Sr. Software Engineer I

Greenlight Guru

Greenlight Guru

Software Engineering
Boston, MA, USA · Atlanta, GA, USA · Indianapolis, IN, USA · Chicago, IL, USA · Atlanta, GA, USA · Georgia, USA · Boston, MA, USA · Massachusetts, USA · Chicago, IL, USA · Illinois, USA · Indianapolis, IN, USA · Indiana, USA
USD 105k-140k / year + Equity
Posted on Aug 1, 2025

At Greenlight Guru, we help the world’s most innovative medical device companies bring high-quality, life-changing products to market faster. We serve 1000+ global customers with our quality management and clinical data capture software, helping them get their products on the market and keep them there.

When you join the team at Greenlight Guru, you’ll be a part of a collaborative, mission-driven team working in one of the most exciting and rewarding industries on the planet. Backed by JMI Equity, one of the premier growth equity firms for SaaS companies, Greenlight Guru is growing—and looking for individuals who are difference makers. Is that you?

Summary:

We are seeking a highly capable Senior Software Engineer to deliver high-quality, scalable software solutions across complex systems. This role requires a deep understanding of modern cloud-native technologies, ownership over technical delivery, and a collaborative mindset to influence both peers and product direction. You’ll work closely with engineers, product managers, and designers to build impactful features that serve our customers reliably at scale.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead and contribute to multiple concurrent engineering efforts
  • Work both independently and collaboratively to drive technical solutions and deliver high-quality outcomes
  • Design software
    • Take ownership of features from planning through delivery by proactively estimating scope, lead implementation with minimal guidance, and provide thoughtful, high-quality code reviews that elevate the team’s output
    • Design performant, scalable, and reliable software, considering both functional and non-functional aspects
    • Understand data flow, established patterns, and functional needs to inform development
    • Create a plan for your work by gathering information from your squad and the broader R&D organization
  • Develop software that meets our internal standards of quality
    • Make daily code contributions in small, manageable chunks, with continuous integration in mind
    • Fix major issues, defects and vulnerabilities in existing codebases
    • Create and update unit tests to ensure proper coverage of your contributions to the code base and maintain the coverage standard
    • Proactively raise the bar for engineering quality by defining and evolving coding standards, workflow processes, performance benchmarks, and observability practices
    • Leverage observability best practices to define monitors and alerts that ensure real-time insight into the operational health of production systems
  • Diagnose and fix performance and optimization problems in legacy code
  • Partner with engineers and R&D stakeholders across teams to ensure effective collaboration and deliver results that move the business forward
  • Teach and provide guidance to others in your area of expertise
  • Participate in resolving, and sometimes lead the resolution of, after-hours Production incidents
  • Demonstrate your project work and product contributions

Qualifications:

  • 4+ years of professional software development experience
  • Experience building cloud-native software
  • Experience with a technology stack and architecture similar to Greenlight Guru’s
  • Experience with REST, RPC, and GraphQL APIs
  • Ability to create unit and integration test suites
  • Experience with continuous integration pipelines and automation
  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with a strong emphasis on active listening.
  • Highly collaborative with exceptional interpersonal skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to use data to measure and explore how to evolve our technology
  • Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
  • Intellectual curiosity about the real-world usage of your programming
  • Proven ability to use AI-powered tools such as coding assistants, automation platforms, and data analysis tools to improve engineering productivity and quality.

Benefits you’ll enjoy:

  • Supportive teammates and co-workers who care deeply about our mission
  • Flexible Paid Time Off policy and working hours
  • Remote-first culture
  • Home Office stipend upon hire
  • Multiple Health insurance options (vision, medical, dental)
  • 401k (with company match)
  • Equity Program Eligibility (based on role and/or tenure)
  • Three months of paid maternity leave
  • Disability insurance

This role can be located within the United States or Canada. The base salary range for this role is $105,000 - $140,000, though actual base salary is determined by factors such as, but not limited to, experience, education, skills, and geographic location. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation and equity.

Greenlight Guru is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Individuals seeking employment at Greenlight Guru are considered regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation. If you need assistance or accommodations to submit your application for this position, please email careers@greenlight.guru.