Senior Cloud Backend Developer

ALSO

Responsibilities

Contribute to the architecture and implementation of backend systems to support secure, scalable IoT infrastructure for our fleet of connected EVs.
Drive improvements to core cloud infrastructure: API design, database schema, service interactions, event handling, observability, and deployment workflows.
Contribute to shared services for API gateway, caches, schema upgrades
Build data and API integrations with external services and partner platforms.
Strengthen security and privacy across the platform, including user authentication
Design and implement systems for high availability and geographic redundancy, ensuring reliability across global deployments.
Ensure production readiness with automated testing, performance monitoring, and deployment safety.
Partner with external agencies to scale team capacity effectively.
Mentor engineers and contribute to technical decision-making, hiring processes, and engineering best practices.
Drive and define a team culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.

8+ yrs building and scaling back-end systems, including at least one experience with the full lifecycle of managing remote devices.
Proven ability to design, ship, and operate production systems from scratch.
Strong knowledge of API design (REST/GraphQL), schema design, and data exchange (gRPC/JSON-RPC).
Strong knowledge of event-driven architecture and message queueing systems (e.g. Kafka, Redis, SQS/SNS, pub/sub patterns).
Experience with authentication/authorization protocols (OAuth2, OID, JWT, SAML, mTLS).
Familiarity with IoT protocols (MQTT, CoAP), device lifecycle management, and telemetry pipelines.
Bonus if you have experience in Fleet Management

$182,500 - $215,000 per year, depending on experience, qualifications, and location.

Robust health coverage. Excellent health, dental and vision insurance covered up to 100% by ALSO with FSA & HSA options
One Medical membership and dedicated insurance advocates
Rich fertility and family building benefits with Progyny
Flexible time off

Why ALSO.
We’re passionate about helping the world find a better way to get there—wherever it is you’re headed.
We’re located in the heart of Silicon Valley and have brought together a world-class team from some of the biggest brands in the technology, automotive, cycling, outdoor recreation and retail spaces.
Together we’re working hands-on to imagine, design and build an entirely new solution to a global set of transportation challenges.