Staff Backend Engineer — Scalable Cloud for Real-World Ops

Atoms; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 224,000 - 284,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401(k)

Equity

Sick Time, PTO

Office lunch (SoMa)

Job summary

Atoms is building real-world robots and cloud systems to power industrial automation. We are seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to design and scale the cloud stack that powers our fleet, dispatch, and deployment platforms.

Join our founding team to mentor engineers, drive API design, and deliver high-performance services on AWS/GCP/Azure. This onsite role is based in San Francisco and offers a base salary range and equity.

Qualifications

• 8+ years building backend systems with Java, Go, or similar.
• Relational and NoSQL databases experience (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis).
• Hands-on cloud experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement scalable backend systems and APIs that power our fleet operations, dispatch, and deployment platforms.
• Build and maintain high-performance, secure cloud services that keep mission-critical systems reliable around the clock.
• Develop robust APIs, developer tools, and frameworks that let other teams build and ship faster.
• Engineer backend services behind operator- and customer-facing applications, delivering seamless end-to-end experiences.
• Partner with product, design, and engineering to take systems from concept to production.
• Drive code reviews, testing, and documentation, and mentor engineers as you grow into technical leadership.

Skills

Backend systems

Java

Go

RESTful APIs

Microservices

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Problem solving

Mentoring

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

DevOps

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Redis

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Atoms is building real-world robots and cloud systems to power industrial automation. We are seeking a Staff Backend Engineer to design and scale the cloud stack that powers our fleet, dispatch, and deployment platforms.

Join our founding team to mentor engineers, drive API design, and deliver high-performance services on AWS/GCP/Azure. This onsite role is based in San Francisco and offers a base salary range and equity.