Software Engineer, Full-Stack (Mid–Senior)

About the role:

We are looking for a full-stack software engineer to help build the next generation of our MyCase practice management platform. Your team will deliver advanced features – from core platform building blocks to polished product experiences – that help firms run their day-to-day operations more efficiently.

About us:

At 8am, our vision is to power a world where professionals thrive. We start every day on a mission to empower professionals with the most trusted, innovative technology to deliver world-class outcomes for their clients and exceptional financial results for their business. They count on our purpose-built solutions to simplify operations, ensure compliance, and fuel profitable growth, so they can focus on their clients and do more of the work that matters.

Founded in 2005, 8am™ (formerly AffiniPay) is the professional business platform built to help legal, accounting, and other client-focused professionals run stronger, more profitable businesses. Today, more than 250,000 professionals across the U.S. trust 8am to help them work smarter, serve clients better, and unlock their full potential. We have been recognized as one of Inc 5000’s fastest growing companies in the U.S. for 13 years in a row, and as a result, our teams continue to grow as well!

What you'll do:

• Design and implement customer-facing features across the stack using Ruby on Rails and React.
• Build and maintain APIs and backend functionality that support scalable product experiences.
• Contribute to and evolve reusable UI components and frontend patterns.
• Collaborate with Product and Design to break down work, assess tradeoffs, identify risks, and align solutions to business objectives.
• Own and modernize areas of the application to improve usability, performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Write high-quality, well-tested code; participate in code reviews and help raise the team’s engineering standards.
• Debug and troubleshoot production issues; partner with QA/DevOps to support safe, reliable deployments.
• Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders to gather requirements and propose pragmatic solutions.
• Contribute to agile team rituals (planning, refinement, retrospectives) and help the team deliver predictably.
• Share knowledge through pairing, code reviews, and technical guidance (mentorship expected at senior end of the range).

About you:

• Professional experience building and shipping production software in a cross-functional environment.
• Experience with React building maintainable UI (reusable components, state management, performance considerations).
• Professional experience building APIs and backend features with Ruby on Rails.
• Proficiency with SQL and relational databases.
• Solid understanding of software design fundamentals (testing, maintainability, common patterns/principles).
• Experience working in agile product teams.
• Strong collaboration, documentation, and communication skills.
• Experience collaborating effectively with distributed teams across time zones.

Nice to have: 

• Experience with Next.js
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud Platform).
• Experience building scalable Software as a Service (SaaS) applications.
• Experience with observability, performance tuning, and production troubleshooting.

Diversity, equity & inclusion at 8am:

At 8am, we recognize that innovation occurs with a strong team of people who are diverse in background, personality, talent and ideas. Experience comes in many forms and ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where we continue to learn from each other is an integral part of our culture. We are committed to creating a welcoming and transparent environment for all that embraces those differences through education, equal access to opportunities and information, inclusionary programs, and community outreach. 

Why 8am 

At 8am, our culture is shaped by the people who bring it to life every day. Together, we build a company rooted in continuous learning, genuine community, holistic wellness, and meaningful engagement—values that empower us as individuals and unite us as a team. Our culture is grounded in our core values: Work Smart, Win Fast; Outshine Ordinary, and We Find a Way. These values drive how we serve our customers and work with each other in a collaborative, inspiring, and empowering environment, every day.

Security advisory:

Our hiring teams at 8am are dedicated to recruiting top talent that share our passion for serving the professional services industry through innovative financial technology.  As such, our Talent Acquisition Team only follows legitimate hiring practices.  We will always communicate with our candidates using emails with the 8am domain and will never ask for sensitive/personal data during the application process.  All interviews take place over phone call, Zoom/Google Meet or in person.  All offers are communicated verbally by our Talent Acquisition Specialists with a written offer letter as a follow up.