Junior Software Developer

JUNIOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPER

Lawrence, Kansas| Remote-First

Full-Time | Base Salary: $70,000 - $80,000

About backstitch

backstitch is a venture-backed HR technology company changing the way organizations communicate with their employees. Our software and strategic services help leading organizations, including Fortune 100 companies, create more connected, informed, and engaged workforces.

We're a small, collaborative company where developers have the opportunity to own meaningful work, influence technical decisions, work directly with company and technology leadership, and see the impact of what they build.

The Role

We're looking for a Junior Software Developer with a strong Computer Science or engineering foundation to join our Product team. This position is designed for a recent graduate or early-career developer who is ready to move from learning software development to building, testing, and shipping production software as part of an experienced engineering team. You'll contribute to customer-facing features, backend services, bug fixes, integrations, automated testing, and ongoing improvements to the backstitch platform. You'll receive guidance from experienced developers and our CTO while being given increasing ownership as your technical skills and understanding of the platform grows.

AI-assisted development is an established part of how our engineering team works. Our developers use tools such as Codex and Claude Code throughout the development process, including implementation, debugging, testing, code reviews, architecture exploration, and UI design.

We're looking for someone who is already comfortable using modern AI development tools and, just as importantly, understands that good software engineering requires independently understanding, testing, and validating the solutions those tools produce.

How We Work

This is a remote-first position based in the Lawrence area. You'll work from home most of th