Senior Backend Engineer II, AI Native, Devices Cloud

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Develop and sustain components and functionalities of Devices Cloud services — including telemetry ingestion, state management, command/control, and data pipelines — prioritizing quality and reliability.

• Take ownership of well-defined features and smaller designs from implementation to production, breaking down tasks while delivering precise estimates with occasional guidance.

• Employ AI-native engineering methodologies in your daily tasks: utilizing AI assistants for coding, testing, refactoring, and debugging, while taking full responsibility for everything you deploy.

• Collaborate with firmware, mobile, product, and platform teams to implement APIs and integrations across the hardware-software interface.

• Engage in cross-team initiatives, and proactively escalate risks and obstacles early.

• Conduct thorough testing of your own code to identify logical errors before integration, while familiarizing yourself with cross-functional security and scalability requirements.

• Adhere to best practices in code review, provide and receive constructive feedback, and learn from senior engineers.

• Convert technical specifications into high-quality code, and assist in team documentation efforts.

• Clearly communicate progress and promptly raise any blocking issues to your team and manager.

• Participate in on-call rotations and contribute to incident responses and post-mortem analyses.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 5 years of experience in software engineering, specifically in building backend or cloud services.

• Proven experience in developing defined features, troubleshooting bugs, and writing test code with increasing autonomy.

• Familiarity with cloud-native infrastructure (AWS: EKS, Lambda, DynamoDB, SQS, Kinesis, etc.) and a strong desire to enhance your skills in distributed systems.

• Practical experience utilizing AI coding assistants for real engineering tasks, with the ability to review and take ownership of your deployments.

• Strong coding and problem-solving abilities, coupled with a habit of self-testing to ensure low-defect outcomes.

• Effective communicator who articulates progress, poses insightful questions, and explains their work to colleagues and management.

• Capable of working semi-independently, solving problems independently, and seeking guidance when necessary.

• Experience with high-frequency ingestion systems, time-series data, and streaming platforms (Kafka, Kinesis, or similar).

• Bachelor’s Degree in a Technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive pay and benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance plans (US and Canada)

• 401(k) plan with company matching (US) / RRSP with DPSP matching (Canada)

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental well-being

• Flexible PTO, along with several company-wide days off throughout the year

• Winter and Summer week-long synchronized company shutdowns

• Learning & Development programs

• Equipment, tools, and reimbursement support for a productive remote work environment

• Free Life360 Platinum Membership for your preferred circle

• Free Tile Products