Senior Engineer, Backend Platform

Department: Engineering

Who we are:
At SpotHero, we work as a team to empower people to get everywhere, easier! We’re rapidly growing with the mission of bringing the parking industry into the future through technology. Drivers across the nation use the SpotHero mobile app and website to reserve convenient, affordable parking in advance, on-the-go or through their connected cars, and parking companies rely on us to help them reach new customers while optimizing their business. We connect the dots with cutting-edge technology, delivering value to both sides of this exciting, evolving marketplace.

Senior Engineer, Backend Platform at SpotHero:

SpotHero is looking for an experienced Senior Engineer who is passionate about working with distributed services and the challenges associated with them. This engineer will be actively contributing to our Python/Django and Go Backend stack, while also enabling other SpotHero engineers to develop and test within this ecosystem. 

Qualifications:

• 5+ years experience as engineer across multiple environments and codebases.
• 3+ years experience working with Python and Django
• Knowledgeable of object-oriented and/or functional programming patterns and paradigms.  
• Ability to work in all areas of the tech stack, including infrastructure through the application layer to client libraries.
• Strong experience working with relational databases like Postgres and mySQL.
• Knowledge of various API paradigms such as REST and RPC and can implement them within the services you are developing on. 
• Proven ability to develop, load test, and monitor performant web services.
• Deep understanding of how to work on a team, direct their own work, and ask for help when needed.
• Skilled in developing functionality and logic using distributed systems.

Nice to Haves:

• GoLang experience
• Kotlin & JVM experience
• Deep experience in developing testing patterns
• Experience instrumenting authentication and authorization patterns
• Experience developing Kafka services

Systems/Tools: 

• Services, Python, GoLang
• IDE’s, debuggers, open-source tools
• Kubernetes, Jaeger, Grafana, Sentry, Prometheus, SumoLogic, Concourse, Kafka, Splunk On-call, Confluence, Jira, Google Suite, GitHub. Terraform
• AWS: EC2, S3, Cloudfront, RedShift, RDS

Key Responsibilities:

Engineering/Writing Code

1. Be a hands-on contributor to the design and implementation of new products and features supporting the engineering organization's technical strategy
2. Identify, design, develop, test, and release high quality functionality as efficiently as possible.
3. Build and maintain internal and external tools and services related to product/engineering squad’s goals.

Collaboration

1. Work collaboratively with the rest of the team, including product management, to deliver quality products with a focus on speed, security, and analytics.
2. Collaborate with all senior and staff level engineers to explore options and help define architecture and design across the engineering organization. 

Education

1. 1. Provide code review and empathetic, thoughtful feedback to peers, Engineer I, Engineer II and Engineer III level team members, assisting these team members in producing code that meets set standards and supports their development as Engineers.
   2. Write documentation on what the squad plans to do, is doing and has completed.  Documentation should be easily accessible and should lead to productive discussions within the squad and/or other teams.

Growth

1. 1. Identify areas for improvement and innovation within the squad ecosystem by investigating and proposing new technologies and/or best practices, and leading the charge on implementing them

Quality 

1. 1. Ownership of codebase, maintaining it and ensuring it runs consistently. 
   2. Secure and safeguard data to preserve its integrity, reliability, and availability and ensure appropriate access levels are maintained.
   3. Participate in an on-call support rotation

Seeking Candidates in:

• Chicago, IL

What we are offering:

• Career game changer – A truly unique experience to work for a fast-growing startup in a role with unlimited growth potential.
• Excellent benefits
• We cover a generous portion of Medical Premiums, 50% of Dental and Vision Premiums, company-sponsored Life Insurance, STD, and AD&D coverage, a 401(k) with match and immediate vesting, and comprehensive leave policies to meet your needs in creating space for life.
• Canada: We offer Medical (prescription drug and paramedical coverage), Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, STD, and LTD.
• Flexible PTO policy and outstanding work/life balance – We value and support each individual team member.
• Grubhub weekly lunch stipend for in-office days (UberEats for Canada)
• Udemy License and Personal Learning Budget – We support the professional and personal growth of our people by providing everyone with learning resources and development opportunities.
• Annual parking stipend – Duh. We help people park!
• The opportunity to collaborate with fun, innovative, and passionate people in a casual yet highly productive atmosphere.
• Our commitment to allyship has been a central driver of how we Respect Fellow Drivers. You’ll have the opportunity to be part of Employee Resource Groups, access allyship learning resources, and actively contribute to our ongoing effort of making SpotHero inclusive for all.
• Employee programs to grow and support our people such as Discovery Days for Product and Engineering, Gearing up for Aspiring Leaders, and Mentorship Program.
• Wellness program – a workplace that actively supports your physical and mental wellbeing through ongoing events, initiatives, resources, and thoughtful perks and benefits.
• A workplace recognized as CityLights award winner by 1871, 2026 Best Places To Work by BuiltIn, Most Loved Workplace Certified by the Best Practice Institute, and recipient of multiple Comparably awards, including Best Company Culture, Best Company for Women, and Best Company for Diversity.
  

Compensation in Illinois:

• Depending on your skillset and experience, you can expect your base salary to be between $140,800 - $176,000 as well as a discretionary bonus and leading total rewards package.

At SpotHero, we Respect Fellow Drivers by providing an inclusive interview experience for everyone, including people with disabilities. We are happy to provide reasonable accommodations to candidates in need of individualized support during the hiring process. Please let our team know of your need when you apply or as you begin interviewing with our team.
SpotHero is an equal opportunity employer. We know that a diverse workforce is the strongest workforce, and are committed to building and supporting an inclusive environment for all. Additionally, because we want to Remember to Signal, if you choose to provide us personal information in connection with a job application, please review our Applicant Privacy Notice which provides details about what information we collect and process about you in order to consider your candidacy.

PLEASE NOTE: This position is ineligible for visa sponsorship. To be considered for this role, you must be legally authorized to work in the US and not require sponsorship for employment now or in the future.