(Jr.–Sr.) Software Engineer - Backend/Platform

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At Laminar (formerly H2Ok Innovations), we're leading the charge in cleantech innovation, reshaping process industrials and manufacturing to drive operational efficiency and sustainability for our world’s most foundational industries.

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At Laminar, we're leading the charge in physical AI, reshaping process industrials and manufacturing to drive operational efficiency and sustainability for our world’s most foundational industries. Powered by our Laminar AI Co-pilot models and state-of-the-art sensors, our solutions optimize facility performance across various processes, including process manufacturing, production, water management, energy reduction, and waste minimization. Based at Greentown Labs, North America's premier cleantech innovation community, we're a woman-founded startup backed by renowned investors like Greycroft, Construct Capital, 2048 Ventures, and Flybridge Capital. Our groundbreaking technologies have earned accolades and adoption from industry giants like Unilever, The Coca-Cola Company, ABinBev, PepsiCo, Danone, T. Marzetti, and more. We're committed to unlocking untapped data for our customers, empowering them to gain a competitive edge and create Industry 4.0.

Transforming our most foundational sectors of society is hard. Very hard. But we’re building an empire. And empire building is not easy. It’s deeply fulfilling, and you will learn and grow tremendously while driving sustainable impact globally with some of the largest players that make everything we eat, use, and wear. Our culture is to foster extraordinary growth within our teammates. We believe in autonomy, ownership, empowerment, demanding excellence, being mission-driven. We believe in creativity, authenticity, and extraordinary growth. We’re looking for relentless, ambitious, creative, and exceptional people to join our team and build the factory of the future.

We’re seeking an exceptional Backend Engineer to join and help build the core implementation of our cloud‑backend systems powering real-time industrial data insights that advances sustainability at scale. Since we are a small team, we’re constantly picking up new challenges and really value engineers who can spot a problem and just get it done. We do not expect you to know everything we use, but you should have a solid backend foundation, a knack for scalable systems, and a hunger to learn whatever the next challenge throws your way. Title and scope will depend on experience.

Build & Ship APIs: Develop and maintain backend APIs and services that power our core product, working closely with senior engineers to deliver production-ready features.

Work with Data Pipelines: Support development and maintenance of data pipelines using tools like Databricks, helping process and analyze large-scale datasets.

Infrastructure as Code: Work with Terraform to help manage and deploy cloud infrastructure in a scalable and repeatable way.

Product Performance: Improve database and infrastructure performance by optimizing relational schemas and building robust, high-efficiency data pipelines.

Monitoring Infrastructure: Improve observability, monitoring, and alerting of our cloud infrastructure to identify bottlenecks and minimize downtime.

Security Design: Make security a first-class priority by integrating secure data practices throughout everything we build.

Grow Fast: Continuously learn new tools, technologies, and domain knowledge in a fast-paced environment.

Strong Python and/or PHP skills with solid backend development experience

Strong proficiency with SQL databases, with demonstrated ability for complex queries, query optimization, and performance tuning

Familiarity with NoSQL databases

Experience with AWS and/or Azure

Understanding of data pipelines (ETL; Spark/Databricks is a plus)

Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform)

Knowledge of security best practices

Strong ownership mindset with excellent problem-solving skills

Full-time position with competitive compensation and benefits

Direct impact on product and culture.

Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability, Transportation benefit, Health and Wellness benefit, and more.

401k plan with employer matching

Equity

Competitive salary and bonus opportunities.

Dynamic and inclusive work environment.

Opportunities for growth and professional development.

Access to Greentown Labs' extensive network of cleantech startups.

Learn about our startup journey: Our Journey

How we're combating climate change: AI-Powered Climate Tech

Customer stories and case studies

Why You'll Love it Here

A front-row seat at Greentown Labs, North America's largest cleantech innovation hub, in a Somerville neighborhood ranked one of the coolest in the world
Real recognition: 2026 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, Gold 2026 Edison Award, Unilever Startup of the Year, Innovator Awards by both Coca-Cola and ABInBev, and more
A team that celebrates together from rooftop lunches, ping pong matches, Lunch & Learns, and regular team events
Competitive salary, equity, and a 401(k) with company match
Health, dental, and vision coverage, plus short- and long-term disability and life insurance
Flexible time off and 12 company-paid holidays
A conference and learning budget to keep growing your craft
Greentown Labs membership and a transportation benefit for your commute

Our Interview Process

1. Phone screen with Laminar Head of Ops or Recruiter (15-20 minutes)

2. Intro call with Hiring Manager (30 minutes)

3. On-site interview, including short tour of GTL, overview of tech, and interview/presentation with the Hiring Manager and a few team members. Depending on the role, a skills exercise that should take no longer than an hour to prep, would be sent ahead of time. We record your skills exercise to share with any team members who could not join the interview and/or with Founder's ahead of their Founder's Interview. If you are not local, we can conduct this virtually.

4. Finalists for Full-Time positions will have a Founder’s Interview in-person

Final steps:

Two professional references are requested, ideally one from your current organization and one who served as your Manager

If an Offer Letter is extended, a Background check is conducted

A recent study from LinkedIn showed that most women apply to jobs only when they meet 100% of the requirements, whereas men will hit the apply button if they hit 60%. Laminar (formerly H2Ok) is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. So, to the women and nonbinary folks out there feeling unsure if you're a perfect fit, we strongly encourage you to apply! If you're ready to play a key role in scaling a game-changing company that’s transforming the industrial sector and advancing sustainability, we want to hear from you!

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