🚀 Senior Software Engineer - Trust & Safety

Senior Software Engineer - Trust & Safety

At The Knot Worldwide, we champion celebration - and that starts with celebrating our people. Our employees are passionate dreamers, thoughtful doers, and lifelong learners who power meaningful moments for millions around the world. We’re united by authentic connection, shared purpose, and a deep commitment to the global community we serve. Here, flexibility and belonging go hand in hand with high performance. We believe the best ideas come from empowered teams: those who consistently collaborate with intention to design solutions, spark ideas, and drive impact.

About The Role And Our Team
We're seeking a talented Senior Software Engineer to join our Trust & Safety squad. If you're passionate about creating elegant, scalable software and thrive in a data-driven, agile environment, this could be your next big adventure. Our Trust & Safety teams are dedicated to building a safe and secure environment for our users, protecting them from harm, fraud, and abuse.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve tools that enable TKWW’s Trust and Safety teams to protect our users and our platform.
• Develop user-facing security features that protect from bad actors, and search for creative solutions to common abuse problems.
• Partner with other internal teams to build products to improve their day-to-day processes, ensuring operational success.
• Engage in coding, architectural design, and technical problem-solving.
• Collaborate with other engineering squads to ensure systems are performant, discoverable, and aligned with the policies.
• Ensure quality and maintainability by following software development best practices, conducting code reviews, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Coordinate globally with remote and international engineering teams to deliver reliable and cohesive solutions.

Successful Candidates Have

• 5+ years of experience building and maintaining production-grade web applications or APIs.
• Deep knowledge of web development using React, Next.js, NodeJS and/or PHP.
• Proven ability to design and implement distributed system design utilizing both relational and non-relational data stores.
• Background in integrating third-party solutions and navigating diverse vendor APIs.
• A track record of shipping successful consumer-facing products within an Agile based environment.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to troubleshoot and debug complex issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with comfort speaking English, participating in meetings, and giving presentations.
• Thrives in a collaborative work culture with teammates located in-office or remote.
• Prior work in Trust & Safety is a big plus.

Work Model
This role is and based near one of our office hubs. Starting September 15, 2025, you’ll be expected to work in the office two days a week as part of our hybrid work model.

What We Love About You

• You Dream Big. You iterate and experiment to drive innovation.
• You Love Our Users. You keep our global community at the center of everything you do.
• You Do the Right Thing. You strengthen your team through respect, fairness, and inclusion.
• You Hustle Every Day. You favor urgency and own your outcomes.
• You Win Together. People are at the heart of our success and you play as a team.

What You Love About Us
We believe in a wide range of holistic offerings to support our employees so that they can live our values day in and day out. From mental wellbeing, physical health and financial planning, to engaging perks and discounts, we are in the business of celebrating and supporting the Moments that Matter both in and out of the “office”. We offer flexible vacation, generous parental leave and prioritize initiatives that support the growth, development, and happiness of our people.

US Notice: The Knot Worldwide provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. In addition to federal law requirements, The Knot Worldwide complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.