hatchcareers · Distributed, 🇺🇸 + 🇨🇦 (US + Canada) · Distributed, 🇺🇸 + 🇨🇦 (US + Canada)
<div class="content-intro"><h2>Join the Rest Revolution</h2> <p>The world is wired and tired. It's plagued by screens, notifications, and the sense that you should always be doing ... something. But hey, you're reading this job application right now, so you probably know exactly what we're talking about.</p> <p>So here's a bit of good news amidst all the noise: Hatch is a sleep wellness company that's betting on rest in a culture obsessed with optimization. While most technology is designed to keep you engaged, our devices use the science of habit formation to help people unplug, unwind, and recharge. Through genuinely enjoyable routines, habit building, and gentle guidance (no sleep scores or wearables here), we help people build healthier sleep habits and feel the difference in everyday life.</p> <p>More than a decade ago, we started with a mission to help parents navigate the complexities of newborn sleep. Today, we're helping more than 5 million people (and counting) take care of themselves and the people they love through the power of rest.</p> <p><strong>We’re open to candidates across the U.S. and Canada. However, please note that Hatch is based in California, so we just ask that you're available during PST/PDT hours.</strong></p></div><h2><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>The Role: How You'll Make an Impact</strong></span></h2> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Team:</strong> Backend Engineering | <strong>Reports to: </strong>Director, Backend & DevOps </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">You'll build, ship, and operate the backend behind Hatch's mobile apps and IoT devices. That means Java and Python REST APIs, AWS IoT, Lambda, and the monitoring, alerting, and DevOps practices that keep millions of devices humming in real homes.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">You’re a great fit if you thrive in environments of rapid learning and delivery. You’re self-motivated and have demonstrated strong ownership and self-direction. You strive to understand the business of what we are trying to accomplish and push engineering solutions to provide customer value. We're a small team, and AI-assisted development is core to how we work. We expect you to ramp up quickly, use AI every day, and deliver steadily in the areas you own.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">You'll work with Mobile, Embedded, and Product to build features end to end, from cloud APIs to the devices themselves. You'll contribute to system design and help shape how the backend grows.</span></p> <h2><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>What You'll Do</strong></span></h2> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>First 90 Days: Learn & Contribute</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Learn our backend architecture and tools through team walkthroughs and your own exploration, and share what you notice and what you'd ask</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Learn what drives the business and use it to weigh tradeoffs in your own work</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ship well-scoped backend features and fixes in our Spring Boot + Hibernate stack, using AI to speed up delivery</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Join architecture and design discussions, ask questions, and contribute ideas</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Build working relationships with peers across Mobile, Embedded, and Product</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>First 6 Months: Deliver Independently</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Learn the end-to-end flow of the backend areas you work in, including how they interact with the app and device firmware</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Be the main driver for medium-sized features, from design through deployment</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Own a component within a core area such as IoT device communication, registration/auth flows, device routine scheduling, or backend support for mobile app features</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Troubleshoot and fix production issues in your areas, and escalate early when a problem is bigger than it looks</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Add or improve monitoring and alerting using Graphite, ELK, or other internal tools</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="f