Backend Developer

As a Backend developer, you will play an influential part in the development and deployment of software components that help realize Bright Machines Vision of Software Defined Manufacturing. You will create scalable software systems that drive our cloud-based performance monitoring, KPI dashboard and command/control systems on the factory floor. We have a passion for bringing together cross functional teams to creatively solve problems. We value working closely with different groups throughout project lifecycles and believe that creating and validating user requirements at the system and sub system level is essential for success.

• Write basic linux bash scripting to automate software installation.
• Create containers according to project or software needs to facilitate his job.
• Write intermediate level of workflows (Bright Machines Platform, Temporal framework).
• Develop, maintain and optimize backend services, APIs and microservices.
• Troubleshoot production issues and implement effective and timely fixes.
• Write clean, maintainable and well documented code.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving engineering standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with frontend, QA, DevOps and product teams to deliver high-quality features.
• Design and implement integrations with third-party systems and internal platforms.
• Contribute to improving system performance, scalability and reliability.

• 3+ years of experience as Python developer or similar
• Intermediate Linux knowledge.
• Advanced Python.
• Experience building and consuming REST APIs.
• Solid understanding of relational databases (SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL) and/or NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis).
• Familiarity with cloud services (AWS, Azure, GCP) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with version control systems (Git) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving and analytical skills. Troubleshooting related.
• Ability to write automated tests (unit/integration).
• Problem solving.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills.
• Stress management.
• Self-learning and organized.
• Debugging and analytical skills.
• Conflict resolution.

• Experience with microservices architecture.
• Knowledge of message queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka, SQS).
• Exposure to monitoring and observability tools (ELK, Grafana, Prometheus).
• Understanding of secure coding practices.

The only way to ignite change is to build the best team. At Bright Machines, we’re innovators and experts in our craft who have joined together to manufacture the AI and data center infrastructure at the edge. We believe unifying software, intelligent automation, and data is the answer to delivering quality and flexibility at scale. We deliver products to meet the demands of today while continuously investing in our Bright Factory model to take advantage of what comes next.

Working with us means you’ll have the opportunity to make lasting, impactful changes for our company and our customers. If you’re ready to apply your exceptional skills to a brighter way of manufacturing AI infrastructure, we’d love to speak with you.

Bright Machines is a next-generation, AI-enabled manufacturer focused on data center infrastructure production. Bright Machines uses its proprietary AI-based robotics and software to assemble AI infrastructure hardware products (i.e., data center servers) for hyperscalers, neoclouds, and leading Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to reduce their time to revenue. With its Bright Factory model, Bright Machines builds higher quality data center infrastructure at scale, addresses increasing market demands for computing power due to the surge of AI, and answers the call to the U.S. national mandate to reshore manufacturing.

Bright Machines is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, and has an integration center in Guadalajara, Mexico. The company has been recognized as one of Forbes’ AI 50, awarded “Best AI-based Solution for Manufacturing” by AI Breakthrough, named a “Technology Pioneer” by the World Economic Forum, and highlighted by several other leading technology and innovation organizations.