Senior Software Engineer Platform

Hybrid Bangalore India

JOB OVERVIEW

At Legion Technologies our mission is to turn hourly jobs into good jobs through intelligent automation and AI. We help organizations optimize labor efficiency while empowering hourly employees with flexibility fairness and control through our AI-powered Workforce Management (WFM) platform.

As a Senior Software Engineer on Legions Platform Engineering Team youll architect and lead the development of core foundational services that power our intelligent AI-driven systems at scale. Youll own the design implementation and evolution of backend services APIs and infrastructure that ensure the platforms reliability scalability and performance. The Platform team owns the backbone of Legions multi-tenant SaaS application a high-performance data-driven Java enterprise system supporting both web and mobile experiences for enterprise customers worldwide.

Youll work hands-on with Java Spring Boot Hibernate MySQL and AWS to deliver high-quality cloud-native software and youll bring a modern engineering mindset that includes leveraging Generative AI tools to accelerate development improve quality and solve complex problems. This is an ideal opportunity for a seasoned engineer with 5 years of experience who thrives in distributed systems takes technical ownership and wants to shape the infrastructure behind a mission-driven product impacting millions of hourly workers.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

• Architect build and maintain high-performance backend services and APIs using Java Spring Boot Hibernate and MySQL.
• Support the evolution of Legions multi-tenant SaaS platform architecture to ensure enterprise-grade scalability reliability and availability.
• Apply and integrate Generative AI tools and techniques into engineering workflows and platform capabilities.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product QA and fellow engineers to deliver high-quality customer-focused features at scale.
• Design and maintain data pipelines and reporting infrastructure supporting analytics forecasting and customer insights.
• Drive code reviews define engineering standards and mentor junior engineers.
• Support performance tuning data modeling and API design for large-scale enterprise workloads.
• Participate in on-call rotation and drive resolution of production issues with urgency and thoroughness.

REQUIRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS

• 58 years of experience building and deploying backend or platform services for enterprise SaaS or cloud-native applications.
• Strong proficiency in Java and object-oriented design principles with demonstrated ability to architect complex systems.
• 5 years of experience with Spring Boot Hibernate MySQL and RESTful API development.
• 3 years of experience working in cloud environments (AWS preferred; GCP or Azure acceptable).
• Deep understanding of distributed systems scalable architecture data modeling and performance optimization.
• Demonstrated use of Generative AI tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot Cursor ChatGPT Claude) in active software development within the past 12 months.
• Proficiency with source control (GitHub) build tools (Maven/Gradle) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong engineering ownership clear technical communication and a track record of delivering in ambiguous fast-moving environments.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND ATTRIBUTES

• Experience building and scaling multi-tenant SaaS applications in an enterprise context.
• Experience integrating or building LLM/GenAI-powered features into production systems.
• Familiarity with feature flags A/B testing or experimentation frameworks.
• Experience with observability platforms preferably Datadog.
• Familiarity with Elasticsearch JSON and data serialization formats.
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies (Scrum Kanban) in a product engineering environment.

ABOUT LEGION

Legion is on a mission to turn hourly jobs into good jobs and were looking for best-in-class talent to drive this is a fully remote mission-driven company focused on turning hourly jobs into good jobs. Its a collaborative entrepreneurial and fast-paced culture. Youll have the opportunity to learn interact directly with seasoned product executives grow your skills and enhance your career while helping solve important problems and achieve Legions mission. Our industry-leading intelligent automation is powered by Legions Workforce Management (WFM) platform which maximizes labor efficiency and employee engagement a recent Forrester Total Economic Impact study Legion WFM was proven to deliver 13x ROI through schedule optimization reduced attrition increased productivity and increased operational efficiency. Legion has been recognized for its innovative modern approach to transforming workforce management Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private companies in America Forbes Next Billion Dollar Startups JMP Securities Hot 100 List of the Best Privately Held Software Companies recognized for its industry leading AI technology by with back to back AI Breakthrough and Artificial Intelligence awards and named a Gartner Cool Vendor. Legion is backed by Norwest Venture Partners Stripes First Round Capital XYZ Ventures Webb Investment Network Workday Ventures and NTT DOCOMO Ventures.

BACKGROUND AND OPPORTUNITY

There are almost 75 million hourly workers in the United States representing more than half of the entire workforce. Historically managing hourly employees has been difficult due to high attrition (average of 60%) and high replacement costs (average of $3200 per employee in retail). The ongoing labor shortage and competition from the gig-economy make it more difficult to attract and retain hourly top reasons hourly employees leave their jobs are a lack of schedule empowerment poor communication with employers and an inability to get paid early. Gen Z and the millennial workforce demand gig-like flexibility modern technology and compelling work mission is to turn hourly jobs into good jobs serving the hourly workers who make up the majority of the US workforce. We believe in empowering employees and helping employers be efficient and innovative by enabling intelligent automation powered by Legions Workforce Management platform to optimize labor efficiency and enhance the employee experience simultaneously. Legion WFM was built for the cloud designed to handle the complexity of modern businesses and meet the needs of todays hourly employees. Our team is comprised of dedicated individuals from all backgrounds and experiences globally distributed across all time more information visit

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

At Legion we offer competitive compensation and benefits packages to all employees. As a fully remote employer pay for positions is determined using local national and industry-specific survey data.

Our posted salary range is done so in good faith based on national data and may be refined for a candidates region/town/cost of living. We strive to make competitive offers allowing employees room for future growth. Salaries will be based on the applicants location level of experience education and specialized knowledge and skills. Additionally we consider the external market rate the amount we have budgeted internally and internal equity within the company for the same position.

Benefits include but are not limited to:

• Medical Benefits
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• Parental Leave
• Equity
• Monthly Wellness Reimbursement
• Monthly Lunch on Legion

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Legion Technologies is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer and is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race color religion sex age disability marital status familial status sexual orientation pregnancy genetic information gender identity gender expression national origin ancestry citizenship status veteran status and any other legally protected status under federal state or local anti-discrimination laws.

DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION

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Legion is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race religion color sex sexual orientation gender identity age national origin veteran disability status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

How We Determine What We Pay

As a global employer Legion determines pay for positions using local national and industry-specific survey data. We evaluate external equity and the cost of labor/prevailing wage index in the relative marketplace for jobs directly comparable to jobs within our company. Our posted salary range is based on national data and may be refined for a candidates region/town/cost of living. For new hires we strive to make competitive offers allowing the new employee room for future growth. Salaries will be based on the applicants location level of experience education and specialized knowledge and skills. Additionally we consider the external market rate the amount we have budgeted internally and internal equity within the company for the same position. An employee/candidate with a stronger skill set will receive higher pay.

Job Applicant Privacy Policy

This Job Applicant Privacy Policy (Policy) describes how Legion Technologies Inc. (Legion we us and our) collects uses and discloses personal information as defined under California law from and about job applicants who are residents of California.

This Policy does not apply to our handling of data gathered about you in your role as a user of our consumer-facing services. When you interact with us as in that role theLegion Privacy Policyapplies.

1. Types of Personal Information We Handle

   We collect store and use various types of personal information through the application and recruitment process. We collect such information either directly from you or (where applicable) from another person or entity such as an employment agency or consultancy background check provider or other referral sources. This information includes:

   • Identification and contact information and related identifierssuch as full name date and place of birth citizenship and permanent residence home and business addresses telephone numbers email addresses and such information about your beneficiaries or emergency contacts.
   • Professional or employment-related informationincluding:
     • Recruitment employment or engagement informationsuch as application forms and information included in a resume cover letter or otherwise provided through any application or engagement process; and copies of identification documents such as drivers licenses passports and visas; and background screening results and references.
     • Career informationsuch as job titles; work history; work dates and work locations; information about skills qualifications experience publications speaking engagements and preferences; and professional memberships
   • Education Informationsuch as institutions attended degrees certifications training courses publications and transcript information.
   • Legally protected classification informationsuch as race sex/gender religious/ philosophical beliefs gender identity/expression sexual orientation marital status military service nationality ethnicity request for family care leave political opinions and criminal history.
   • Other informationsuch as any information you voluntarily choose to provide in connection with your job application.

2. How We Use Personal Information

   We collect use share and store personal information from job applicants for our and our service providers business and operational purposes in the recruitment process such as: processing your application tracking your application through the recruitment process contacting references with your authorization conducting background checks you authorize and making hiring decisions. We will also use job applicant information for internal analysis purposes to understand the applicants who apply and to improve our recruitment process. We may sometimes need to use applicant information for legal purposes such as in connection with any challenges made to our hiring decisions.

3. With Whom We Share Personal Information

   We will disclose job applicant personal information to the following types of entities or in the following circumstances (where applicable):

   • Internally: to other Legion personnel involved in the recruiting and hiring process.
   • Vendors: such as technology service providers travel management providers human resources suppliers background check companies and employment agencies or recruiters where applicable.
   • Legal Compliance: when required to do so by law regulation or court order or in response to a request for assistance by the police or other law enforcement agency.
   • Litigation Purposes: to seek legal advice from our external lawyers or in connection with litigation with a third party.
   • Business Transaction Purposes: in connection with the sale purchase or merger.
4. How to Contact Us About this Policy If you have any questions about this Policy please contact .