Senior Back End Software Engineer

EverQuote is seeking a Senior Back End Software Engineer to join our growing team. As a senior engineer, you will be instrumental in architecting, building, and scaling systems that power our core business. You will also play a key role in mentoring fellow engineers, driving technical excellence, and fostering a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.

- Design, build, and maintain scalable, performant, and reliable back-end applications and microservices.

- Mentor and guide engineers across the team, providing technical insights and helping others unblock complex problems.

- Partner with product, data, and business teams to translate technical concepts into high-impact products.

- Help modernize and optimize infrastructure using microservices, containers, and modern automation tools.

What you bring to the team

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, engineering, or a related technical field or equivalent hands-on professional experience.

- 5+ years in a high-growth software product company.

- Strong background building production-grade applications using server-side languages such as Python, Java, or Go.

- Familiarity with streaming data platforms, CI/CD pipelines, or cloud-native infrastructure (AWS/GCP).

- Deep experience designing microservices architectures and deploying with Docker and Kubernetes.

- Experience leveraging modern software tools (e.g., Claude, GitHub Copilot, Codex) to increase productivity and code quality.

- A passion for knowledge-sharing, code reviews, and helping teammates elevate their technical skills.

- Comfort using data and key metrics to guide architecture decisions and validate concepts.

The base salary offered for this position is determined by several factors, including the applicant’s job-related skills, relevant experience, education or training, and work location.

In addition to base salary, our total compensation package may include participation in variable cash bonus programs, equity, and a comprehensive range of health, welfare, and wellbeing benefits based on eligibility which are designated by role. The base salary for this full-time hybrid role is $150,700 - $177,300.