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Posted 15 August, 2026

Senior Software Engineer

Hornblower
Los Angeles, CA, US Full Time

Job Description

Position Summary:
\n We are looking for a Node & React software engineer responsible for the development and maintenance of web applications aimed at ticketing solutions. Your primary focus will be development of APIs to interact with back-end services. You will be working alongside other engineers and developers working on different layers of the infrastructure such as GraphQL and front-end React.js calls. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and the creation of quality products is essential.
\n Duties and Responsibilities:

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Apply expertise in backend language/frontend framework/microservices architecture, distributed systems and database management to lead the design, development, testing of complex software systems and ensure their alignment with long-term business goals.
\n Drive architectural decisions to ensure scalability, performance, security, and reliability across all software systems.
\n Apply expertise in software development, system design, and engineering best practices to play critical role in driving the success of our platform.
\n Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product managers, designers, and other engineers) to design and build scalable, high-performance systems that align with business objectives and technical goals.
\n Shape the future of our product architecture, improve existing systems, and provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers.
\n Create and ensure that technical documentation is kept up-to-date throughout the development lifecycle, enabling better knowledge sharing and process consistency.
\n Design and build applications for the Node platform
\n Ensure the performance, quality, and responsiveness of applications
\n Collaborate with a team to define, design, and ship new features
\n Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
\n Help maintain code quality, organization, and automatization

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Grooming:

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All crew members must maintain a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance (specific standards available in the Employee Handbook).

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Physical Demands:

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Ability to bend, rotate and reach frequently
\n Ascending/descending stairs or ladders safely
\n Ability to maneuver through/in/around small and/or confined areas within the vessel
\n Must be able to maintain both static and dynamic standing balance to complete various duties associated with job
\n Must be capable of performing emergency duties as listed in the vessel’s station bill

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Requirements & Qualifications:

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Bachelor’s degree in a Computer Technology related field or equivalent experience
\n Master’s degree preferred
\n Proficient with Node.JS and React.JS
\n Minimum 7 years of experience as Software Engineer/Architect
\n Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning
\n Familiarity with GTFS, Real Time transportation Lat/Long coordinates, and RESTful APIs to connect iOS applications to back-end services
\n Knowledge of other web technologies and UI/UX standards.
\n Understanding of Apple’s design principles and interface guidelines
\n Knowledge of low-level C-based libraries is preferred
\n Experience with performance and memory tuning with tools such as Shark
\n Familiarity with cloud message APIs and push notifications
\n Knack for benchmarking and optimization
\n Proficient understanding of code versioning tools as Github and Gitlab
\n Familiarity with continuous integration solutions such as Gitlab
\n Available outside of office hours for urgent and high priority work related issues