Shape the future of student transportation.

At BusRight, we’re replacing pen-and-paper logistics with real-time, intelligent routing software. Our platform powers live location tracking, ETA notifications, operational dashboards, and route optimization for schools, families, and drivers across the U.S.

We’re looking for a Senior Fullstack Engineer - someone who can own both backend and frontend implementation, with a primary strength in backend systems. You’ll help define architecture, improve platform scalability, mentor engineers, and ship features end-to-end.

Role Overview

As a Senior Fullstack (Backend-Focused) Engineer, you will play a key role in shaping our engineering culture, development processes, and roadmap.

Joining our engineering team means:

Building backend REST APIs to power BusRight client applications - Parent App, Driver App, Admin Portal, and more

Migrating API services across a variety of technologies

Designing architecture for scalable, maintainable backend services

Modeling performant and scalable data structures on top of PostgreSQL

Developing frontend modules using React.js

Collaborating with a mature, interdisciplinary team of outstanding engineers

Engaging directly with our user community

Participating in brainstorming sessions, customer feedback forums, and product ideation

Requirements

• You have 5+ years of experience building production-grade web applications

  You’re highly proficient in TypeScript, Node.js, and SQL

  You have a strong understanding of SOLID principles and modular backend design

  You’ve designed and scaled REST APIs with performance and maintainability in mind

  You’ve worked with React or another modern frontend framework to build user-facing features

  You’ve deployed, monitored, and maintained backend services in cloud environments like GCP or AWS

  You’ve worked with relational databases (ideally PostgreSQL) and understand performance tuning, migrations, and schema design

  You’re comfortable taking ownership of projects — from design to deployment and beyond

  You mentor other engineers and contribute to growing team capabilities

  You proactively identify problems and opportunities, not just waiting for tickets

  You collaborate effectively across teams and communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical peers

  You think critically, challenge assumptions, and make pragmatic technical decisions

  You adapt quickly to new information, shifting priorities, or feedback

  You care how your work connects to the broader product and company goals

  You embody our engineering values: learning from mistakes, collaboration, ownership, simplicity, and long-term thinking

  You embody our company values: Customer Advocacy, Build Without Walls and Fuel Others

• Experience deploying and managing services on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

  A strong understanding of loosely coupled architectures and their long-term benefits

  Familiarity with refactoring techniques to improve codebase structure and maintainability

  Experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) and modern testing best practices

Tech Stack

• Backend: TypeScript, Node.js, Koa, Express, Kysely, PostgreSQL, Firebase Firestore (legacy), Redis, BullMQ, ElasticSearch, Jest

  Frontend: TypeScript, React, React Router, Vite, CSS Modules (SASS), TanStack (React Query, Table), Storybook, Vitest

  Infrastructure: Kubernetes (GCP), Nx Monorepo, Feature Flags

Benefits

• Competitive compensation: $120,000 – $215,000/year (negotiable based on experience and expertise)

  Meaningful equity

  $500/year learning & WFH budget

  Flexible PTO and working hours

  Remote-first work environment