Senior Software Developer - Backend
XPEL
Full-time
On-site
San Antonio, Texas, United States
Job Summary:
We're looking for a Senior Software Developer - Backend, who is curious, ambitious, and eager to make an impact. You'll join a team building cloud-native systems that power our global operations, and you'll have the opportunity to shape how we evolve our platform.Our stack is .NET based, but we care more about your engineering fundamentals and your drive to learn than checking boxes on specific technologies. If you've built great things in Java, Go, Python, Node, or any other stack and want to grow into .NET, we want to talk to you.
Core Duties
- Design and build scalable APIs and backend services
- Model complex business domains and optimize database performance
- Architect integrations with third-party systems (ERP, payments, tax services)
- Implement event-driven and message-based architectures
- Write clean, testable code and champion engineering best practices
- Collaborate across teams to deliver features that impact our global dealer network
- Troubleshoot production systems and drive performance improvements
- Mentor teammates and contribute to technical decision-making
- Implement state management for complex multi-step processes
- Create responsive designs that work seamlessly across devices
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years building backend systems in production environments
- Strong fundamentals in any modern language (C#, Java, Go, Python, TypeScript, etc.)
- Deep experience designing and building REST APIs
- Solid understanding of relational databases, query optimization, and data modeling
- Experience with distributed systems concepts: service bus, message queues, caching, eventual consistency
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
- A track record of shipping software and solving hard problems
Preferred Experience
- Experience with Elasticsearch or similar search technologies
- Exposure to AI/ML powered search, vector databases, or semantic search
- Experience building fault tolerant systems (retry policies, circuit breakers, graceful degradation)
- Background in B2B SaaS or enterprise platforms
- Experience with multi region deployments and globally distributed systems
- Experience with ERP integrations (NetSuite, SAP, etc.)
- Familiarity with real time systems (WebSockets, SignalR, etc.)
- Observability and monitoring experience (distributed tracing, structured logging)
XPEL is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.