Senior Software Engineer - App Experience

HiveWatch•El Segundo, CA

About The Position

HiveWatch is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join its App Experience team and build and maintain the core services and infrastructure powering the HiveWatch platform. The role spans backend systems and customer-facing web and mobile applications, helping ensure customers have access to fast, accurate, and reliable security intelligence. The engineer will own features across the stack, from web and mobile applications through backend services, and collaborate with Product on implementation choices and tradeoffs. The role also includes designing scalable services and data systems, supporting production reliability, building observability into services, and delivering software on AWS using infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD practices. The engineer will mentor junior engineers and influence team architecture and development practices. Participation in a 24/7 on-call rotation is expected approximately one week per month as needed. The stated salary range is $160,000–$200,000 per year. The position is eligible to participate in HiveWatch’s Equity Incentive Plan. Final offers are determined at the company’s discretion based on factors including relevant experience, expertise, location, and business considerations.

Requirements

7+ years of software engineering experience, including at least 3 years in senior roles.
Strong experience with Java or Kotlin and Spring Boot.
Experience designing and implementing GraphQL and REST APIs.
Strong proficiency with relational databases, SQL, data modeling, and query tuning.
Experience building full-stack applications in microservice architectures.
Strong experience with TypeScript and web or mobile development.
Experience working with Product and Design to iterate on customer-facing features.
Familiarity with web and/or mobile best practices.
Experience with or willingness to learn both React and React Native.
Experience with modern cloud services and cloud-native development.
Experience with Docker containerization and deploying applications to Kubernetes.
Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern development workflows.
Experience using monitoring tools to measure and alert on performance and reliability issues.
Experience with and enthusiasm for AI-native software development practices.
Strong system design skills and experience with distributed, high-scale applications.
Ability to learn new technologies quickly and work in agile environments.
A data-driven approach, using metrics to influence decision-making.

Nice To Haves

Strong experience with AWS.
Hands-on experience with Terraform for infrastructure as code.
Background in security technology or enterprise software.
Experience with observability tools and performance optimization.
Startup and/or early-stage SaaS experience.

Responsibilities

Design and ship complete features across web and mobile applications and backend services, owning the full slice.
Work with Product to evaluate solution tradeoffs and implement decisions across the stack.
Architect and develop scalable backend services, APIs, and data processing systems.
Support production systems through incident response, troubleshooting, and break-fix activities to maintain service reliability and customer trust.
Build and extend solutions with observability in mind to meet customer service-level agreements and understand usage patterns.
Deliver features and services on AWS using Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, and modern service delivery practices.
Mentor junior engineers and drive technical decisions that influence team architecture and development practices.
Participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation approximately one week per month as needed.