# Staff Software Developer at BackerKit

- Company: BackerKit
- What the company does: Backed by Y Combinator.
- Company website: https://backerkit.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco / Remote
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $184K to $235K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-22
- Apply by: 2026-12-06
- Apply: https://jobs.lever.co/backerkit/5b2795ea-d464-4c45-ab2f-fe6bc441d8f1?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/backerkit-staff-software-developer/

## About the role

This is a hands-on fullstack, product engineering role reporting to our Director of Engineering, Product, and Design. You’ll lead mainly through the code you write, review, and ship, and most of your week should be devoted to the team’s queue. We are looking for a UX- and business-minded engineer to work directly in Rails views to simplify complex workflows, create intuitive user experiences, and help transform the crowdfunding landscape. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Technical, craft, and process
- Deep experience building high-quality user interfaces, and recent hands-on coding
- Strong fundamentals in HTML, CSS, JS, and browser behavior
- Comfort working directly in Rails views, helpers, and partials
- Experience with or strong interest in Hotwire / Turbo / Stimulus
- Preference for simple, maintainable systems over unnecessary abstraction

Tags: Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/backerkit-staff-software-developer/