Atoms

Back-End Engineer - Fleet Management

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Base Salary

$176k - $220k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and operate backend services and APIs for fleet-management products and workflows.
  • Develop data models, pipelines, and service integrations for operational and fleet data.
  • Own backend systems across architecture, implementation, deployment, observability, and ongoing operation.
  • Design for reliability, scalability, debuggability, performance, and clear operational ownership.
  • Partner with full-stack and product engineers to define interfaces and enable product development.
  • Work with engineering and operational stakeholders to translate real-world requirements into technical solutions.
  • Investigate and resolve complex production issues across services, data, and system boundaries.
  • Contribute to technical direction and engineering standards as the Fleet Management platform grows.
  • Use AI-assisted engineering tools and emerging technologies to accelerate development.

Requirements

  • Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience building production backend systems.
  • Experience designing APIs, services, data models, and distributed or data-intensive systems.
  • Strong understanding of system design, reliability, performance, and engineering tradeoffs.
  • Experience working with databases and complex or high-volume data.
  • Generalist engineering instincts and willingness to work beyond a narrowly defined backend scope.
  • Ability to work effectively in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment with substantial ownership.
  • Strong communication skills and a track record of driving technical projects from design through production.
  • Preferred experience with fleet management, logistics, robotics, autonomous vehicles, or operationally complex systems.
  • Preferred experience with real-time, streaming, telemetry, event-driven architectures, data platforms, AI/ML capabilities, or AI-enabled developer workflows.
  • Startup or zero-to-one engineering experience is a plus.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
  • Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account options.
  • 401(k), equity eligibility, sick time, unlimited flexible time off, and paid holidays.
  • Paid parental leave and a pre-tax commuter benefit plan.
  • Team lunch in the SoMa office every Tuesday and Thursday.
  • Based in San Francisco and onsite five days per week for office-based teams.
  • Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

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About Atoms

501-1,000 employees

Atoms develops robotics, software, and infrastructure to automate real-world industrial operations, with offerings focused on food production, mining, and robotic transport platforms. It sells integrated automation systems and platforms—Atoms Food, Atoms Mining, and a transport wheelbase for robots—to industrial customers seeking greater productivity and scalability. The privately held company is headquartered in Los Angeles.

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