Tillster

Senior Software Engineer – Back End

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10 hours ago
San Diego, CA, USASenior

Base Salary

$140k - $165k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain scalable, secure, high-performance cloud-based microservices using AWS and TypeScript.
  • Build services that communicate through well-defined APIs while applying software engineering, design, and architectural patterns.
  • Use AI developer tools for context gathering, code generation, test generation, and refactoring while validating output for security and correctness.
  • Implement unit, integration, and end-to-end testing and work toward high test coverage.
  • Participate in Agile ceremonies, code reviews, design sessions, stakeholder discussions, and architectural improvements.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams and product owners to deliver maintainable software solutions.

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of experience designing and developing service-oriented applications in Java, Python, C#, TypeScript, or another modern language.
  • Experience designing and building microservice-based systems with high cohesion and loose coupling.
  • Preference for TypeScript and experience with object-oriented programming languages.
  • Experience integrating AI tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, or ChatGPT/Claude into software development workflows.
  • Experience implementing unit, integration, and end-to-end testing strategies.
  • Experience with relational or NoSQL data stores and industry-standard design and architectural patterns.
  • Understanding of software security practices, including OAuth, JWT, and encryption.
  • Experience working in an Agile environment using Scrum or Kanban.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a similar field, or equivalent experience.
  • AWS serverless experience with technologies such as DynamoDB and SQS is preferred but not required.
  • Strong English communication, analytical, problem-solving, and continuous-improvement skills.

Benefits

  • Salary of $130,000-$155,000 DOE.
  • Medical, dental, vision, FSA, healthcare and dependent-care reimbursement programs, an Employee Assistance Program, and Optum Care 24-hour confidential medical counseling services.
  • Ten paid holidays per calendar year.
  • 15 days of PTO during the first 12 months of continuous service and 22 days in subsequent years for full-time employees.
  • Eligibility for the 401(k) plan beginning on the employment start date.
  • College tuition and education assistance, Udemy courses, and ongoing learning and development opportunities.
  • USA-based role with local candidates strongly preferred; full-time regular employees and eligible dependents receive benefits.

Tech Stack

Amazon DynamoDBAWSC#JavaPythonTypeScript

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About Tillster

201-500 employees

Tillster builds a unified commerce platform for multi‑unit restaurant chains, offering online and mobile ordering, delivery management, kiosks, loyalty, and integrated marketing with POS integrations. The privately held company, founded in 2002 and headquartered in Los Angeles, serves global brands including Burger King, Baskin‑Robbins, and Jollibee. Its SaaS model supports personalized guest engagement across channels for large restaurant enterprises.

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