About the Role
Atoms is building Physical AI—real-world robots for industries like food, mining, and transport. This role is crucial for developing and maintaining the high-performance, secure cloud services that power our fleet operations, dispatch, and deployment platforms, ensuring mission-critical systems remain reliable.
Responsibilities
- Architect and implement scalable backend systems and APIs for fleet operations, dispatch, and deployment platforms.
- Build and maintain high-performance, secure cloud services for 24/7 reliability.
- Develop robust APIs, developer tools, and frameworks to accelerate other teams' development.
- Engineer backend services for operator- and customer-facing applications, ensuring seamless end-to-end experiences.
- Collaborate with product, design, and engineering teams to bring systems from concept to production.
- Conduct code reviews, implement testing strategies, and maintain documentation.
- Mentor engineers and contribute to technical leadership growth.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience building backend systems.
- Proficiency in Java, Go, or a similar language.
- Strong command of relational and/or NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis).
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
- Deep understanding of RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed systems.
- Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills under production pressure.
- Experience mentoring engineers or leading team projects is a plus.
Skills
- Java
- Go
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
- Redis
- AWS
- GCP
- Azure
- RESTful APIs
- Microservices
- Distributed systems
- Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
- CI/CD
- DevOps
- Large-scale architectures
- Event-driven architectures
Location
- San Francisco
Work Type
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 8+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $224,000 - $284,000 per year
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account / Health Savings Account Options
- 401(k)
- Equity
- Sick Time
- Unlimited Flexible Time Off
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Pre-Tax Commuter Benefit Plan
- Team lunch in our SoMa office every Tuesday and Thursday
About the Company
- Atoms is building the machines that power the next era of progress.
- We build Physical AI—real-world robots for industries like food, mining, and transport.
- Our systems are designed to understand, predict, and control the real world with precision.
- We integrate hardware, software, AI, operations, manufacturing, and real estate.
- We deploy, operate, learn from, and improve robots in real environments at scale.
- We are roboticists, engineers, operators, and builders.
- We believe the next great technology companies will transform physical systems.
- We offer the opportunity to work on hard problems with real-world impact.
