Hatch · 11 hours ago
Staff Backend Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
8+ years expHatch is on a mission to help people build better sleep habits through innovative smart sleep devices. They are seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to design, build, and maintain backend services that power their mobile apps and IoT-enabled devices, ensuring system scalability and reliability.
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Responsibilities
Ramp up on our backend architecture, systems, and development tools
Ship improvements to our Spring Boot + Hibernate systems
Start contributing to architecture conversations and cross-team design
Ship your first scoped improvement or feature used by our mobile or device teams
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. 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
Deliver backend improvements that elevate reliability, scalability, and developer experience
Build reusable libraries, templates, and patterns that increase engineering consistency
Qualification
Required
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.)
Ability to write automated tests and explain how and where to use them
Understanding of Continuous Deployment and testing's crucial role
Desire for elegance and simplicity in code
Judgement and Humility
Unafraid of new, unknown tech
Collaborative spirit
Clear communication skills
Preferred
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!
Company
Hatch
Hatch offers a suite of smart sleep products to help humans of all ages and stages develop and maintain natural healthy sleep habits.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$27.1MKey Investors
True Ventures
2020-05-04Series B· $9.8M
2018-09-19Series A· $6.5M
2017-06-13Series A· $3.8M
Leadership Team
Ann Crady Weiss
Co-founder
Recent News
2025-09-22
Government of Canada
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