Hybrid Staff Backend Software Engineer

at SPAN

• Job title: Staff Backend Software Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $150,000 - $200,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Apache, AWS, Azure, Cloud, Google Cloud Platform, GraphQL, GRPC, IoT, Kafka, Kotlin, Kubernetes, Python, Spring, Spring Boot, SpringBoot, TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, San Francisco, United States

About the role

• Backend Software Engineer building cloud-based systems for energy monitoring and controls at SPAN. Leading design and implementation of features for various end users including homeowners and utility partners.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop new features and subsystems in the SPAN Cloud to support a variety of end users from homeowners, installers, fleet and utility partners.
• Work cross-functionally with product and design teams to learn about our customers, identify solutions and develop the features that solve their needs
• Collaborate between firmware, frontend and backend engineers on projects to seamlessly build a cohesive product
• Work in our Kotlin and TypeScript cloud with gRPC, REST APIs and GraphQL as well as communicating with our IoT devices over MQTT.
• Design APIs and data specifications for internal and external users, including large-scale B2B enterprise clients.
• Mentor and collaborate with team members, sharing knowledge and best practices to elevate the entire engineering organization
• Maintain and evolve services over time, including planning for scaling, major version upgrades, and long-term technical debt management

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience as a backend engineer with a track record of taking ownership of projects and features.
• Experience collaborating with engineers from multiple domains to complete projects
• Experience with Cloud-native platforms like AWS, GCP, Azure (we use AWS)
• Experience collaborating with coworkers in shared code base using industry standard tools and processes including version control, type systems, linting and unit testing
• Understanding engineering principles and processes to design robust, scalable and resilient systems
• 8+ years of professional experience in a common backend programming language and a desire to work with Kotlin, TypeScript, and Python
• Strong JVM expertise with deep understanding of JVM internals, performance tuning, and memory management with proven track record of maintaining services over time, including planning for scaling, major version upgrades, and managing technical debt
• Deep experience with Apache Kafka including topics, consumer groups, stream processing, and event-driven architectures
• Container-based deployments such a Kubernetes
• Spring Boot

Benefits

• Competitive compensation + equity grants at a well-funded, venture-backed company
• Comprehensive benefits: 100% employee premiums for base plans on medical, dental, vision with options for additional coverage.
• Parental leave up to twenty four (24) weeks depending on eligibility
• Comfortable, sunny office space located near BART and Caltrain public transit
• Strong focus on team building and company culture: Employee Resource Groups, monthly social events, SPANcakes recognition breakfast, lunch, and learns
• Flexible hours, one holiday per month, and flexible time off