Senior Backend Engineer - Equity Eligible, D2C Dining

Otter; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 167,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Otter Grow is seeking a backend generalist in Los Angeles to design and scale services powering direct ordering and merchant tools. You will build scalable backend systems, APIs, and collaborate with frontend teams to deliver reliable experiences.

Requirements include a BS in CS or equivalent, 3+ years of software engineering, and strong knowledge of backend design, databases, and cloud platforms. Java/Go and microservices experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience is required.
• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong backend system design, APIs, data stores, microservices, concurrency, and distributed systems.
• Java and Go are used; fundamentals matter more than languages.
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis).
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud or Azure.

Responsibilities

• Architecture, build, and maintain scalable backend services powering direct ordering and merchant tools.
• Design and optimize robust APIs for reliability and performance.
• Collaborate with frontend, product, and design teams to translate needs into backend logic.

Skills

Backend architecture

Java/Go fundamentals

APIs

Distributed systems

Microservices

SQL/NoSQL

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Redis

AWS

Google Cloud

Azure

Job description

Otter Grow is seeking a backend generalist in Los Angeles to design and scale services powering direct ordering and merchant tools. You will build scalable backend systems, APIs, and collaborate with frontend teams to deliver reliable experiences.

Requirements include a BS in CS or equivalent, 3+ years of software engineering, and strong knowledge of backend design, databases, and cloud platforms. Java/Go and microservices experience preferred.