Senior Software Engineer

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

• Engage in technical discussions and design of new solutions and architectures
• Collaborating with our product team on new and existing features to improve user experience and usability
• Determining feasibility & scalability of front end solutions and guiding the technical design accordingly
• Owning the implementation of new features
• Working to improve processes and technologies
• Mentoring and pairing with other developers on the team
• Contributing to code reviews with other engineers in order to maintain and improve quality
• Deploying and managing applications, including static frontend applications, in AWS alongside our operations team

About You

• BS in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent work experience
• 7+ years of work experience
• Experience in Ruby/Rails
• Experience writing automation
• Experience building JSON APIs
• Experience using Kubernetes, Helm, and Docker
• Experience building and deploying production-grade web applications at scale
• Experience solving large-application/user-level problems, performance, scalability, etc.
• Well-rounded knowledge of distributed systems and software architecture
• Experience with SQL, and familiarity with databases such as Postgres or MySql
• Proficient at debugging sophisticated problems using interactive development tools, logs, and/or IDE
• Experience guiding and mentoring developers of varying experience levels

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. 

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:

• Statutory Benefits – Full compliance with Colombian social security (health, pension, and risk coverage)
• Staff Referral Bonus – Rewards for referring great candidates to the 8Team
• Paid Sick Leave – Covered from day one, with EPS support after the 2nd day
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) – Up to 15 paid days off per year
• Parental Leave – Maternity and paternity leave in line with Colombian law
• Company Holidays – Paid time off for all official Colombian public holidays

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.