diverse and broad portfolio of modern pet health brands and services, including insurance, pet education, lost recovery services, and more throughout North America.

We believe pet insurance is more than a financial product and build solutions to simplify the pet parenting journey and help improve the well-being of pets. As a leading authority in the pet category, we operate with a full stack of resources, capital, and services to support pet parents. Our multi-brand and omni-channel approach include our own insurance carrier, insurance brands and partner brands.

We're seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the design and delivery of scalable web applications for PetPlace's Shelter platform. This role combines hands-on full-stack development, technical leadership, architecture guidance, and mentorship, leveraging React, TypeScript, .NET/C#, Node.js, PostgreSQL, and modern API-driven solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable web applications.
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to developers.
Review solution designs and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture.
Participate in PI Planning and collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
Promote development standards, code quality, and engineering best practices.
Conduct code reviews and contribute to architectural and technical decision-making.

Required Skills & Experience

Senior-level experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and modern web application development.
Strong React experience
Experience with at least one full-stack React framework (Next.js, Remix, React Router 7, SvelteKit, etc.) — familiarity with SSR, file-based routing, and server/client boundaries is the key transferable skill
Strong .NET/C# development experience and experience building server-side applications with Node.js .
Experience designing and optimizing PostgreSQL databases.
Familiarity with Drizzle ORM
Strong experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs .

Technical Competencies

Strong understanding of Git workflows, pull requests, branching strategies, and code reviews.
Ability to write maintainable, scalable, and well-documented code.
Experience working with and evolving existing codebases and architectures.
Strong understanding of software design principles, architecture patterns, and security best practices.
Ability to evaluate technical trade-offs and deliver pragmatic solutions.

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All of our jobs come with great benefits including healthcare, parental leave and opportunities for career advancements. Some offerings are dependent upon the location of where you work and can include the following:

Comprehensive full medical, dental and vision Insurance
Basic Life Insurance at no cost to the employee
Company paid short-term and long-term disability
12 weeks of 100% paid Parental Leave
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Retirement savings plan
Personal Paid Time Off
Paid holidays and company-wide Wellness Day off
Paid time off to volunteer at nonprofit organizations
Pet friendly office environment
Commuter Benefits
Group Pet Insurance
On the job training and skills development
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

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