Join Atoms as a Back-End Engineer to build services and APIs for managing autonomous fleets in real-world environments.
Posted by employer 8 hours ago
First seen on Joblaze 3 hours ago
Last verified on the company career page 3 hours ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Design backend services and APIs for fleet-management products
- Develop data models and service integrations for operational data
- Own backend systems from architecture to ongoing operation
- Partner with engineers to define clean interfaces
- Investigate complex production issues and drive them to resolution
Must have
- Strong software engineering fundamentals
- Experience building production backend systems
- Experience designing APIs and services
- Strong understanding of system design and reliability
- Ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving environment
Nice to have
- Experience with fleet-management or logistics
- Experience with real-time or event-driven architectures
- Experience building data platforms for decision-making
- Experience incorporating AI/ML capabilities into systems
- Startup or zero-to-one engineering experience
Practical constraints
- Onsite, five days a week
AI in the day-to-day
Use modern AI-assisted engineering tools and emerging technologies to accelerate development and improve system capabilities.
Not disclosed in this posting: years of experience, visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The Back-End Engineer for Fleet Management at Atoms focuses on developing and maintaining the backend services and APIs that support the management of autonomous fleets. This role requires expertise in system design, data modeling, and service integration, with a strong emphasis on reliability and scalability. Ideal candidates are experienced engineers who can navigate complex operational challenges and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams. Atoms fosters a fast-paced environment where engineers are encouraged to take ownership of their projects and contribute to the technical direction of the platform.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 19, 2026. Last confirmed on Atoms's careers page October 19, 2026.
- Salary band is in line with the typical range for Backend roles (median ~$180,000).
- Starts above 86% of 132 comparable mid backend roles in United States we track (median $140,296 across 56 companies).
- distributed systems appears in 6.2% of 258 comparable mid backend roles in United States; data models appears in 0.8% of 258 comparable mid backend roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the Back-End Engineer - Fleet Management role remote?
- No — this is an on-site role in San Francisco, CA, United States.
- What's the salary range?
- Atoms lists $176,000–$220,000 for this role.
- Where is the role based?
- Atoms is hiring for this position in San Francisco, CA, United States.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AI/ML, APIs, Backend, Data Pipelines, data models, distributed systems.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Atoms targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Back-End Engineer - Fleet Management role at Atoms.
From the original posting
About the team
The Fleet Management engineering team builds the software systems that help operators understand, manage, and scale autonomous fleets in real-world environments. The team works across product, data, backend services, and user facing applications to turn complex operational problems into reliable, high-leverage software. We move quickly, stay close to users, and value engineers who are comfortable owning problems beyond a narrow technical boundary.
About the role
We are looking for a Back-End Engineer to build the services, APIs, data systems, and platform capabilities behind our Fleet Management product. You will work on systems that connect complex operational data to the software used to manage autonomous fleets in the field. We want a backend-focused engineer with strong generalist instincts, someone who can own a problem end to end, make sound architectural decisions, and partner closely with product-facing engineers and users.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and operate backend services and APIs that power fleet-management products and workflows.
- Develop reliable data models, pipelines, and service integrations for operational and fleet data.
- Own backend systems from architecture and implementation through deployment, observability, and ongoing operation.
- Design systems for reliability, scalability, debuggability, and clear operational ownership.
- Partner with full-stack and product engineers to define clean interfaces and enable fast product development.
- Work directly with engineering and operational stakeholders to understand real-world requirements and turn them into robust technical solutions.
- Use modern AI-assisted engineering tools and emerging technologies to accelerate development and improve system capabilities.
- Investigate complex production issues across services, data, and system boundaries and drive them to resolution.
- Contribute to technical direction and engineering standards as the Fleet Management platform grows.
What we're looking for
- Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience building production backend systems.
- Experience designing APIs, services, data models, and distributed or data-intensive systems.
- Strong understanding of system design, reliability, performance, and engineering tradeoffs.
- Experience working with databases and designing systems around complex or high-volume data.
- Generalist engineering instincts and a willingness to work outside a narrowly defined backend boundary when the problem requires it.
- Ability to operate effectively in an ambiguous, fast-moving environment with a high degree of ownership.
- Strong communication skills and a track record of driving meaningful technical projects from design through production.
Nice to have
- Experience with fleet-management, logistics, robotics, autonomous vehicles, or other operationally complex systems.
- Experience with real-time, streaming, telemetry, or event-driven architectures.
- Experience building data platforms or systems that support operational decision-making.
- Experience incorporating AI/ML capabilities or AI-enabled developer workflows into production systems.
- Startup or zero-to-one engineering experience.
What else you need to know
This role is based in our San Francisco office. Atoms is a company driven by invention and continuous change - we are constantly reimagining our industries, building new products, and refining how we operate. We do our best work together. That’s why all of our office-based teams work onsite, five days a week.
The base salary range for this role is $176,000 - $220,000 per year.
Base salary is just one part of your total rewards package. You may also be eligible for equity awards.
Benefits Summary (USA Full-Time Exempt Employees):
- Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account / Health Savings Account Options
- 401(k)
- Equity
- Sick Time, Unlimited Flexible Time Off, and Paid Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Pre-Tax Commuter Benefit Plan
- Team lunch in our SoMa office every Tuesday and Thursday
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