Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Hatch is a sleep wellness company focused on helping people unplug and recharge. The Staff Backend Engineer will own the architecture and delivery of backend systems for mobile apps and IoT devices, leading design and mentoring engineers while driving improvements in reliability and scalability.
Responsibilities
- 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
- Thoroughly understand the end-to-end flow of the entire backend architecture and the interactions with the app and device firmware
- 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
- 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
- Own and drive backend improvements that elevate reliability, scalability, and developer experience
- Build reusable libraries, templates, and patterns that increase engineering consistency
Skills
- 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
- 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.)
- You know how to write automated tests and can explain how and where to use them (and not)
- You believe in Continuous Deployment and understand testing's crucial role
- Your code should be so powerful, and so simple, that you have little work to do
- You're self-aware enough to know you're going down a rabbit hole and when to raise concerns
- You know that asking for help is not a sign of weakness but rather a strength
- You dive into new tech and paradigms that are unfamiliar and uncomfortable with eager glee
- You've picked up multiple languages over your career and stay curious about new tools, frameworks, and technologies
- You make everyone around you better
- You can explain complex things simply
- Ansible-based DevOps pipelines
- Connected Hardware Experience
- MQTT
Benefits
- 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
- 16 free therapy sessions (for you + one other adult in your life)
- Financial support for family planning
- Remote office + monthly internet reimbursement
- Friends & family discounts on Hatch products
- Exclusive discounts on travel, entertainment, and top retail brands
- And so many more spontaneous perks!
- Tools that amplify you: Access to best-in-class product analytics, feedback loops, and rapid prototyping tools.
- Time to explore: Dedicated time for deep-dives into customer pain points and experimentation with solutions.
- Write less boilerplate: Spend your time shipping high-impact, customer-facing features, not writing repetitive code.
- Continuous learning: Regular cross-functional workshops, customer interview shadowing, and "wow, look what we built for them" moments.
- Dedicated time for deep-dives into customer pain points and experimentation with solutions.
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