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Senior Software Engineer

100–121/hr

Onsite · New York, NY, USA

contract

Posted November 12, 2026

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Listing checked November 13, 2026 · pay as published by Braintrust

Key details

Pay: $100–121/hr
Location: Onsite · New York, NY, USAUnited States
Job type: contract
Posted: November 12, 2026

Overview

Etsy’s Web Partnerships team works on discovery experiences that help buyers move through the marketplace with less friction. You’ll build across PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and React, while improving site performance and architecture for future product work. The team includes engineers, product managers, designers, marketers, data analysts, and user researchers, who use customer interviews, experiments, and data to guide decisions. The role calls for a senior engineer who can shape technical and product direction for a new team and its roadmap.

What You'll Do6

Build and maintain full-stack web applications for Etsy marketplace discovery.
Improve the performance and architecture of the web experience to support future features.
Lead technical and product planning for team initiatives and roadmap work.
Turn loosely scoped, moderately complex projects into clear plans and completed work.
Partner with product managers, designers, and other teams to estimate work and propose product ideas.
Own projects from early concept through delivery, using data and customer research to guide decisions.

Requirements5

Bring at least four years of professional web development experience.
Have experience building applications with both front-end and back-end technologies, including PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and React.
Work closely with product managers, designers, and partner teams on estimates and product direction.
Take ownership of work from ideation through completion.
Communicate with care, transparency, and thoughtfulness.

Preferred Qualifications4

Experience with TypeScript, Scala, or Airflow
Basic knowledge of machine learning algorithms or recommendation systems
Interest in product and customer challenges, experimentation, and quantitative and qualitative decision-making
Enjoyment of mentoring colleagues and learning from others

Who Should Apply

A senior full-stack engineer with at least four years of web development experience will fit the core needs. Candidates who can shape product direction, own loosely scoped work, and build with PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, and React should consider applying.

Salary Insight

The posted contract rate is $100 to $121 per hour. The hourly range accompanies a senior engineering role with full-stack development and technical direction responsibilities.

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This role · as published

$100–121/hr

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Typical pay · estimated

$80/hour

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Most Software Engineering roles pay $55–$98 per hour. This role's pay sits above that range.

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Required skills

PHPMysqlJavaScriptReactTypeScriptScalaAirflowMachine LearningRecommendation SystemsWeb DevelopmentFull Stack DevelopmentExperimentationData AnalysisUser Research

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