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ALSO. · 8 hours ago

Senior Cloud Backend Developer

positionPalo Alto, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
money$170K/yr - $210K/yr
date8+ years exp

ALSO. is an electric mobility company focused on creating innovative small EVs to address global mobility challenges. As a Senior Cloud Backend Developer, you will lead architectural decisions and contribute to the development of backend systems that enhance the customer experience and support the company's connected EV platform.

AutomotiveElectric VehicleManufacturingTransportation
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Responsibilities

Contribute to the architecture and implementation of backend systems to support secure, scalable IoT infrastructure for our fleet of connected EVs
Drive improvements to core cloud infrastructure: API design, database schema, service interactions, event handling, observability, and deployment workflows
Contribute to shared services for API gateway, caches, schema upgrades
Build data and API integrations with external services and partner platforms
Strengthen security and privacy across the platform, including user authentication
Design and implement systems for high availability and geographic redundancy, ensuring reliability across global deployments
Ensure production readiness with automated testing, performance monitoring, and deployment safety
Partner with external agencies to scale team capacity effectively
Mentor engineers and contribute to technical decision-making, hiring processes, and engineering best practices
Drive and define a team culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning

Qualification

AWSAPI designEvent-driven architectureAuthentication protocolsIoT protocolsScalable systemsProduction systemsMentoringCollaborationContinuous learning

Required

8+ yrs building and scaling back-end systems, including at least one experience with the full lifecycle of managing remote devices
Proven ability to design, ship, and operate production systems from scratch
Experience with AWS (e.g. Lambda, ECR/ECS, DynamoDB, S3, IAM)
Strong knowledge of API design (REST/GraphQL), schema design, and data exchange (gRPC/JSON-RPC)
Strong knowledge of event-driven architecture and message queueing systems (e.g. Kafka, Redis, SQS/SNS, pub/sub patterns)
Experience with authentication/authorization protocols (OAuth2, OID, JWT, SAML, mTLS)
Familiarity with IoT protocols (MQTT, CoAP), device lifecycle management, and telemetry pipelines

Benefits

Robust health coverage. Excellent health, dental and vision insurance covered up to 100% by ALSO with FSA & HSA options.
One Medical membership and dedicated insurance advocates.
Rich fertility and family building benefits with Progyny.
Flexible time off.
401(k) match.

Company

ALSO.

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We’re ALSO, an electric mobility company originally conceived as a part of Rivian.
dateFounded in 2025
location
Palo Alto, California, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://ridealso.com

H1B Sponsorship

ALSO. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (21)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$305M
Key Investors
GreenoaksEclipse Ventures
2025-07-08Series Unknown· $200M
2025-03-26Series Unknown· $105M

Recent News

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