Senior Software Engineer

n8nLondon, United Kingdomlast year

As a Senior Software Engineer for the Nodes team at n8n, you will play a key role in driving n8n's integration ecosystem growth by building scalable backend node infrastructure that enables developers to create high-quality, reliable integrations faster.

Example of features the team has shipped:

VSCode-like experience in our Code node
Human-in-the-loop step for workflow approvals
Community node support in n8n Cloud
AI data transformation node
Data schema previews and smarter form nodes
Workflow evaluation nodes

What You’ll Do

Own complex node infrastructure - Build and optimize the backend systems that power our most sophisticated integrations (database, messaging, email, and other complex nodes), ensuring they perform reliably at scale
Empower the developer ecosystem - Create tooling and SDKs that enable community developers to build high-quality nodes faster and more reliably
Enable AI-powered integrations - Architect and implement the infrastructure that will power next-generation AI-assisted node capabilities
Balance innovation with reliability - Maintain and improve existing node performance while shipping new capabilities that expand what's possible with n8n integrations
Mentor and collaborate - You’ll support fellow engineers through thoughtful code reviews, pair programming, and by sharing knowledge generously.
Think like a product engineer - You’ll evaluate trade-offs, prioritize impact, and deeply care about the end-user experience.

Requirements

5+ years fullstack experience with Node.js and TypeScript, ideally building scalable backend systems in B2B SaaS startups
Proven experience debugging, optimizing, and scaling production services under load
Strong understanding of complex system architecture - APIs, webhooks, async processing, distributed systems
Track record of mentoring engineers and leading technical discussions
Experience with testing frameworks and maintaining high-quality codebases
A fast-moving, low-ego, highly collaborative mindset
Passion for clean code, shared ownership, and product impact

Nice-to-haves

Experience with Vue.js or similar frameworks
Contributions to open source or plugin ecosystems
Interest in AI-assisted developer tools

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Is the Senior Software Engineer position at n8n remote?: Yes. This role was posted on Remote Backend Jobs, a job board that lists exclusively fully remote positions.
When was this Senior Software Engineer job posted?: This listing was posted on July 9, 2025 and is still open for applications.
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