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Eight Sleep is seeking an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to join their Milan office and help expand product features and system scalability. The role focuses on designing, implementing, and supporting distributed systems that power the company's sleep fitness platform.
Key responsibilities include:
- Maintaining and improving the integrity of the data processing pipeline handling 5TB per day
- Developing tools to guarantee availability of ~30 microservices and automating their operation
- Contributing to backend services and product feature development
- Working with distributed systems that bridge communications between embedded systems, machine learning, mobile, and business intelligence platforms
Required qualifications:
- 8+ years of software engineering experience
- 5+ years as a backend engineer or SRE
- Advanced experience with at least 2 of: Java/Scala/Kotlin, C#/F#/.NET Core, Python, or NodeJS/TypeScript
- Strong understanding of distributed systems and cloud services
- Ability to dig deep into technology and make informed architectural decisions
Eight Sleep is the world's first sleep fitness company, recognized by Fast Company and TIME for innovation. The company operates with high performance standards, emphasizing intensity, focus, and excellence. The team is committed to building cutting-edge hardware, software, and AI technology for sleep optimization, serving high performers and professional athletes across 30+ countries.
Compensation includes equity participation for all full-time employees with periodic refreshments based on performance. Benefits include a personal Pod (the company's flagship product), comprehensive health/vision/dental insurance, supplemental life insurance, flexible PTO, commuter benefits, and paid parental leave.
