Backend Engineer, IoT Architecture & Migration

About Fellow

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We believe that the act of making should be meaningful and fulfilling, done with intention and precision. Fellow makes beautifully functional tools for any kitchen, designed in San Francisco and used around the world. When the simple motions of life become small moments of joy, that's Everyday Magic.™

We are seeking a Backend Engineer to design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable backend services for our IoT platform.

*This role is based in our San Francisco, CA office and requires regular in-office presence in accordance with company policy.*

Who You Are

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Fellow is seeking a Backend Engineer to design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable backend services for our IoT platform. A successful candidate will possess excellent backend engineering fundamentals paired with hands-on experience simplifying and unifying a connected-device backend architecture. From real-time connectivity through staged migration. This is a rare opportunity to help redefine the backend architecture for physical products used in kitchens around the world.

You will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing our backend systems and IoT infrastructure, and will serve as the connective tissue between our hardware devices, mobile application, and cloud backend. You bring strong technical judgment, a high engineering bar, and the operational instincts to ship reliable systems. We are looking for someone who can drive technical decisions independently while remaining agile and pragmatic, collaborating closely with teams across Shenzhen and the United States.

This is a hands-on technical role. You'll set the architectural direction for our simplified, unified backend platform, and you'll also roll up your sleeves to build, pilot, and migrate it yourself.

What You'll Do

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* Architecture Simplification: Design and implement a simpler, unified backend architectu