Senior Cloud Backend Developer
At a glance
Senior Backend Engineering role at ALSO. Palo Alto · full-time · $182,500–$215,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Build backend services for connected vehicles, covering protected data intake through customer-facing APIs
- Improve cloud foundations by refining APIs, database structures, service links, event processing, monitoring and release workflows
- Connect platform data and APIs with outside services and partner systems
- Design for uptime across regions, then verify production readiness through automated tests, performance monitoring and safer releases
- Guide engineering decisions, mentor teammates and work with outside agencies to extend delivery capacity
What you bring
- At least eight years developing and scaling backend systems, including managing remote devices through a full lifecycle
- You have designed, launched and operated production systems built from the ground up
- Strong command of API and schema design, data exchange, event-driven systems and message queues
- Experience with identity and access protocols, plus familiarity with IoT protocols, device lifecycles and telemetry
Who this fits
This senior role suits a backend engineer who can shape architecture while building and operating production systems. The position is onsite in Palo Alto. It includes mentoring and technical leadership, alongside hands-on engineering.
From the employer
About ALSO.
We’re ALSO, an electric mobility company originally conceived as a part of Rivian. We’re a passionate team of builders, dreamers, doers and innovators, focused on creating entirely new (not to mention, innovative and delightful) vertically integrated, small EVs designed to meet the global mobility challenges of today and tomorrow. Our mission is to inspire everyone to ride ALSO—replacing many local car, truck and SUV miles with ones on vehicles that are more affordable, more enjoyable and 10-50x more efficient.
As a Senior Cloud Backend Developer on the ALSO team, you will drive technical excellence and architectural decisions for our core infrastructure that delivers an excellent customer experience on ALSO's flagship connected EVs. You’ll lead the evolution of our connected EV platform, from secure data ingestion to product facing APIs, and influence how we build and scale at ALSO. You balance speed and rigor, know how to scale systems, and thrive in fast paced 0→1 environments. The systems you build will power core product features and enhance our analytics and fleet intelligence capabilities.
What You'll Do
Contribute to the architecture and implementation of backend systems to support secure, scalable IoT infrastructure for our fleet of connected EVs.
Drive improvements to core cloud infrastructure: API design, database schema, service interactions, event handling, observability, and deployment workflows.
Contribute to shared services for API gateway, caches, schema upgrades
Build data and API integrations with external services and partner platforms.
Strengthen security and privacy across the platform, including user authentication
Design and implement systems for high availability and geographic redundancy, ensuring reliability across global deployments.
Ensure production readiness with automated testing, performance monitoring, and deployment safety.
Partner with external agencies to scale team capacity effectively.
Mentor engineers and contribute to technical decision-making, hiring processes, and engineering best practices.
Drive and define a team culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.
What You'll Bring
8+ yrs building and scaling back-end systems, including at least one experience with the full lifecycle of managing remote devices.
Proven ability to design, ship, and operate production systems from scratch.
Strong knowledge of API design (REST/GraphQL), schema design, and data exchange (gRPC/JSON-RPC).
Strong knowledge of event-driven architecture and message queueing systems (e.g. Kafka, Redis, SQS/SNS, pub/sub patterns).
Experience with authentication/authorization protocols (OAuth2, OID, JWT, SAML, mTLS).
Familiarity with IoT protocols (MQTT, CoAP), device lifecycle management, and telemetry pipelines.
Bonus if you have experience in Fleet Management
The salary for this position ranges from $182,500 - $215,000 per year, depending on experience, qualifications, and location.
Perks & Benefits
Robust health coverage. Excellent health, dental and vision insurance covered up to 100% by ALSO with FSA & HSA options
One Medical membership and dedicated insurance advocates
Rich fertility and family building benefits with Progyny
Flexible time off
401(k) match
Why ALSO.
We’re passionate about helping the world find a better way to get there—wherever it is you’re headed.
We’re located in the heart of Silicon Valley and have brought together a world-class team from some of the biggest brands in the technology, automotive, cycling, outdoor recreation and retail spaces.
Together we’re working hands-on to imagine, design and build an entirely new solution to a global set of transportation challenges.
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