Backend Software Developer
About Us:
Every person on the planet dreams of a better home. And at LIXIL, we’re committed to making better homes a reality for everyone, everywhere. We make it happen with pioneering water and housing technology solutions. Home to world leading brands like INAX, American Standard, GROHE, TOSTEM and many more, we touch the lives of more than a billion people each day, transforming houses into homes.
Our planet is the home we all share. So how we do business matters. Our inclusive and empowering culture, entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to having a positive impact on the planet are integral to our business strategy.
LIXIL today is on a journey of transformation. The world around us is changing. Technological advances. Evolving needs. New demographics. Shifting expectations. These changes serve as opportunities for solutions to be discovered, and to unlock progress for all.
We invite you to make this journey with us. It is as challenging as it is inspiring. Together we can shape the future of living. We’re a home for growth, for imagination, for creativity. A home for your talent and ambition.
A home for everyone.
Overview:
Part of the Hydrific team, you are a driving force behind an exciting business venture with a focus around water conservation, usage and sustainability in homes. Hydrific is focused on researching and solving problems in water-stressed regions across the globe, and you will help develop new products and solutions that make better living a reality for everyone, everywhere.
Responsibilities:
Do you want to be at the forefront of solving one of the greatest environmental issues?
Are you excited about innovation, career growth, and meaningful impact?
If so, we might be a match for you!
We want an engineering wizard who can thrive in a fun, fast-paced, high-energy work environment with an agile mindset that will challenge the status quo. Work with enormously talented thinkers, creators, and doers who are as collaborative as they are passionate.Here at Hydrific, you have the freedom to bring plans to life by taking end-to-end ownership as a foundational team member.
We are an innovation-thirsty, outcomes-driven group that feels pride in our work. Our culture empowersall teammates to experiment, learn, and grow. So, if you’re looking for a place that will challenge you
intellectually and creatively, a place that will cultivate your career and growth, join our rapidly growing
startup today.
We are looking for an ambitious Backend Software Developer to join our team in creating the next generation of IoT water savings solutions. This role will take ownership of continuing to build out our backend functionality, including expanding our data processing algorithms, microservice architecture, and overall supporting implementation of key features of our best-in-class product.
The ideal candidate is passionate about learning new technologies and solving problems with a wide variety of tools to create a real impact.
Hybrid, 1-2 days onsite in Manhattan.
We’re using: Elixir, PostgreSQL, TimescaleDb, C++, Grafana, GraphQL, Flutter, AWS, and IoT technologies (MQTT, etc.).
Main Responsibilities:
- Code Development: Write, test, and deploy high-quality, robust, and scalable backend code, ensuring our applications align with the business goals.
- Data Processing: Analyze, refine, and expand our existing data processing algorithms to guarantee optimal product functionality.
- Product Collaboration: Work closely with key product stakeholders to comprehend, analyze, and fulfill product needs. Participate actively in our Agile Scrum process, providing valuable inputs to the development lifecycle.
- CI/CD Pipelines: Continue to expand our CI/CD pipelines. Establish rigorous unit and integration testing processes, and incorporate advanced deployment tools to streamline releases to test and production environments.
- Backed Infrastructure: Continue to expand our existing infrastructure to deploy, monitor, troubleshoot, and maintain new and existing services. Support and enhance secure, fault-tolerant, and scalable services through sound engineering practices and design.
- Quality Assurance: Collaborate closely with our QA team to ensure stringent code quality standards are maintained throughout the release life-cycle.
Qualifications:
- 6+ years of experience in building scalable software solutions with an emphasis on backend systems, architecture, and design
- 5+ year of experience with web frameworks and platform engineering in production
- Experience or deep understanding of mobile development and backend integration
- Understanding of processing pipelines, filtering, data algorithms, and time-series data
- Strong commitment to quality with experience and emphasis on testing
- Breadth and depth of knowledge for full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, process building, testing, and operations
- Proven track record of shipping software to production within an agile development environment
- Ability to deliver creative solutions to business-critical requirements
- Excellent interpersonal & communication skills
- B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- Advanced knowledge of Databases (PostgreSQL), well-documented APIs (GraphQL, REST), and a variety of languages (Elixir, Java, Go, Python, C/C++)
- Experience in backend data analysis, pipelines, ML, and processing
- Experience with designing, building, and debugging APIs and distributed backend systems
Big Plus if you also have the following experiences:
- Firmware development and IoT devices
- Electrical engineering and basic electronics device prototyping
Hiring Range:
The Hiring Salary Range for this position is $91,000.00-$130,000.00 annually.
(Salary offer to be determined by the applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, location, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.)
Other Compensation (if applicable): This role will be eligible to participate in the annual Short Term Incentive plan.
EEO Statement:
AS, AMERICA INC. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetics, disability, marital status, age, veteran status, domestic partner status, medical condition or any other characteristic protected by law.Only at LIXIL’s request preferred vendors may be invited to refer talent for specific open positions. In such cases, a current and fully executed agreement with LIXIL must be in place.
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