Senior Engineer

Later is the enterprise leader in social media and influencer marketing software, services, and data, trusted by leading brands and agencies worldwide. Following our acquisition of Mavely, the Everyday Influencer Platform®, Later enables brands to scale creator partnerships from nano to premium influencers while managing social media content and campaigns across all major social and affiliate networks. Through proprietary performance data, marketing leaders can drive attributable sales and optimize social commerce with our software platform or award‑winning services.

Later is founded on two success stories that began in 2014:
Mavrck, the industry‑leading influencer marketing solution (now Later Influence™), and Later, the best social media management platform (now Later Social™) and first‑to‑market link‑in‑bio tool, Later Link in Bio. In 2024, Mavrck and Later officially joined together as one unified business, with a shared vision: to enable the world to make a living with their creativity.

We’re trusted by the top social platforms, with partnerships and integrations with Meta, Tik Tok, Linked In, You Tube, and Pinterest.

We enable marketers to create high‑performing content and engage in authentic collaborations with creators to reach new audiences, drive engagement, and generate predictable ROI.

The Senior Engineer is responsible for driving large‑scale projects, delivering impactful features, and maintaining high engineering standards. You’ll solve complex problems, collaborate across teams, and mentor junior engineers while continuously improving our codebases and fostering a culture of technical excellence. With deep expertise in modern software development and Agile practices, you’ll shape how we build, scale, and innovate—directly influencing product velocity and engineering culture.

• Scope, plan, and lead delivery of large‑scale features and roadmap initiatives.
• Clarify and refine requirements across stakeholders in a fast‑moving environment.
• Navigate ambiguous requirements and competing interests to deliver features that delight users.
• Contribute to long‑term architectural planning and system design.

Technical / Execution

• Lead technical problem‑solving for complex, cross‑team challenges and production issues.
• Continuously improve the codebase by upholding high standards for code reviews, architecture, testing, and deployment.
• Ensure scalable and maintainable solutions across both frontend and backend systems.
• Act as the go‑to expert for debugging, troubleshooting, and system reliability.
• Collaborate across engineering, product, and business teams to align on priorities and delivery.
• Clearly communicate technical and non‑technical concepts across the organization.
• Participate actively in meetings, providing input that drives clarity and shared understanding.
• Partner with cross‑functional stakeholders to ensure features meet user and business needs.

Leadership

• Mentor and develop junior engineers through coaching, pairing, and feedback.
• Champion engineering best practices, raising the bar for technical excellence across the team.
• Model emotional intelligence and resilience, building trust and inspiring growth in others.

Research / Best practices

• Stay current on emerging technologies, frameworks, and architectures.
• Promote Agile best practices and contribute to evolving team workflows (Scrum/Kanban).
• Share insights on industry trends and competitor approaches to inform product and engineering strategy.

• Successful delivery of complex, high‑impact features that advance business goals.
• Improved stability, scalability, and maintainability of the codebase.
• Junior engineers consistently leveling up under your mentorship.
• High trust and collaboration with cross‑functional partners.
• Recognition as a technical leader and problem‑solver across the organization.

• 7–10 years of progressive software engineering experience (leadership required)
• In-depth knowledge of modern software development practices and architectures.
• Strong track record of scoping, delivering, and evolving large‑scale features.
• Experience with both frontend and backend technologies (polyglot…