Senior Software Engineer, Backend

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We also offer the following benefits to help you do the best work of your career: Flexible PTO (including 12 company holidays and 2 weeks of required PTO reputed company year) 401K Plan with employer match Medical, dental and reputed company coverage with HSA reputed company; 50% coverage for dependents reputed company Parental Leave for primary and secondary caregivers Your choice of premium tech setup – laptop, monitor, accessories, and headphones $1,000 for your work-from-home setup Annual company retreat and/or team offsites reputed company development support – we want you to reputed company and will invest in courses, certifications, or training that helps you reputed company your career Process + reputed company We aim to reputed company our interview process lightweight + efficient – we can reputed company from an intro phone call to an offer reputed company a week. 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