Senior Software Engineer

Role Overview

This is a remote, Exempt, Full Time position based in the United States. The successful candidate must have valid work authorization, as visa sponsorship is not available. This role reports directly to our Engineering Manager.

Transcend is seeking a highly motivated and talented Senior Software Engineer to build software that helps companies tackle tough privacy challenges. In addition to working on the core Transcend application, you will contribute to products and initiatives such as:

• Consent: Collect & enforce user consent, and provide our customers with useful tools to consume that consent data. One of these tools functions similarly as a firewall running on your browser to selectively block or allow data to be sent out to backend servers. Other tools provide APIs & UIs to access consent data to ensure user consent is respected before being used by internal systems.
• Preference Management: A set of tools to collect user preferences on the frontend and then propagate this data to customer backend systems and our consent enforcement layer.
• Workflows: The core execution engine and the web-based configuration and monitoring surface for our workflows processes. Our workflows engine enables our customers to service customer data requests (Delete My Data, Do not Sell, etc.), enforce data minimization/data retention policies, and propagate user preferences to downstream systems.

What you'll do

• Collaborate with product managers and designers to build business-critical features. You will think critically about the implications of what you're building, and how it relates to the overarching privacy goals of our customers.
• Ship production-ready code that's easy to iterate on. You know what tests to write, what to log, what metrics to capture, and what alerts to set up.
• Work across the stack to deliver features : Typescript, React, GraphQL, Node.js, PostgreSQL, AWS. If you work on the Consent & Preferences product lines, you'll also get to work with native browser APIs and mobile SDKs.
• Participate in roadmap discussions and technical design reviews. Weigh in on trade-offs between performance, cost, reliability, and scale for services that are called millions of times per second.
• Proactively fix production and development issues. Use metrics and observability tools to investigate problems and find root causes. Contribute to a culture of reflection and continuous improvement to better understand why development issues come up and how we can do better in the future.

Who you are

• You have 4-6 years of experience in software engineering, with an emphasis on backend or full-stack development. DevOps experience is a big plus!
• You take charge of your own professional and technical learning. You know when to ask for help and when to try to solve a problem on your own. You strike a good
  balance between learning how something works deeply and getting a task done. You actively seek feedback from others to improve your own work.
• You're able to identify trade-offs and take them into consideration when making decisions. You care about business impact and prioritize projects accordingly. You're not just going after the latest cool tech. You understand the balance between craft, speed, and the bottom line.
• You are effective at async and online methods of communication. Our team is remote, so the ability to clearly and thoughtfully communicate despite the space and time barriers is very important.

Compensation Information

• Our comprehensive compensation packages play a big part in how we recognize you for the impact you have on our path to bringing data rights to everyone.
• The compensation pay range represents our reasonable expectation for this role. Individual pay is determined by multiple factors, including, but not limited to, experience, education, skillset, and geographic location.
• This specific range applies to Tier 1 labor markets like the SF Bay Area and New York City; it may be adjusted based on the labor market in other geographic areas and the individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process.

USA Pay Range


$160,000-$200,000 USD

About Transcend

Transcend is the autonomous data decision platform powering the world's most trusted brands. We help enterprises navigate one of the defining challenges of the AI era: leveraging the data they hold on their users and customers responsibly while still moving fast. By encoding data use permissions directly into the systems that process customer data, Transcend creates a real-time source of truth for consent, preferences, and business rules, enabling organizations to unlock AI, personalization, and customer growth with confidence.

We're building the infrastructure behind trusted data use with a team that values curiosity, ownership, and technical excellence. If you're excited by complex, future-focused problems at the intersection of AI, data governance, privacy, and trust, you'll find plenty to tackle here.

Founded by Ben Brook and Mike Farrell, Transcend is a fully remote company backed by leading investors, including Accel , Index , 01A , StepStone Group , and HighlandX . We are proud to serve Fortune 500 companies and emerging category leaders and have been recognized as a Leader in IDC's MarketScape for Worldwide Data Privacy Compliance Software and twice named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™.

Learn more on our Customer Stories Page
Why Join Us?

• Impactful work: We believe helping organizations use data responsibly while continuing to innovate is one of the defining challenges of the AI era. At Transcend, you'll help some of the world's most trusted brands navigate that challenge while shaping the future of trusted data use.
• Autonomy and growth: You will have the trust and autonomy to drive initiatives from the start. As part of a fast-growing company, you'll have significant opportunities to shape the organization's direction and work across a diverse array of projects.
• Dynamic environment: Transcend sits at the intersection of AI, data governance, privacy, and trust. As technology, regulations, and consumer expectations continue to evolve, so do the challenges enterprises face. Our team moves quickly, adapts constantly, and helps define how organizations responsibly use data in an AI-powered world.
• Supportive culture: The people at Transcend are driven, kind, and know how to balance work, life, and memes. Ego has no place here. We learn from each other and maintain a strong support system while solving meaningful problems together.
• Commitment to diversity and equal opportunity: We celebrate a diverse and inclusive workforce and consider all forms of diversity, including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, and veteran status. Our commitment ensures equitable employment opportunities, non-discrimination in all practices, and a workplace where every employee feels valued and respected. We also consider all qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, as legally required.
• Benefits & perks: Transcend employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits program that includes flexible PTO, parental leave, a 401(k) match, comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, and competitive compensation packages that include employee equity. Learn more about our offerings here .
• Remote-first by design: We believe great work can happen from anywhere. Transcend is a fully remote company built around flexibility, trust, and collaboration, with team members across geographies and time zones. We foster connection through metro hub meetups, team off-sites, and annual company retreats, while supporting day-to-day work with co-working and monthly meal stipends.
• Community & well-being: We believe great companies invest in their people and the communities around them. Throughout the year, Transcend employees participate in volunteer opportunities, educational programming, and initiatives focused on wellbeing, inclusion, and social impact.

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