About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack) to help build, scale, and evolve NGL, a high‑traffic social platform used by millions of people every day. In this role, you will primarily work on the NGL mobile apps while contributing to backend services, web development, and infrastructure, and partnering closely with Product, Design, Data, and Growth. You’ll own features end‑to‑end, from technical design through production, making architectural trade‑offs, ensuring production readiness, and contributing to system scalability, performance, and reliability. This is a hands‑on senior IC role for someone who thrives in fast‑moving environments, cares about product outcomes, and enjoys solving complex engineering problems at scale.

What You’ll Do

Build & Ship High‑Impact Features

Design, implement, and ship full‑stack features supporting messaging, engagement, notifications, creator workflows, safety, and monetization.
Contribute across mobile, web, and backend services/APIs.
Break down complex product requirements into clear technical designs and deliverables.

Mobile & Frontend Contributions

Contribute to React Native and Swift codebases.
Partner with Design and Product to deliver intuitive, performant user experiences.

Backend & Platform Engineering

Build and update APIs using Node.js / TypeScript, primarily within Firebase‑based systems.
Design systems for high throughput, low latency, and global traffic spikes.

Reliability, Performance & Scale

Improve system performance, observability, and operational excellence.
Participate in on‑call rotations and lead production issue investigation and resolution when needed.
Proactively identify and address scalability bottlenecks through profiling, refactoring, and architectural improvements.

Experimentation & Iteration

Partner with Product and Data to run experiments, A/B tests, and rapid iteration cycles.
Use metrics and experimentation results to inform engineering decisions.
Support new monetization models and feature launches through fast, reliable execution.

Collaboration & Technical Leadership

Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Designers, Data, and Growth partners.
Actively participate in and help drive technical design reviews and architecture discussions.
Mentor junior and mid‑level engineers through thoughtful code reviews, pairing, and knowledge sharing.
Contribute to engineering standards, documentation, and best practices.

What You Bring

Required

5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
Direct experience working on consumer‑facing products with high traffic and real‑world performance constraints.
Strong experience with React Native and Swift mobile app development.
Experience building APIs and backend services.
Proficiency in JavaScript / TypeScript.
Strong product‑mindset.
Strong understanding of APIs, distributed systems, and data modeling.
Ability to ship quickly while maintaining system quality, security, and long‑term maintainability.
Clear communicator who collaborates effectively across functions.
Alignment with our core values:
- Accountable: You take ownership of your responsibilities, demonstrating trustworthiness and self‑discipline. You follow through on commitments and strive for continuous improvement.
- Action‑driven: Identify what is most important, agree on scope, execute in a timely manner, and drive the greatest impact.
- Caring: You genuinely care about yourself and others, our business and craft, our mission and vision, and strive to create a positive, supportive work environment.
- Curious: You focus on the ‘why,’ learn and expand your knowledge, explore new ideas, and are a lifelong learner.
- Thorough: Your work is thoughtful, impactful, timely, accurate, and complete. You pay attention to detail and ensure quality work and compliance.

Nice to Have

Experience with Firebase Functions and Firestore.
Experience working on social, messaging, creator, or community‑driven platforms.
Familiarity with real‑time systems, event‑driven architectures, or moderation/safety systems.
Experience supporting experimentation frameworks, feature flagging, and A/B testing.
Exposure to high‑scale platforms (millions of MAU).
Experience using AI‑assisted development tools (e.g., Cursor, Copilot).

Why You’ll Love This Role

Work on a product used by millions of people globally.
High ownership, autonomy, and real product impact.
Collaborative, fast‑moving environment with strong engineering leadership.
Meaningful influence on product direction, scalability, and monetization.

What We Are Offering

We are a 100% remote‑first, global company.
A competitive compensation package.
Generous perks & benefits to team members.
Participation in the Company’s equity plan (for full‑time team members).
Individual bonuses in accordance with the Company Bonus Program.
Work with energetic, passionate, and results‑driven people.
Celebrate team members’ personal and work milestones.
Remote social activities, including virtual coffee buddies.
Bonusly to recognize and reward team members for hard work and commitment.
Weekly Wednesday “Get Stuff Done” days (No Meetings).
Open PTO, generous Company Holidays, and Wellness Days (for full‑time team members).

Mode Mobile does not accept/pay fees for unsolicited resumes from third‑party agencies/vendors.

Our company is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. We are committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive environment for all team members.

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