Job Title: Senior Backend Engineer

Company Name: Goodwin

Job Url: https://boards.greenhouse.io/embed/job_app?token=5074203007&utm_source=jobright&jr_id=69af4a99dfaeda6ff5976a53

Job Description: We are looking for remote-based Senior Backend Engineer in the central or eastern timezones in the US to help design and scale the systems that power the Goodwin platform.

The platform is already powering real charter operations today, but we’re continuing to expand it with new capabilities across sourcing, payments, and operational workflows. Engineers at Goodwin play a key role in designing the systems that support this next phase of the platform.

Our backend handles the logic behind:

Aircraft sourcing and availability
Pricing and proposal generation
Real-time payments and banking workflows
Trip lifecycle management
Integrations across brokers, operators, financial systems, and more

These systems must be fast, reliable, and secure. In aviation, a delayed response or missing data can cost real deals.

What You’ll Do
Design and build backend services that power Goodwin’s charter aviation platform
Architect scalable RESTful APIs used across the product
Design and maintain PostgreSQL schemas that model complex trip, pricing, and payment workflows
Work with AWS services and DevOps tooling to deploy, monitor, and maintain production systems
Build server-side applications using Node.js and Express
Optimize queries and data flows to support real-time operational decision making. Design systems that handle high-volume sourcing, pricing, and trip data across thousands of aircraft options.
Own and scale infrastructure within AWS
Implement automated testing to ensure system reliability and prevent regressions
Work closely with frontend engineers to connect user-facing workflows with backend systems
Collaborate with product and operations teams to translate aviation workflows into software solutions
Provide production support during critical operational periods when needed
Improve system observability through logging, monitoring, and performance instrumentation.
Use AI development tools (Claude, Cursor, etc.) to improve development velocity