Staff Backend Software Engineer
SPANSan Francisco, California, United States
Posted January 2, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
SPAN is a mission-driven company designing, building, and deploying products that electrify the built environment, reduce carbon emissions, and slow the effects of climate change.
Job Description
SPAN is a mission-driven company designing, building, and deploying products that electrify the built environment, reduce carbon emissions, and slow the effects of climate change. We're seeking a seasoned backend software engineer to join our team building the cloud-based glue that gives our users access to the rich information and controls provided by SPAN Panel, SPAN Drive, and future generations of our products.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience as a backend engineer with a track record of taking ownership of projects and features.
- Experience collaborating with engineers from multiple domains to complete projects.
- Experience with Cloud-native platforms like AWS, GCP, Azure (we use AWS).
- Experience collaborating with coworkers in shared code base using industry standard tools and processes including version control, type systems, linting and unit testing.
- Understanding engineering principles and processes to design robust, scalable and resilient systems.
- 8+ years of professional experience in a common backend programming language and a desire to work with Kotlin, TypeScript, and Python.
- Strong JVM expertise with deep understanding of JVM internals, performance tuning, and memory management with proven track record of maintaining services over time, including planning for scaling, major version upgrades, and managing technical debt.
- Deep experience with Apache Kafka including topics, consumer groups, stream processing, and event-driven architectures.
- Container-based deployments such as kubernetes
- r Spring Boot
Benefits
- Competitive compensation + equity grants at a well-funded, venture-backed company
- Comprehensive benefits: 100% employee premiums for base plans on medical, dental, vision with options for additional coverage.
- Parental leave up to twenty four (24) weeks depending on eligibility
- Comfortable, sunny office space located near BART and Caltrain public transit
- Strong focus on team building and company culture: Employee Resource Groups, monthly social events, SPANcakes recognition breakfast, lunch, and learns
- Flexible hours, one holiday per month, and flexible time off
