For companies
  • Hire developers
  • Hire designers
  • Hire marketers
  • Hire product managers
  • Hire project managers
  • Hire assistants
  • How Arc works
  • How much can you save?
  • Case studies
  • Pricing
    • Remote dev salary explorer
    • Freelance developer rate explorer
    • Job description templates
    • Interview questions
    • Remote work FAQs
    • Team bonding playbooks
    • Employer blog
For talent
  • Overview
  • Remote jobs
  • Remote companies
    • Resume builder and guide
    • Talent career blog
Motion Recruitment
Motion Recruitment

Staff Software Engineer

Location

Remote restrictions apply
See all remote locations

Salary Estimate

N/AIconOpenNewWindows

Seniority

Staff

Tech stacks

PHP
C
Software Development
+20

Visa

U.S. visa required

Permanent role
11 days ago
Apply now

This is a full-time, U.S.-based senior engineering role focused on modernizing an enterprise-grade SaaS platform that powers the financial and operational backbone of large, multi-location field service organizations. The system supports complex billing, accounting, compliance, and data integrations for organizations operating across dozens or hundreds of locations, and runs continuously in production.

What makes this role compelling is the scale and depth of impact. You’ll be responsible for evolving a mission-critical platform without interrupting live enterprise operations, consolidating a diverse technology stack, and enabling faster customer onboarding and deployment. This is a highly technical role for an experienced engineer who enjoys untangling legacy systems, defining modernization strategy, and leading by example in a small, high-leverage team. Required Skills & Experience

  • 8+ years of experience building and maintaining production software in complex domains
  • Proven ownership of system architecture across multiple engineers and long-lived codebases
  • Strong experience with React and/or Vue for frontend development
  • Backend experience with Go and/or Node.js, building shared services and APIs
  • Hands-on experience working in legacy codebases, including PHP and lower-level languages
  • Ability to analyze deeply embedded business logic and plan incremental refactors safely
  • Strong written communication skills, including technical design docs, ADRs, and migration plans
  • Deep familiarity with AI-native development workflows, used as a core productivity multiplier
  • Ability to work independently as the most senior engineer on a small team

Desired Skills & Experience

  • Experience supporting or leading cloud infrastructure migrations (AWS preferred)
  • Exposure to C or systems-level programming
  • Background in accounting, billing, ERP, or financial systems
  • Experience with vertical SaaS or operational software
  • Familiarity with strangler-pattern or layered modernization approaches
  • Experience integrating with external APIs, including payments, government data, or vehicle services
  • Prior ownership of platform consolidation or system unification efforts

What You Will Be Doing Tech Breakdown

  • 40% Backend and platform modernization (Go, Node, PHP)
  • 35% Frontend consolidation and UI modernization (React/Vue)
  • 25% Architecture, migration planning, and technical leadership

Daily Responsibilities

  • 65% Hands-on development and refactoring
  • 20% Technical planning, documentation, and architecture ownership
  • 15% Mentorship and cross-functional collaboration

You’ll modernize an enterprise platform while it remains live, consolidating frontend and backend technologies into a more maintainable and scalable architecture. Day to day, you’ll analyze legacy PHP and C components, identify high-leverage refactoring targets, and introduce new service layers that integrate payments, compliance tooling, marketplace capabilities, and external data providers. You’ll also play a key role in reducing onboarding complexity, supporting a cloud migration, delivering new enterprise workflows, and raising the overall technical bar for the team. The Offer

  • Bonus eligible

You Will Receive The Following Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
  • Paid Vacation Time
  • Equity / Stock Options

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis now and in the future.

Posted By: Grant Willoe

About Motion Recruitment

👥501-1000
📍Boston, Massachusetts, United States
🔗Website

Motion Recruitment Service

Motion Recruitment product / service
Motion Recruitment product / service
Motion Recruitment product / service
Motion Recruitment product / service

How does Motion Recruitment work?

Motion Recruitment delivers IT Talent Solutions for Contract, Direct Hire, Managed Solutions and Statement of Work to all of North America from our 21 delivery centers.

Company culture

Visit company profileIconOpenNewWindows

Unlock all Arc benefits!

  • Browse remote jobs in one place
  • Land interviews more quickly
  • Get hands-on recruiter support
PRODUCTS
Arc

The remote career platform for talent

Codementor

Find a mentor to help you in real time

LINKS
About usPricingArc Careers - Hiring Now!Remote Junior JobsRemote jobsCareer Success StoriesTalent Career BlogArc Newsletter
JOBS BY EXPERTISE
Remote Front End Developer JobsRemote Back End Developer JobsRemote Full Stack Developer JobsRemote Mobile Developer JobsRemote Data Scientist JobsRemote Game Developer JobsRemote Data Engineer JobsRemote Programming JobsRemote Design JobsRemote Marketing JobsRemote Product Manager JobsRemote Project Manager JobsRemote Administrative Support Jobs
JOBS BY TECH STACKS
Remote AWS Developer JobsRemote Java Developer JobsRemote Javascript Developer JobsRemote Python Developer JobsRemote React Developer JobsRemote Shopify Developer JobsRemote SQL Developer JobsRemote Unity Developer JobsRemote Wordpress Developer JobsRemote Web Development JobsRemote Motion Graphic JobsRemote SEO JobsRemote AI Jobs
© Copyright 2026 Arc
Cookie PolicyPrivacy PolicyTerms of Service