United States onlyAbout Orderful
Orderful is reinventing how businesses connect and trade. We modernize EDI - the backbone of $5T+ in global commerce - so companies can click-to-trade with any partner fast. We’re Series B and among the fastest-growing in supply-chain tech, with 2× YoY growth. Our culture is high-ownership, high-tempo, and low-ego; we iterate quickly, care deeply about customers and teammates, and love turning manual operations into products. If that sounds like you, let’s talk.
Our Core Company Values
As a team, we're guided by three core values. They impact what we are building, while helping us stay true to ourselves and accountable to each other.
- Commitment to Customers
- Learn, Iterate, Grow
- Build a Great Community
Why work at Orderful?
- Flexibility & Balance: Unlimited PTO, a full week off for the holidays, remote work options, and schedules that fit your life.
- Wellness & Support: Health, dental, vision, and life insurance, an EAP for when life gets tricky, weekly yoga, and paid parental leave.
- Growth & Connection: Take on meaningful projects, plan for your future with a 401(k), and build relationships at our twice-yearly company-wide offsites.
- Financial Upside: Competitive pay and stock options that let you share in the company’s success.
About the Role
This senior back-end engineer role is focused on designing, building, and operating core systems that power Orderful’s platform. You’ll take ownership of major initiatives, collaborate with experienced peers across engineering and product, and deliver solutions that are reliable, scalable, and maintainable.
Success in this role requires strong technical judgment, clear communication, and the ability to make independent decisions while balancing strategic priorities with hands-on implementation.
This role is open to remote candidates across the U.S. and Canada, with a strong preference for those in Pacific Time.
Key Responsibilities
- Build & Operate Reliable Systems; Design, deploy, and support scalable APIs and services, with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and observability
- Lead Technical Initiatives; Own the design and delivery of major back-end projects, contribute to architectural decisions, and help evolve the platform
- Maintain High Engineering Standards; Write high-quality, well-tested code, participate in rigorous code reviews, and continuously improve development and release practices
- Collaborate with Peers; Work closely with other experienced engineers to solve complex problems, share context, and make thoughtful technical tradeoffs
- Own Outcomes; Independently prioritize work, manage large initiatives end-to-end, and take responsibility for system health and business impact
Requirements
- Expert-level experience with Node.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript
- Strong background in API design and development
- Deep understanding of relational and non-relational databases
- Experience designing and operating distributed, event-driven systems
- Hands-on experience with messaging and eventing systems (e.g., RabbitMQ, Kafka)
- Strong grasp of software quality best practices, including testing, CI/CD, and documentation
- Experience building, deploying, and supporting production systems at scale
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with EDI or B2B data integrations
- Familiarity with NestJS and AWS
- Experience building systems at scale in fast-growing, high-throughput SaaS environments
Compensation range: $205,000–$225,000 USD (U.S.) / $180,000–$210,000 CAD (Canada), based on experience and location, plus stock options and a broad benefits package.
At Orderful, one of our core values is building a great community. We are looking for strong, diverse, and supportive team members. We welcome everyone to apply. Come join our team, where we celebrate differences, play to our strengths, and encourage growth!
