Staff Backend Engineer, Cloud-to-Device IoT (Linux)

PVH (Tommy Hilfiger/Calvin Klein); Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Carbon is seeking a senior backend engineer to own the services behind the fleet, designing resilient systems that manage printer identity, connectivity, provisioning, updates, and telemetry as our fleet scales. You will build the Linux layer under printers, design cloud-to-device protocols and failure modes, and lead end-to-end initiatives across printer and cloud platforms.

The role requires deep Linux, networking, and backend language skills, plus a production mindset and strong mentorship

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience building and operating production backend services.
• Deep Linux fundamentals: processes, filesystems, networking, systemd, boot and init, package management, users and permissions.
• Strong networking skills: TCP/IP, TLS, DNS, HTTP, WebSockets, NAT and firewall traversal.
• Hands-on OS provisioning and lifecycle: installing, imaging, updating, and rolling back Linux systems.
• Expert-level proficiency in at least one modern backend language (Python, Go, Node/TypeScript, C++, or similar).
• Production mindset: considering failure modes, observability, upgrade paths, and pager experience.
• Strong communication, debugging, and problem-solving skills.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Own the Services Behind the Fleet: be a core owner of backend services that manage printer identity, connectivity, provisioning, updates, and telemetry.
• Build the Linux Layer Underneath: design and improve how printers come up, install, and update from bring-up through in-field OS updates and rollbacks.
• Own the Network Between Cloud and Printer: design protocols and connections to keep printers talking to our cloud reliably.
• Drive Major Initiatives End-to-End: take ownership of backend initiatives from design through production rollout on real printers.
• Own Reliability Alongside the Team: participate in on-call, drive incident response and postmortems, and fix recurring pain.
• Technical Leadership & Mentorship: translate product and operational needs into robust designs and mentor engineers.

Skills

Backend design

Linux fundamentals

Networking

OS provisioning

Python

Go

Node/TypeScript

C++

System design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

Bazel

MQTT

Job description

Carbon is seeking a senior backend engineer to own the services behind the fleet, designing resilient systems that manage printer identity, connectivity, provisioning, updates, and telemetry as our fleet scales. You will build the Linux layer under printers, design cloud-to-device protocols and failure modes, and lead end-to-end initiatives across printer and cloud platforms.

The role requires deep Linux, networking, and backend language skills, plus a production mindset and strong mentorship