Backend Software Engineer

3M•Maplewood, MN

4d•$145,676 - $178,049•Onsite

About The Position

Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers. This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career. The Impact You’ll Make in this Role As a Backend Software Engineer in the Corporate Research Digital Platforms (CRDP) group you will design, build, and support backend services that power data, analytics, and AI‑enabled applications used across R&D enterprise teams. You will work as part of an agile, cross‑functional team to deliver secure, scalable, and production‑ready backend solutions integrated with modern cloud and data platforms.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or Engineering (completed and verified prior to start) from an accredited institution.
6+ years of professional backend software engineering experience delivering production systems
4+ years of experience designing, building, and operating production‑grade RESTful APIs using a modern programming language (e.g., Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript)
3+ years of experience deploying and operating backend services on a major cloud platform (AWS preferred), using modern DevOps and CI/CD practices
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with the Databricks ecosystem (Delta Lake, Jobs, SQL endpoints, Unity Catalog)
Experience supporting analytics, data science, or AI/ML‑heavy applications
Exposure to data governance, lineage, or metadata management concepts
Experience working in regulated, R&D, or IP‑sensitive environments
Familiarity with observability tools for metrics, tracing, and logging
Experience supporting pilot or MVP solutions that evolve into production systems
Excellent interpersonal, collaborative, team building, and communication skills to ensure effective collaborations with matrixed teams.
Strong problem‑solving skills and experience working in cross‑functional, agile teams
Demonstrated experience implementing authentication, authorization, and role‑based access control in backend systems
Proven experience integrating backend services with cloud data platforms (Databricks & AWS preferred)

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain scalable backend services supporting data, analytics, and AI/ML workflows
Develop secure, production‑grade APIs exposing analytical datasets and model outputs to internal applications
Build and maintain data ingestion and processing pipelines in partnership with data engineering teams
Implement analysis‑ready data models for statistical modeling, machine learning, and AI applications
Integrate backend services with cloud and data platforms, including Databricks and Delta Lake
Apply authentication, authorization, and access controls to protect trade secret and IP‑sensitive data
Support MVP‑to‑scale transitions by improving reliability, monitoring, and operational readiness
Collaborate with data scientists, materials scientists, frontend engineers, and product teams
Instrument services with logging, telemetry, and performance monitoring
Contribute to backend standards, documentation, and best practices within the team.
Provide peer guidance and technical support to team members as needed,
Stay current with emerging technologies and contribute ideas for continuous improvement of our backend services.
Responsibilities of this position include that corporate policies, procedures and security standards are complied with while performing assigned duties.
Safety is a core value at 3M. All employees are expected to contribute to a strong Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) culture by following safety policies, identifying hazards, and engaging in continuous improvement.