Senior Software Engineer - Backend

Company: Pano AI
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: February 1, 2025

Job Description:

Who we areThe problem: Every minute matters in fire response. As climate change amplifies the intensity of wildfires-with longer fire seasons, dryer fuels, and faster winds-new ignitions spread faster and put more communities at risk. Today, most wildfires are detected by bystanders and reported via 911, meaning it can take hours to detect a fire, verify its exact location and size, and dispatch first responders. Fire authorities need a faster way to detect, confirm, and pinpoint fires so that they can quickly respond-preventing small flare-ups from becoming devastating infernos.About Pano: is a venture-backed early-stage climate tech startup that is the leader in wildfire early detection, leveraging the latest advancements in IoT, AI, satellites, and SaaS software to deliver actionable intelligence to customers. Pano leverages mountaintop cameras and satellites to detect the first traces of smoke and put real-time fire images in the hands of asset owners and first responders to speed up containment. Pano is already partnering with major utilities, fire authorities, and government agencies in the USA and Australia. Recent media coverage includes being named one of the Top 10 most innovative companies in AI of 2023 by and recipient of the Innovative Mobile Service and Application Award at through our partnership with T-Mobile.Pano brings together a diverse team bridging frontline, wildland firefighting experience with best-in-class know-how in operations, logistics, artificial intelligence, and software. Our team is composed of experienced technology professionals from companies such as Apple, Cisco, Nest, DoorDash and Meta. Headquartered in San Francisco with an office and factory in the Mission District, our hybrid team works from locations around the world. Founded in mid-2020, we've raised over $40M from leading VC funds.The RoleFor this Software Engineer role, we're looking for somebody who will drive major projects in unlocking new end-to-end capabilities for our users while building scalable, secure, and maintainable production systems. At Pano, team members take ownership of what they do, and our approach to problem-solving relies heavily upon creativity, communication, and collaboration.The ideal candidate is humble, hungry, and people-smart. They have experience building backend solutions and a firm understanding of industry frameworks, APIs, databases, and multiple back-end languages, including Java and Python.What you'll do

• Work with your teammates to build highly scalable solutions that enable positive impact for our users and our business
• Develop new features as well as tools, frameworks, and workflows in support of rapidly emerging business and project requirements
• Drive new projects, from conceptualization to deployment
• Ensure application performance, uptime, and scale, and maintain high standards for code quality, maintainability, security, and application design
• Work with agile development methodologies, adhering to best practices and pursuing continued learning opportunities
• Participate in on-call rotation to respond to, triage, mitigate, and resolve production issues
• Create run-books, metrics, and dashboardsWhat you'll bring
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience as a backend Software Engineer
  • 3+ years of professional experience in a fast-paced SaaS or a similar business environment
  • Experience with server-side Java and Python software development, with modern frameworks and methodologies, such as Spring and Django
  • Proficiency with SQL, RDBMS (ideally PostgreSQL), and familiarity with ORMs
  • Ability to visualize a proposed system and be able to build it
  • Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in complex systems
  • Ability to communicate effectively within the team and across the organization while sharing insights and updates and collaborating to achieve project goalsPreferred skills
    • Hands-on experience with cloud platforms, such as GCP and AWS
    • Familiarity working with Linux-based systems as well as containerization and orchestration tools, such as Docker and Kubernetes
    • Familiarity with caching mechanisms such as Redis, Memcached, and Varnish
    • Familiarity with common DevOps tools and practices, such as Git and CI/CD
    • Familiarity with SOC2 / ISO 27001 security frameworks
    • Preference for someone who can work in the Pacific / Mountain time zones$150,000 - $207,000 a yearFinal salary offered is based upon multiple factors, including individual job-related qualifications, education, experience, knowledge, skills and location. In addition to salary, this position is also eligible for stock options. We offer comprehensive health insurance, paid time off, and 401k.Pano is an equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and supporting our team-members regardless of where they come from. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
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