The Senior Software Engineer will architect backend systems, lead initiatives on technical debts, mentor engineers, and implement scalable microservices, improving system design and performance.
About Our Company:
At Patch My PC, we exist to improve lives. What started as a free tool to keep apps updated has grown into a trusted enterprise solution that helps IT and Security teams automate, manage, deploy, and report on third-party updates in Microsoft ConfigMgr, Intune, and WSUS. Our fully remote crew of 150 GIF-loving humans supports over 9,000 customers and more than 29 million devices. We make patching easier, boost security, and give IT teams their time back.
Our core values guide how we work, how we treat each other, and how we grow. They keep us focused on what matters most. We're here to improve the lives of our customers, our team members, and our communities.
About the Role:
We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to architect and deliver scalable backend systems and customer facing services that support our continued growth. This role blends deep technical execution with architectural leadership across distributed systems.
You will help evolve our software management platform, influence key backend design decisions, establish scalable service patterns and raise engineering standards across the team. As a senior technical leader, you will mentor peers, elevate system design thinking and contribute to the long term evolution of our backend architecture.
Responsibilities:
- Drive architectural direction for backend services and distributed systems
- Lead cross functional initiatives that reduce technical debt and improve long term maintainability
- Design and implement scalable microservices and RESTful APIs
- Own complex backend features from design through production support
- Translate product requirements into thoughtful system designs and clear implementation plans
- Improve performance, reliability and observability across services
- Apply secure development practices to protect customer and internal data
- Mentor engineers through code reviews, design discussions and technical guidance
- Evaluate emerging technologies through proof of concept experimentation
Required Skills:
- 8+ years of professional experience building software with C# and the .NET ecosystem
- Deep experience building and operating ASP.NET Core microservices in production
- Self-directed senior engineer who takes ownership of complex technical challenges, drives resolution across teams, and consistently delivers outcomes not just updates.
- Demonstrated ability to leverage AI coding assistants as a productivity multiplier while maintaining strong code ownership, critical review and debugging discipline
- Strong experience designing scalable and secure RESTful APIs
- Hands on experience with MongoDB or similar NoSQL databases including data modeling and performance optimization
- Experience designing distributed systems with reliability, scalability and fault tolerance in mind
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes including containerization strategy and CI CD integration
- Strong knowledge of secure development practices including authentication, encryption and data protection
- Deep understanding of object oriented principles and design patterns
- Proficiency with Git and collaborative development workflows
Nice-to-Haves:
- Experience with device management platforms such as Microsoft Configuration Manager or Intune
- Familiarity with additional languages such as React, Golang, JavaScript, C++ or PowerShell
- Experience building or maintaining enterprise desktop applications using WPF or similar frameworks
- Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Familiarity with event-driven architectures
- Experience building cross-platform applications or services
Compensation:
- Competitive Base Salary: $150,000 - $170,000 based on experience and location.
Benefits:
- 401k Match: Match 200% of contributions up to the first 5% of salary, resulting in a total potential match of 10%.
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage: Patch My PC covers 99% of premiums for both team members and dependents.
- FSA/HSA.
- Fertility benefits.
- Parental leave.
- Paid-time off (PTO).
- Volunteer leave.
- Charitable donation matching.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Gym membership reimbursement.
- Internet stipend.
- Pet insurance.
Other Benefits:
Learn more about our benefits here: https://patchmypc.com/careers#we-care.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Patch My PC is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its recruitment and hiring process. We encourage women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply.
Work Authorization:
To be eligible for consideration, candidates for fully remote positions must reside in one of the following U.S. states at the time of hire:
AL, AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY.
Top Skills
.Net
Ai Coding Assistants
Asp.Net Core
AWS
Azure
C#
C++
Ci/Cd
Docker
Git
Go
GCP
JavaScript
Kubernetes
MongoDB
Powershell
React
Patch My PC Castle Rock, Colorado, USA Office
864 W Happy Canyon RD Suite 110, Castle Rock, Colorado, United States, 80108
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