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About the Role
WeTheHobby is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help shape the company's technical foundation by modernizing the platform, improving developer velocity, and architecting the next generation of systems. This is a highly collaborative role working directly with the SVP of Product Engineering.
Responsibilities
- Architect the evolution of the platform from a monolith into a scalable, service-oriented architecture.
- Design and implement resilient backend services and APIs using modern engineering patterns.
- Replace manual operational workflows with reliable, automated software solutions.
- Build integrations between WTH and partners including inventory systems, marketplaces, grading services, and live commerce platforms.
- Leverage AI tools such as Cursor, Claude, and LLMs to accelerate development, modernize legacy code, automate documentation, and prototype new capabilities.
- Increase system observability, resilience, and operational visibility across the platform.
- Mentor engineers through architecture discussions, code reviews, and technical leadership.
- Establish engineering best practices.
- Work closely with Product, Operations, and business stakeholders to solve complex operational challenges with thoughtful software design.
Requirements
- 8+ years building and operating production software systems.
- Strong experience building backend services using modern object-oriented or service-oriented technologies (e.g., Python/FastAPI, Go, Node.js, or similar).
- Experience designing and evolving distributed systems, service-oriented architectures, or microservices.
- PostgreSQL or strong relational database design and optimization experience.
- Experience with AWS cloud infrastructure (EC2, RDS, Fargate, S3, or similar cloud-native services).
- Experience with modern software engineering practices including CI/CD, automated testing, code reviews, observability, and Infrastructure as Code.
- Experience modernizing or decomposing legacy systems into scalable services is highly desirable.
- Experience using AI development tools (Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) as part of your daily engineering workflow.
Skills
- .NET
- Python
- React
- TypeScript
- PostgreSQL
- Event-driven architecture
- AWS
- EC2
- RDS
- Fargate
- EventBridge
- Terraform
- Azure DevOps CI/CD
- Cursor
- Claude
- LLMs
- Object-oriented programming
- Service-oriented architecture
- Distributed systems
- Microservices
- Relational database design
- Cloud-native services
- CI/CD
- Automated testing
- Code reviews
- Observability
- Infrastructure as Code
- AI-assisted development
Location
- Rochester, NY
Work Type
- Onsite
Experience Level
- Senior
- 8+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $98,000 - $132,000
About the Company
- WeTheHobby is one of the fastest-growing companies in sports cards, live commerce, and collectibles.
- We're building the technology platform that powers everything from live breaking and inventory management to grading, consignment, customer identity, and marketplace integrations.
- We're solving problems that don't exist at most software companies.
- You'll work at the intersection of live commerce, sports collectibles, marketplace integrations, inventory systems, AI-assisted engineering, customer identity, and operational automation.
- You'll have significant influence over our architecture, work alongside executive leadership, and help build the technology that powers one of the hobby's most innovative companies.
- If you're excited by complex systems, startup velocity, and building software that directly impacts the business every day, we'd love to talk.
Equal Opportunity
- In accordance with applicable Federal and State laws, the anticipated salary range for this position based upon location in Rochester, NY and experience is $98,000 - $132,000
- To comply with Federal law, WeTheHobby participates in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are verified through this electronic system established by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Social Security Administration (SSA) to confirm their identity and employment eligibility.