Senior Software Engineer, Edge

We are seeking a Senior Backend Engineer, Edge to join our Advanced Technologies team.

In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems that integrate cutting-edge hardware with advanced machine learning to understand the behavior of objects in the real world.

You'll work with a modern tech stack, including AWS, Java, Scala, gRPC and Protobuf, Redis, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, and Kafka, to deliver high-performance, reliable services.

If you are excited about solving complex technical challenges and working at the intersection of distributed systems, real-time data processing, and scalable infrastructure, we would love to hear from you.

8+ years of experience in backend development, preferably within platform or core services

Proven expertise in industry-standard programming languages, preferably Java and Scala

Build robust, scalable, and maintainable backend services in Java and Scala to support mission-critical operations

Design and implement gRPC APIs to enable high-performance, real-time data transfer between services

Leverage Redis and MySQL for efficient data storage and retrieval, ensuring reliability and low-latency access

Deploy and manage microservices on Kubernetes, optimizing for scalability, resilience, and cost efficiency

Work with Kafka to build scalable, event-driven architectures for real-time data streaming and processing

Partner with Hardware, Machine Learning, and Operations teams to ensure seamless integration across the ecosystem and provide appropriate tooling

The real world is the next frontier, and at Metropolis, we are creating the artificial intelligence to make it responsive. We are pioneering the Recognition Economy — a future where mundane repetition disappears and being known unlocks access, comfort and belonging everywhere you go. From transforming parking into a seamless drive-in, drive-out experience for millions of Members to expanding our intelligence layer across retail and hospitality, we are building a world that feels instinctive and magical. The future isn’t coming; it’s here, and we need builders, innovators and problem solvers to help us create it.