Lead Software Engineer, Cloud Services

About the position

As a Lead Software Engineer, Cloud Services, you will create scalable, reliable backend systems that support Humane's mission to redefine computing. We value how we work as much as what we deliver. Our journey of continuous learning and evolution requires a flexible and resilient services platform that fosters innovation, experimentation, and adaptation. To enable this, we focus on designs and tools rooted in strong engineering principles like abstraction, composition, virtualization, automation, and iterative development cycles.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, test, and manage new components of our service platform.
• Work with modern containerization and cloud technologies, including Kubernetes.
• Collaborate across engineering, design, product, and marketing teams to help shape our product vision and deliver exceptional user experiences.
• Lead the execution of projects across full-stack engineering teams (device, web, backend, infrastructure) with clear communication and coordination.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional software development experience in Java or a similar programming language.
• Expertise in architecting and implementing distributed and scalable systems.
• Knowledge of public cloud offerings, focusing on infrastructure layers such as VMs, VPCs, storage, and IAM.
• Experience deploying services on containerized systems, such as Kubernetes.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguous environments and distill requirements into actionable solutions.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills to work effectively across diverse teams.
• Experience mentoring and supporting engineers while promoting best practices.

Nice-to-haves

• Proficiency in building applications using frameworks like Spring Boot or similar technologies.
• Experience designing robust and scalable database schemas using databases like CockroachDB.
• Knowledge of disaster recovery strategies and multi-region development.
• Experience designing interfaces for diverse consumers, including factory lines, mobile devices, and web applications.
• Familiarity with software security and systems that manage sensitive user data.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare insurance
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• 401K plan
• Generous paid time off and leave programs
• Commuter benefits
• Team events
• Snacks and other perks