It's a new day with a new opportunity at 8am!
About the role:
We are looking for a Fullstack Software Engineer to help build out and modernize our 8am MyCase Product. This modernization effort will span across the product and will allow our customers to benefit from a more streamlined workflow, modern approach to case management and a better experience operating their business. 8am MyCase is our legal practice management software servicing thousands of legal professionals.
About us:
Founded in 2005, 8am™ (formerly AffiniPay) is the professional business platform built to help legal, accounting, and other client-focused professionals run stronger, more profitable businesses. Today, more than 250,000 professionals across the U.S. trust 8am to help them work smarter, serve clients better, and unlock their full potential. We have been recognized as one of Inc 5000’s fastest growing companies in the U.S. for 13 years in a row, and as a result, our teams continue to grow as well!
Levels open: 2+ years through Senior
Title and scope align with experience.
What you'll do:
- Contribute to and own scalable web features across our React front end and a server-side framework (we use Rails; Rails experience is welcome, not required).
- Modernize the application for performance, reliability, accessibility, and great UX.
- Write clean, testable code in React + TypeScript and a server-side framework; write and maintain automated tests.
- Partner with Product and UX to translate designs into user-friendly, accessible interfaces.
- Participate in code reviews; uphold engineering standards, documentation, and observability.
- Support releases: Debug, troubleshoot, and collaborate with QA/DevOps in an agile, iterative process.
About you:
We are hiring from 2+ years of experience through Senior; scope and ownership scale with experience.
- Excellent communicator and collaborator with strong software engineering fundamentals (testing, code reviews, maintainable design).
- 2+ years building and shipping production web applications.
- Strong React + TypeScript skills (components, state, performance fundamentals).
- Experience with at least one server-side framework/language (Rails, Django, Express, Spring); interest in working with Rails here.
- Comfortable with SQL and relational databases (PostgreSQL or MySQL).
- Familiar with testing, code reviews, and maintainable design.
- Clear written and verbal communication in English; collaborative in Agile teams.
- This role is preferred to sit in Bogota, Colombia.
Preferred Skills & Experience
The following skills are valuable but not required. We're happy to help you grow in these areas:
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Google Cloud Platform).
- Familiarity with NodeJS and NextJS.
- Experience building scalable Software as a Service (SaaS) applications.
Diversity, equity & inclusion at 8am
At 8am, we recognize that innovation occurs with a strong team of people who are diverse in background, personality, talent and ideas. Experience comes in many forms and ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where we continue to learn from each other is an integral part of our culture. We are committed to creating a welcoming and transparent environment for all that embraces those differences through education, equal access to opportunities and information, inclusionary programs, and community outreach.
Why 8am
At 8am, our culture is shaped by the people who bring it to life every day. Together, we build a company rooted in continuous learning, genuine community, holistic wellness, and meaningful engagement—values that empower us as individuals and unite us as a team. Our culture is grounded in our core values: Work Smart, Win Fast; Outshine Ordinary, and We Find a Way. These values drive how we serve our customers and work with each other in a collaborative, inspiring, and empowering environment, every day.
Here’s how we support our 8Team:
- Statutory Benefits – Full compliance with Colombian social security (health, pension, and risk coverage)
- Staff Referral Bonus – Rewards for referring great candidates to the 8Team
- Paid Sick Leave – Covered from day one, with EPS support after the 2nd day
- Flexible Time Off (FTO) – Up to 15 paid days off per year
- Parental Leave – Maternity and paternity leave in line with Colombian law
- Company Holidays – Paid time off for all official Colombian public holidays
Security advisory
Our hiring teams at 8am are dedicated to recruiting top talent that share our passion for serving the professional services industry through innovative financial technology. As such, our Talent Acquisition Team only follows legitimate hiring practices. We will always communicate with our candidates using emails with the 8am domain and will never ask for sensitive/personal data during the application process. All interviews take place over phone call, Zoom/Google Meet or in person. All offers are communicated verbally by our Talent Acquisition Specialists with a written offer letter as a follow up.
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