Backend Engineer

About Nanit

Nanit is moving families beyond overwhelm by transforming how parents understand their baby's early years. We combine advanced AI, real-world data from billions of sleep hours, and clinical expertise to deliver the clarity and confidence every parent deserves. Trusted by over one million families and backed by $125M in funding, we're building an entirely new category: predictive parenting intelligence.

Here, your work directly impacts millions of families. Our team of scientists, engineers, and parents is small but mighty - we share a mission to make early childhood easier, healthier, and more connected. If you want to work on technology that genuinely matters, join us.

What You'll Do

• Backend System Development: Use cutting-edge technologies to develop and refine backend systems integral to our product's functionality and user experience.
• Product-Driven Development: Play an active role in a product-focused squad, contributing to projects that align with the company's vision and the product's roadmap.
• Engineering Project Participation: Take part in significant engineering projects, applying best practices in software craftsmanship to deliver high-quality solutions.
• Technology Stack: Work with a broad range of technologies including Kubernetes, Kafka, RabbitMQ, Materialize, Postgres, Rust, Clojure, and Elixir to design and scale backend systems.
• Collaboration and Integration: Collaborate with various teams within the company, contributing to essential microservices and APIs that underpin the product.
• Backend Guild Engagement: Actively contribute to a backend guild that drives best practices, guidelines, and standards across the R&D team.

Who You Are

• Professional Experience: 3-5 years of experience in backend software development, demonstrating solid coding skills and a foundational understanding of software design/architecture.
• System Management Knowledge: Familiarity with critical production systems, encompassing aspects like load balancing, caching, and distributed systems.
• Web Services Skills: Proficiency in designing and maintaining web services, particularly with REST and WebSocket protocols.
• Monitoring Abilities: Competence in monitoring high-rate, intensive systems using tools like Grafana and Prometheus.
• Kubernetes and Cloud Services: Experience with Kubernetes and cloud services (AWS preferred) is beneficial.
• Problem-solving and Adaptability: Strong capability to solve complex issues and adapt to evolving technologies and environments.
• Agile Familiarity: Understanding of Agile methodologies and practices.

Preferred Skills

• Enthusiasm for new technologies and willingness to explore them.
• Ability to independently take a concept from research to production.
• Proactive in stepping out of your comfort zone.
• Commitment to well-crafted and rigorously tested code.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred) is a plus.

Why Nanit?

Nanit products can actually change lives. We're an integral part of the lives of new parents, making an exciting but stressful time a little more manageable.

We are international and believe our diversity makes our culture, products, and brand even better.

We invest in our people. We consider each employee a long-term investment and we see value in continuously helping them to advance in their lives and careers.

Nanit is a fun, collaborative group of hard workers! We believe in an appropriate work-life balance and offer a flexible, open environment.