Responsibilities
- Own the architecture, delivery, and reliability of the backend behind Hatch's mobile apps and IoT devices
- Work with Java and Python REST APIs, AWS IoT, Lambda, and DevOps practices
- Ramp up quickly and use AI fluently in day-to-day development
- Lead system design, set technical direction, and mentor engineers
- Work across Mobile, Embedded, and Product teams
- Learn and contribute during first 90 days by digging into backend architecture and tools
- Ship a high-impact backend project end-to-end in Spring Boot + Hibernate stack using AI
- Proactively engage in architecture conversations and cross-team design
- Build strong working relationships with peers across Mobile, Embedded, and Product
- Thoroughly understand end-to-end flow of backend architecture and interactions with app and device firmware within first 6 months
- Propose and lead architecture or refactor projects to improve scalability and reliability
- Self-identify and drive resolution of troubleshooting issues
- Own a core area such as IoT device communication, registration/auth flows, device routine scheduling, or backend support for mobile app features
- Improve observability using Graphite, ELK, or other internal monitoring tools
- Mentor teammates and model pragmatic, high-quality engineering decisions
- Lead the design and rollout of new backend systems or large-scale refactors in first year
- Own and drive backend improvements that elevate reliability, scalability, and developer experience
- Build reusable libraries, templates, and patterns to increase engineering consistency
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in backend engineering
- Deep expertise in Java (11+) and Spring Boot
- Familiarity and experience with Groovy
- Experience with Python backend services
- Track record of designing and building scalable, RESTful JSON APIs
- Technical skills: Distributed Systems, Java, Groovy, Python, AWS, MySQL, Infra and Monitoring Tools (Ansible, Jenkins, ELK, Graphite, Docker, etc.)
- Ability to write automated tests and explain where and how to use them
- Belief in Continuous Deployment and understanding of testing's crucial role
- Desire for elegance and simplicity in code
- Judgement and humility: self-awareness to recognize inefficiencies and raise concerns
- Willingness to ask for help
- Comfort diving into unfamiliar technologies and paradigms
- Experience picking up multiple languages over career
- Collaborative spirit: makes everyone around better
- Clear communication: ability to explain complex things simply
Nice to Have
- Ansible-based DevOps pipelines
- Connected Hardware Experience
- MQTT
Team
Structure: Backend Engineering
The Mindset We Love
- Customer mindset: stay laser-focused on driving value for customers
- Builder mentality: thrive in a rapid growth environment just on the edge of chaos
- Humans over Process: prioritize face to face resolution rather than async processes that drag on
- Pick Up a Shovel 🌿 (you help where needed - even out of your area of expertise)
- Feedback is a Gift 🎁 (you have experience gracefully receiving and giving feedback)
- Learn Faster 👟 (ship small features iteratively, learn, and commit to the next step)
🚀 How We Work: Customer-Obsessed Culture
- Access to best-in-class product analytics, feedback loops, and rapid prototyping tools
- Dedicated time for deep-dives into customer pain points and experimentation with solutions
- Spend time shipping high-impact, customer-facing features, not writing repetitive code
- Regular cross-functional workshops, customer interview shadowing, and 'wow, look what we built for them' moments
Additional Information
- Must be available during PST/PDT hours
- AI-assisted development is core to how the team works
- Small team environment with rapid learning and delivery expectations
- Focus on customer value and business understanding
- Emphasis on face-to-face resolution over async processes
- Culture of feedback and continuous learning
- Dedicated time for exploring customer pain points
- Opportunity to shadow customer interviews
- Regular cross-functional workshops
