Senior Backend Software Engineer

Otter • Los Angeles, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

At Otter Grow, we are a fast-paced, product-focused engineering team building the future of Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) dining. Otter Grow provides the end-to-end platform for direct ordering, merchant storefront configurations, and hyper-targeted customer engagement. As a backend generalist on this team, you will design and scale the services that power our customizable front-end web experiences, facility direct ordering, and advanced merchant tools, ensuring a seamless experience for customers.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience is required.
• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Deep understanding of backend system design, APIs, data stores, microservices, concurrency, and distributed systems
• Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis)
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure

Nice To Haves

• Working on D2C, e-commerce, or transactional product engineering teams.
• Experience building microservices that handle complex merchant configurations, ordering states, or payment flows.
• A full-stack background or comfort working closely with front-end technologies.
• An understanding of how backend systems impact front-end web customization and performance is highly valued.
• Passion for product impact and building systems that directly support customers and operators

Responsibilities

• Architecture, build, and maintain highly scalable backend services in Java to power our direct ordering ecosystem and storefront configuration tools.
• Design and optimize robust, flexible APIs
• Work closely with front-end engineers, product managers, and designers to translate merchant and consumer needs into reliable backend logic.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (multiple plans, incl. HSA options).
• Company-paid life and disability insurance (short- and long-term).
• Voluntary insurance: accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity.
• Optional supplemental life insurance for self, spouse, and children.
• Pet insurance discount.
• 401(k).
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
• Discretionary vacation days
• 8 paid holidays per year
• Paid sick time
• Paid Bereavement leave
• Paid Parental Leave
• Equity awards
• Annual performance-based bonus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior