Job Title: Senior Software Engineer

Company Name: Bastion

Job Url: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Bastion/bbe4d519-a224-49ba-b1e8-8b52d50d5b39?utm_source=Otta

Job Description: Overview

We are looking for senior software engineers focusing on the backend to join the Bastion engineering team.

For this position, we are looking for engineers who are based in New York City and willing to work in a hybrid-but-flexible environment.

Work to Be Done
Instead of a list of requirements, we want to give you a directional look into the first 30, 90, and 180 days on the job.

We are a startup, so the pace is fast and the specific work will change. You need to be okay with that.

If you think this is something you can handle, we will be excited to speak with you.

First 30 days: Learn the rails, ship confidently
Ramp on service layout, CI/CD, observability, engineering conventions and practices

Ship a small feature slice or quality-of-life improvement in one service

Add tests, dashboards, or runbook notes for the areas you touch

Outcomes

Multiple safe production deploys with follow-up verification

You can run core services locally and trace requests through logs/metrics

Updated documentation and/or PRs that improve onboarding in your area

By 90 days: Own a service surface and raise the bar
Take ownership of a service or capability across our product, with an eye toward issuance-readiness

Lead a medium-scope project: eg. updating an API contract, implementing a partner integration, or improving robustness of a critical path

Strengthen reliability with better logging, tracing, alerts, and failure handling

Outcomes

A delivered feature/refactor that improves a product metric, SLO, or developer ergonomics

You’re a go-to person for your service domain

By 180 days: Drive cross-service impact
Lead a cross-service initiative, such as an API versioning plan, a data model migration, or a compliance-driven workflow change

Shape technical direction with design docs and mentoring

Partner with product and compliance to make pragmatic, regulation-aware tradeoffs

Outcomes

A multi-sprint delivery that simplifies the system and unlocks product velocity

Clear before/after reliability or performance improvements

Documentation and designs that help others ship faster and safer