Software Engineer at Paperless Parts
Boston, MA
$124,000–$168,000from the description
Jul 5, 2026
Boston, MA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A full-stack software engineering role at a manufacturing-focused SaaS company, building and maintaining features across a Python/Django/FastAPI backend and a TypeScript/React frontend, with PostgreSQL and AWS in the mix. Day-to-day work spans API development, frontend features, code quality improvements, and active use of AI coding assistants. Suited to engineers with roughly two or more years of experience who are comfortable across the stack and interested in applying AI tooling to their workflow.
Mid level · 2+ years · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,050 people in the Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 780–1,350
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $169,742 (middle half $134,780–$187,781). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The JD accepts 'equivalent practical experience' in lieu of a Bachelor's degree, so no formal degree is hard-gated.
The 2+ years requirement is stated against object-oriented coding experience generally, not a specific technology, so it is captured as the role-level minimum.
Python/Django is listed as one example of a 'modern web application stack' alongside Node/Express and Java/Spring — the alternatives reflect this interchangeability. However, Python (Django) and FastAPI are called out explicitly as the actual stack in the 'Why You'll Love Working Here' section (narrative/stack context), so FastAPI is marked preferred.
AWS is listed under requirements with a 'such as' qualifier covering Azure and GCP; all three are captured as alternatives on a single hard-gated cloud skill.
CI/CD is gated in the requirements section with Jenkins named as an example; Jenkins is a well-known substitute alongside other common CI/CD tools, so it is folded into the CI/CD skill rather than emitted separately.
Cursor and Claude Code appear in the 'What You'll Do' section (narrative/workflow context) rather than the requirements block, so they are marked preferred.
PostgreSQL appears only in the stack narrative ('Why You'll Love Working Here'), not in the requirements block, so it is marked preferred.
The posting notes activities subject to US Export Control Laws, requiring US Citizenship or Green Card — this is not a security clearance gate but an export-control citizenship requirement; no clearance is required.
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