Sr. Software Engineer – Full Stack (NGL) (Remote)

Who We Are

Mode Mobile builds products that allow millions of users to earn rewards from the content, communities, and experiences they already love. Through organic growth and strategic acquisitions, we operate and scale high-traffic consumer platforms used by tens of millions of users worldwide.

One of our newest platforms, NGL, is a viral, Gen-Z social product built around anonymous messaging, creator dynamics, and authentic self-expression, reaching over 144 million monthly users across web and mobile (121 million on web, 23 million on mobile). The platform combines massive scale, rapid iteration, and meaningful opportunities for experimentation, monetization, and infrastructure evolution. We are investing deeply in engineering to support its next phase of growth.

Our culture values ownership, curiosity, speed, and accountability. We expect engineers to think like product owners, move quickly with intention, and care deeply about quality, users, and the outcomes they deliver.

Our Team and Culture Drive Our Success

Our team is the heart of our culture.  We value innovation, collaboration, and curiosity, with a passion for getting things done.  We strive to hire and cultivate the best team members and foster a culture of open communication and transparency.  We are driven and hard-working but also committed to having fun along the way.  We allow OKRs to guide us, assume positive intent, sometimes agree to disagree and commit, honor our commitments, seek to accomplish more with less, and encourage everyone to speak up as our team owns our company’s success.

You can read more about our team and how we work here.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack) to help build, scale, and evolve NGL, a high-traffic social platform used by millions of people every day.

In this role, you will primarily work on the NGL mobile apps while contributing to backend services, web development, and infrastructure, and partnering closely with Product, Design, Data, and Growth. You’ll own features end-to-end, from technical design through production, making architectural tradeoffs, ensuring production readiness, and contributing to system scalability, performance, and reliability.

This is a hands-on senior IC role for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments, cares about product outcomes, and enjoys solving complex engineering problems at scale.

What You’ll Do

Build & Ship High-Impact Features

• • Design, implement, and ship full-stack features supporting messaging, engagement, notifications, creator workflows, safety, and monetization.
  • Contribute across mobile, web, and backend services/APIs.
  • Break down complex product requirements into clear technical designs and deliverables.

Mobile & Frontend Contributions

• • Contribute to React Native and Swift codebases.
  • Partner with Design and Product to deliver intuitive, performant user experiences.

Backend & Platform Engineering

• • Build and update APIs using Node.js / TypeScript, primarily within Firebase-based systems.
  • Design systems for high throughput, low latency, and global traffic spikes.

Reliability, Performance & Scale

• • Improve system performance, observability, and operational excellence.
  • Participate in on-call rotations and lead production issue investigation and resolution when needed.
  • Proactively identify and address scalability bottlenecks through profiling, refactoring, and architectural improvements.

Experimentation & Iteration

• • Partner with Product and Data to run experiments, A/B tests, and rapid iteration cycles.
  • Use metrics and experimentation results to inform engineering decisions.
  • Support new monetization models and feature launches through fast, reliable execution.

Collaboration & Technical Leadership

• • Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Designers, Data, and Growth partners.
  • Actively participate in and help drive technical design reviews and architecture discussions.
  • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through thoughtful code reviews, pairing, and knowledge sharing.
  • Contribute to engineering standards, documentation, and best practices.

What You Bring

Required

• • 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
  • Direct experience working on consumer-facing products with high traffic and real-world performance constraints.
  • Strong experience with React Native and Swift mobile app development.
  • Experience with building APIs and backend services.
  • Proficiency in JavaScript / TypeScript.
  • Strong product-mindset.
  • Strong understanding of APIs, distributed systems, and data modeling.
  • Ability to ship quickly while maintaining system quality, security, and long-term maintainability.
  • Clear communicator who collaborates effectively across functions.
  • Alignment with our core values:
    • ​​Accountable: You take ownership of your responsibilities, demonstrating trustworthiness and self-discipline. You are consistent in your work, transparent in your actions, and communicate effectively. You follow through on commitments and strive for continuous improvement.
    • Action-driven: Identify what is most important, agree on scope, execute in a timely manner, and drive the greatest impact.  You take initiative, roll up your sleeves, and get things done.
    • Caring: You genuinely care about yourself and others, our business and craft, our mission and vision, and are passionate in heart and mind. You understand the importance of our team and strive to create a positive, supportive work environment.
    • Curious: You focus on the ‘why,’ learn and expand your knowledge, explore new ideas, and generally make things better.  You're a lifelong learner with a thirst for knowledge and a constant desire to improve.
    • Thorough: Your work is thoughtful, impactful, timely, accurate, and complete.  You pay attention to detail, are meticulous, and ensure quality work and compliance.

Nice to Have

• • Experience with Firebase Functions and Firestore.
  • Experience working on social, messaging, creator, or community-driven platforms.
  • Familiarity with real-time systems, event-driven architectures, or moderation/safety systems.
  • Experience supporting experimentation frameworks, feature flagging, and A/B testing.
  • Exposure to high-scale platforms (millions of MAU).
  • Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Cursor, Copilot).

Why You’ll Love This Role

• Work on a product used by millions of people globally
• High ownership, autonomy, and real product impact
• Collaborative, fast-moving environment with strong engineering leadership
• Meaningful influence on product direction, scalability, and monetization

We Believe in the Following Workplace Norms

• Allow OKRs to Guide Us
• Assume Positive Intent
• Agree to Disagree & Commit
• Set New Precedents
• Accomplish More with Less
• Hold Yourself & Others to High Standards
• Speak Up
• Be Resourceful
• Follow the 80/20 Rule

What We Are Offering

• We are a 100% remote-first, global company.
• A competitive compensation package.
• We offer generous perks & benefits to team members. 
• Participation in the Company's equity plan (for full-time team members).
• We provide individual bonuses in accordance with our Company Bonus Program.
• Work with energetic, passionate, and results-driven people.
• Celebrate team members' personal and work milestones.
• Remote social activities, including virtual coffee buddies. 
• Bonusly - We use Bonusly as a way to recognize and reward team members for their hard work and commitment.
• Weekly Wednesday Get Stuff Done Days (No Meetings).
• Open PTO, generous Company Holidays, and Wellness Days (for full-time team members).

If we just described you and your perfect role, we'd love to talk with you.  We have a lot to accomplish this year and look forward to making headway and creating success together!

Mode Mobile does not accept/pay fees for unsolicited resumes from third-party agencies/vendors.

Our company is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. We are committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We celebrate diversity and strive to create an inclusive environment for all team members.