
About Bird
The electric vehicle sharing platform for urban mobility
Key Highlights
- Headquartered in Santa Monica, CA with 501-1000 employees
- $973 million raised in Series D funding
- Operates in over 450 cities worldwide
- Declared bankruptcy in 2023 but restructuring for growth
Bird is a leading electric vehicle sharing platform headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, focused on making cities more livable by reducing car usage and carbon emissions. With $973 million raised in Series D funding, Bird operates in over 450 cities worldwide, providing eco-friendly transportation opt...
🎁 Benefits
Bird offers a $100/month work-from-home stipend, comprehensive health insurance, and a wellness stipend. Employees enjoy generous time off, parental l...
🌟 Culture
Bird is committed to sustainability and eco-friendly urban transit solutions, focusing on lightweight electric vehicles for city travel. The company i...
Overview
Bird is hiring a Senior Backend Engineer to design, develop, and maintain scalable backend systems. You'll work in a collaborative environment focused on transforming urban mobility. This position requires significant backend development experience.
Job Description
Who you are
You are a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer with a strong focus on backend development. You have a proven track record of designing and maintaining scalable and efficient backend systems. Your experience includes working with various backend technologies and frameworks, ensuring that the systems you build are reliable and performant. You thrive in collaborative environments and are comfortable voicing your opinions and ideas to improve processes and systems. You are passionate about making cities more livable and understand the impact of technology on urban mobility.
What you'll do
In this role, you will be instrumental in designing and developing backend systems that support Bird's mission of transforming urban movement. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that the backend architecture aligns with the overall product vision. Your responsibilities will include writing clean, maintainable code, conducting code reviews, and mentoring junior engineers. You will also be involved in troubleshooting and optimizing existing systems to enhance performance and reliability. As part of the engineering team, you will contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes and practices.
What we offer
Bird offers a dynamic work environment where innovation and collaboration are at the forefront. You will have the opportunity to work on impactful projects that shape the future of urban mobility. We provide competitive compensation and benefits, along with a commitment to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. Join us in our mission to create cleaner, more connected cities.
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