Everbridge is a global leader in critical event management, helping organisations and governments respond to the moments that matter most. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team and play a key role in building and scaling the systems that keep people safe and businesses running.
This is a fully remote role (US-based) where you will work on highly scalable, mission-critical SaaS systems at the intersection of backend engineering, cloud infrastructure, and data platforms.
In this role you’ll help you will help design and operate systems that must be highly available, resilient, and performant at scale. Your work will directly impact how customers rely on Everbridge during critical events, where reliability and speed are non-negotiable.
What you'll do:
- Design and implement components of the next-generation platform architecture.
- Build new services and APIs that gradually replace or extend legacy functionality.
- Apply modernization patterns such as:
What you'll bring:
- 7-10+ years in a software engineering role
- Building on a variety of database platforms: MondoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL
- Experience with cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, GCP
- Building scalable microservices
- Experience with CI/CD Pipelines: Terraform, Kubernetes, ArgoCD
- Full-stack development with various programming languages, e.g. Javascript/Typescript, Java, C#, Scala
- Monitoring and observability: Grafana, Datadog
- Experience working with existing systems or mature codebases, not just greenfield development.
- Guiding/mentoring junior engineers
- Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and system analysis skills.
- Familiarity with modern development practices such as:
- version control
- automated testing
- CI/CD pipelines
- Ability to reason about system design, architecture trade-offs, and technical debt.
Preferred Experience
- Experience with system modernisation or platform evolution projects.
- Experience integrating legacy applications with modern services or APIs.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms, containers, or distributed systems.
- Background working in environments transitioning from monoliths to service-oriented architectures.
- Some experience/familiarity with AI software development tools: Codex, Kiro, Speckit
The reasonably estimated salary for this role at Everbridge ranges from $139,000 - $160,000 and may also include variable compensation. Actual compensation is based on factors such as the candidate's skills, qualifications, and experience. In addition, Everbridge offers a wide range of best in class, comprehensive and inclusive employee benefits for this role including healthcare, dental, parental planning, and mental health benefits, disability income benefits, life and AD&D insurance, a 401(k) plan and match, paid time off, and fitness reimbursements.
Fair Chance Statement US & Canada
We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities in compliance with all applicable Federal, Provincial/State and Local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act and any local County Fair Chance Ordinance (or local equivalent). Pursuant to these and other relevant regulations, we consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the law.
For roles subject to background checks, the following material job duties may be affected by an applicant’s criminal history:
- Access to sensitive or confidential information, such as financial records, proprietary data, or client information.
- Management of cash, company funds, or other valuable assets.
- Work in environments requiring heightened security measures.
- Compliance with contractual or regulatory requirements specific to the position.
We evaluate each applicant's criminal history individually, considering its nature, timing, and relevance to the specific job duties, while maintaining our commitment to fair hiring practices and promoting workplace equity.
About Everbridge
Everbridge empowers enterprises and government organizations to anticipate, mitigate, respond to, and recover stronger from critical events. In today’s unpredictable world, resilient organizations minimize impact to people and operations, absorb stress, and return to productivity faster when deploying critical event management (CEM) technology. Everbridge digitizes organizational resilience by combining intelligent automation with the industry’s most comprehensive risk data to Keep People Safe and Organizations Running™. For more information, visit www.everbridge.com, read the company blog, and follow on Twitter. Everbridge… Empowering Resilience
Everbridge is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, or sex including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
