(Jr.–Sr.) Software Engineer - Backend/Platform

At Laminar (formerly H2Ok Innovations), we're leading the charge in cleantech innovation, reshaping process industrials and manufacturing to drive operational efficiency and sustainability for our world’s most foundational industries. Powered by our Laminar AI Co-pilot models and state-of-the-art sensors, our solutions optimize facility performance across various processes, including process manufacturing, production, water management, energy reduction, and waste minimization. Based at Greentown Labs, North America's premier cleantech innovation community, we're a woman-founded startup backed by renowned investors like Greycroft, Construct Capital, 2048 Ventures, and Flybridge Capital. Our groundbreaking technologies have earned accolades and adoption from industry giants like Unilever, The Coca-Cola Company, ABinBev, and Mitsubishi Electric. We're committed to unlocking untapped data for our customers, empowering them to gain a competitive edge and create Industry 4.0. Transforming our most foundational sectors of society is hard. Very hard. But we’re building an empire. And empire building is not easy. It’s deeply fulfilling, and you will learn and grow tremendously while driving sustainable impact globally with some of the largest players that make everything we eat, use, and wear. Our culture is to foster extraordinary growth within our teammates. We believe in autonomy, ownership, empowerment, demanding excellence, being mission-driven. We believe in creativity, authenticity, and extraordinary growth. We’re looking for relentless, ambitious, creative, and exceptional people to join our team and build the factory of the future. We’re seeking an exceptional Backend Engineer to join and help build the core implementation of our cloud‑backend systems powering real-time industrial data insights that advances sustainability at scale. Since we are a small team, we’re constantly picking up new challenges and really value engineers who can spot a problem and just get it done. We do not expect you to know everything we use, but you should have a solid backend foundation, a knack for scalable systems, and a hunger to learn whatever the next challenge throws your way. Title and scope will depend on experience. What You Will Do Build & Ship APIs: Develop and maintain backend APIs and services that power our core product, working closely with senior engineers to deliver production-ready featuresWork with Data Pipelines: Support development and maintenance of data pipelines using tools like Databricks, helping process and analyze large-scale datasetsInfrastructure as Code: Work with Terraform to help manage and deploy cloud infrastructure in a scalable and repeatable wayProduct Performance: Improve database and infrastructure performance by optimizing relational schemas and building robust, high-efficiency data pipelinesMonitoring Infrastructure: Improve observability, monitoring, and alerting of our cloud infrastructure to identify bottlenecks and minimize downtimeSecurity Design: Make security a first-class priority by integrating secure data practices throughout everything we buildGrow Fast: Continuously learn new tools, technologies, and domain knowledge in a fast-paced environment About You Strong Python and/or PHP skills with solid backend development experienceStrong proficiency with SQL databases, with demonstrated ability for complex queries, query optimization, and performance tuningFamiliarity with NoSQL databasesExperience with AWS and/or AzureUnderstanding of data pipelines (ETL; Spark/Databricks is a plus)Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform)Knowledge of security best practicesStrong ownership mindset with excellent problem-solving skills Benefits Full-time position with competitive compensation and benefitsDirect impact on product and cultureComprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Disability, Transportation benefit, Health and Wellness benefit, and more401k plan with employer matchingEquityCompetitive salary and bonus opportunitiesDynamic and i