Software Development Engineer II – Conversations

HighLevel

. Design, build, and scale backend systems and frontend interfaces powering the Threads & Composer experience in HighLevel Conversations .

Posted 9/17/2026full-timeRemote • IndiaJuniorMid-LevelWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in backend engineering with a strong focus on Node.js and Go, alongside proficiency in Vue 3 for frontend development. Capable of designing scalable systems, managing databases, and implementing efficient data processing solutions.

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Node.js Backend EngineeringGo ProgrammingVue 3 Frontend DevelopmentSQL/NoSQL Database ManagementQueue and Async Processing

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Hard Skills

Node.jsGoVue 3SQLNoSQLRedisPub/SubKafkaRabbitMQState Management

Soft Skills

DocumentationCollaborationProblem-Solving

Tools & Technologies

GitHub ActionsDockerKubernetesGCPGKEElasticSearchClickHouseCloud TasksViteTailwind

Industry Keywords

Distributed SystemsProduction TrafficReal-Time UpdatesOn-Call RotationTechnical Trade-Offs

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed SystemsDockerElasticSearchGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaScriptKafkaKubernetesMongoDBNode.jsNoSQLRabbitMQRedisSQLTypeScriptVue.jsGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and scale backend systems and frontend interfaces powering the Threads & Composer experience in HighLevel Conversations
Build and ship Node.js/Go services handling live production traffic
Own services and components end to end, including code, tests, rollout, and monitoring
Work with SQL and NoSQL data stores by writing queries and adding indexes
Implement and operate queues, caches, and rate limiters
Build Vue 3 UIs consuming owned APIs, with clean components, state management, and realtime updates
Write feature design documents and defend technical trade-offs in reviews
Participate in the on-call rotation and debug production incidents
Collaborate on systems processing billions of messages per month across SMS, Email, WhatsApp, and DMs

Requirements

What you’ll need

2+ years of backend engineering experience with strong fundamentals in Node.js, Go, or a comparable language
Working knowledge of queues or async processing, such as Pub/Sub, Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar
Understanding of distributed systems fundamentals, including idempotency, retries, and consistency trade-offs
Hands-on experience with Redis or another cache/in-memory store
Comfortable with SQL or NoSQL databases; able to model data, write efficient queries, and reason about indexes
Proficiency in Vue 3 or a similar modern frontend framework
Experience with state management such as Pinia, Vuex, or equivalent
Habit of writing tests and ability to document design thinking clearly
Daily experience coding with AI agents and producing accurate, tested, production-quality output
Availability to participate in an on-call rotation
Technical environment includes Node.js/TypeScript, Go, Vue 3, Pinia, Vite, Tailwind, MongoDB, Firestore, Redis, ElasticSearch, ClickHouse, GCP, GKE, Pub/Sub, Cloud Tasks, GitHub Actions, Docker, and Kubernetes

Benefits

Comp & perks

Remote work arrangement
Global, remote-first organization
Backup from senior engineers during on-call rotation
Learning and professional growth through architecture reviews, incidents, code reviews, and challenging production systems