Staff Backend Engineer

The world is wired and tired. It's plagued by screens, notifications, and the sense that you should always be doing ... something. But hey, you're reading this job application right now, so you probably know exactly what we're talking about.

So here's a bit of good news amidst all the noise: Hatch is a sleep wellness company that's betting on rest in a culture obsessed with optimization. While most technology is designed to keep you engaged, our devices use the science of habit formation to help people unplug, unwind, and recharge. Through genuinely enjoyable routines, habit building, and gentle guidance (no sleep scores or wearables here), we help people build healthier sleep habits and feel the difference in everyday life.

Ten years ago, we started with a mission to help parents navigate the complexities of newborn sleep. Today, we're helping more than 5 million people (and counting) take care of themselves and the people they love through the power of rest.

• →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

• 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.)
• Automate, Automate, Automate: 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.
• Desire for elegance and simplicity: Your code should be so powerful, and so simple, that you have little work to do.  "Do the simplest thing that can possibly work" is not just a slogan here; it's a way of life.
• Judgement and Humility: 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.

• Collaborative spirit: You make everyone around you better 
• Clear communication: You can explain complex things simply

• Customer mindset: You stay laser-focused on driving value for our customers
• Builder mentality: You thrive in a rapid growth environment just on the edge of chaos
• Humans over Process: We prioritize face to face resolution rather than async processes that drag on
• Pick Up a Shovel 🌿 (you help where needed - even out of your area of expertise)
• Feedback is a Gift 🎁 (you have experience gracefully receiving and giving feedback)
• Learn Faster 👟 (ship small features iteratively, learn, and commit to the next step)

We're pioneering how modern teams build with a customer focus:

• 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.

The result? You'll do the best work of your career, faster than you thought possible.

💛 We’re a certified Great Place to Work! 94% of our employees say Hatch is a great place to work.

💡 You’ll work with an amazing leadership team that truly values employees and leads with our company values every day.

🌙 We help people sleep better! Our products make a meaningful impact on people’s lives.

🎉 Our team is collaborative, fun, and full of brilliant minds.

🚀 We’re backed by world-class investors and growing fast!

🏡 We support flexibility with a remote-friendly work environment.

Designed by experts and loved by parents, our Rest family—including Rest, Rest+, and Rest Go—helps little ones (and their grown-ups) build healthy sleep routines. For adults, Hatch Restore is a fully customizable smart sleep clock and sunrise alarm designed to help you unwind nightly, sleep deeply, and wake gently. 

Founded in 2014 by parent entrepreneurs Ann Crady Weiss and Dave Weiss and featured on Shark Tank, Hatch is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

We’d love to hear from you! Apply now and join us in making great sleep a reality for all.

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