Hatch

Staff Backend Engineer

Distributed, 🇺🇸 + 🇨🇦 (US + Canada) · Staff+

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 12 days ago

PythonJavaSpringDistributed SystemsMySQLAWSDockerAnsibleCI/CDJenkinsDevOpsRESTA/B TestingLeadershipCommunication

About the role

Dig into our backend architecture and tools through both team walkthroughs and your own deep exploration, and come back with clear observations
Learn what drives the business and bring sharp judgement to what we prioritize
Own and ship a high-impact backend project end-to-end in our Spring Boot + Hibernate stack, using AI fluently to accelerate delivery
Proactively engage in and contribute to architecture conversations and cross-team design
Build strong working relationships with peers across Mobile, Embedded, and Product
First 6 Months: Drive Real Impact
Propose and lead architecture or refactor projects that improve system scalability and reliability. Self-identify and drive the resolution of troubleshooting issues.
Own a core area like IoT device communication, registration/auth flows, device routine scheduling, or backend support for mobile app features
Lead the design and rollout of new backend systems or large-scale refactors
You'll own the architecture, delivery, and reliability of the backend behind Hatch's mobile apps and IoT devices.

8+ years of experience in backend engineering, with deep expertise in Java (11+) and Spring Boot.
Familiarity and experience with Groovy.
Experience with Python backend services.
Your code should be so powerful, and so simple, that you have little work to do. "Do the simplest thing that can possibly work" is not just a slogan here

Distributed Systems, Java, Groovy, Python, AWS, MySQL, Infra and Monitoring Tools (Ansible, Jenkins, ELK.
Access to best-in-class product analytics, feedback loops, and rapid prototyping tools.
Graphite, Docker, etc.)
Collaborative spirit: You make everyone around you better
Clear communication: You can explain complex things simply
Bonus Points • Ansible-based DevOps pipelines • Connected Hardware Experience • MQTT
The Mindset We Love
Builder mentality: You thrive in a rapid growth environment just on the edge of chaos
Humans over Process: We 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)

The Perks & Benefits That Matter
✨ 100% paid medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees (80% for dependents, including domestic partners)
💰 Meaningful equity -you're an owner here
📈 401(k) match (no vesting schedule!)
👶 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave

You stay laser-focused on driving value for our customers
You strive to understand the business of what we are trying to accomplish and push engineering solutions to provide customer value.

Hatch participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.

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