Senior Software Engineer, Bird
Backend
Electric vehicle sharing platform
Open for applications
Electric vehicle sharing platform
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make cities more livable by reducing car usage, traffic, and carbon emissions.
Role
Who you are
- We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Software Engineer specializing in backend development to join our dynamic engineering team
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in STEM with 6+ years of relevant professional experience
- Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals, data structures, and algorithms
- Expertise in object-oriented design and large-scale application development
- Proven experience with SQL and databases (e.g., Postgres, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB)
- Proficiency in Java, Kotlin, or other JVM-based languages (e.g., Scala, Clojure, Groovy, JRuby)
Desirable
- Hands-on experience with real-time streaming systems such as Flink
- Experience building internal tools using React
- Knowledge of frameworks and tools such as Dropwizard, Dagger, AWS, Terraform, Kafka, and Redis
- Familiarity with integrating distributed APIs in a fault-tolerant and resilient manner
- Experience mentoring and leading junior engineers
What the job involves
- In this role, you will be instrumental in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, reliable, and efficient backend systems that power our software applications and services.
- You will lead initiatives to build robust APIs, optimize database performance, and ensure seamless data flow, supporting the stability and performance of our technology stack
- As a Senior Engineer, you will work as part of a world-class, multi-disciplinary team to develop high-quality software solutions across various stacks that operate and administer a global transportation network.
- You will have the opportunity to lead the design and development of new complex products or maintain and scale existing systems.
- You will also play a key role in shaping system architecture with a focus on scalability, stability, and long-term maintainability
- Design, build, and maintain backend APIs and comprehensive documentation
- Collaborate closely with business partners, including mobile, firmware, and UI/UX teams, to ensure seamless integration and delivery
- Lead architecture design initiatives with a focus on scalability, performance, and future maintainability
- Write well-crafted functional tests and ensure code quality across backend services
- Build and optimize large-scale data processing systems to respond to user behavior and drive operational efficiency
- Proactively troubleshoot and resolve issues to ensure smooth operation of our backend systems
- Design and implement fault-tolerant, highly available systems to guarantee uptime and stability
- Participate in a 24/7 support rotation for critical systems, ensuring fast response times and minimal disruption
Our take
The demand for more eco-friendly urban transit solutions has been on the rise for a while now, and Bird is one of the companies that has answered this call. The company supplies lightweight, speed-capped electric vehicles for city travel - such as bikes and scooters.
Competition in the space has been famously fierce, but at one point Bird was one of the biggest companies of its kind. It was active in more that 450 cities worldwide, though it has since hit a rough patch. This saw the company exiting dozens of markets and ultimately declaring bankruptcy in 2023.
The company is now restructuring in hopes it can regain its footing, strengthen its balance sheet and position itself for long-term sustainable growth. Interestingly, Bird Canada was not part of its parent company's filing and continues operations as before.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
Apr 2021
$208m
LATE VC
Jan 2020
$75m
SERIES D
Total funding: $973m
Company benefits
- Wellness stipend and a resource for personal and professional development
- Generous time off and parental leave
- Health and childcare savings options
- Free Bird credits
- Work from home opportunities + Stipend of $100/month
- Health insurance
Company values
- Community-focused: We care deeply about improving mobility in cities across the globe
- Inclusive: We seek the missing perspective and leverage our diverse backgrounds
- Impact-oriented: We focus on results that bring our mission within reach, for everyone
- Entrepreneurial: We celebrate innovation and learn quickly from failure
- Efficient: We’re obsessed with efficiency and wise with time and money
Company HQ
Downtown, Santa Monica, CA
Articles
Leadership
Travis VanderZanden
(Founder & Chairman)Previously worked as COO of Lyft and VP of Global Driver Growth at Uber. Co-founder & former CEO of Cherry.com.
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