Senior Software Engineer | Backend

If you share our passion for building a sustainable, intelligent, and efficient world, you’re in the right place. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, we're a series C start-up, with teams in Mountain View, San Francisco (California), Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca (Romania), Paris (France), Munich (Germany), London (UK), Pune (India), and Sydney (Australia).  So join us, and let’s build this! Aera Technology is an equal opportunity employer.   Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Aera Technology will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Aera Technology respects the privacy of your data.  Aera Technology respects the privacy of your data.  Please take the time to read our Candidate Privacy Notice, available here.      Benefits: At Aera Technology, we strive to support our Aeranauts and their loved ones through different stages of life with a variety of attractive benefits, and great perks. In addition to offering a competitive salary and company stock options, we have other great benefits available. You’ll find comprehensive medical, vision and dental plans, a 401K plan, flexible paid time off, generous parental leave, and much more. We believe in a flexible working environment, to allow our Aeranauts to perform at their best, ensuring a healthy work-life balance. When you’re working from the office, you’ll also have access to a fully-stocked kitchen with a selection of snacks and beverages.

Responsibities:

Lead the design and implementation of robust, highly scalable services and APIs.

Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code and automation.

Apply object-oriented design (OOD) and service-oriented architecture (SOA) principles to Java development.

Participate in design and code reviews to strengthen software quality, performance, and maintainability.

Maintain and improve CI/CD and release pipelines to support reliable, efficient deployments.

Identify and resolve bugs and performance bottlenecks to improve application quality and responsiveness.

About you:

5+ years of software development experience using Java and/or Python.

Experience building secure, complex, and scalable APIs, from design through deployment.

Hands-on experience with Docker, Git, Gradle, and Linux.

A strong foundation in writing, testing, and delivering high-quality, maintainable code.

Experience with SQL development, data modeling, and complex data structures for high-volume, high-velocity data, as well as experience working with NoSQL technologies.

Experience with OAuth, logging, and security frameworks.

Strong experience using Claude and other large language models (LLMs) to support software development.

Hands-on experience with code quality tools such as SonarQube, PMD, and Checkstyle.

Demonstrated success leading technical design and implementation, mentoring engineers, and guiding projects through delivery.

Strong collaboration skills and a willingness to work with global, cross-functional teams across time zones