Senior Software Engineer, Product Foundations

The real world is the next frontier and at Metropolis we are creating the artificial intelligence to make it responsive. We are pioneering the Recognition Economy a future where mundane repetition disappears and being known unlocks access comfort and belonging everywhere you go. From transforming parking into a seamless drive-in drive-out experience for millions of Members to expanding our intelligence layer across retail and hospitality we are building a world that feels instinctive and magical. The future isnt coming; its here and we need builders innovators and problem solvers to help us create it.

Metropolis is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for our Product Foundations team to architect and build Metropolis Web Services (MTWS) the composable foundational services serving as the substrate for all current and future products across the this role you will solve complex distributed systems challenges at scale and build the technical foundation enabling us to expand into new markets and support new verticals from the ground up. Working alongside highly technical hypernerds who live and breathe distributed systems performance optimization developer productivity and reliability engineering you will collaborate across multiple technical teams including Application Development Infrastructure and our Advanced Technologies group to deliver remarkable checkout-free real-world experiences.

• Design and build the core services of Metropolis Web Services the composable platform that will power multiple mobility businesses including IAM notifications message processing and other critical infrastructure components
• Build and maintain our service mesh infrastructure enabling secure reliable and observable communication between hundreds of microservices at scale
• Create sophisticated developer tooling CI/CD pipelines and platform automation that enables product teams to ship code safely and efficiently while maintaining high operational standards
• Make critical technical decisions about service boundaries API design data consistency patterns and system reliability that affect the entire platform and multiple business lines
• Architect and optimize systems for high throughput and low latency to support millions of transactions across our global platform as we scale to new markets
• Establish monitoring alerting and reliability practices that ensure 99.99% uptime for mission-critical mobility infrastructure
• Drive architectural discussions establish engineering best practices and mentor other engineers while contributing directly to complex technical implementations

• 6 years of backend software engineering experience with deep focus on distributed systems and platform infrastructure
• Demonstrate expert-level Java proficiency with deep understanding of JVM performance concurrency and ecosystem tooling
• Possess production experience with microservices architecture container orchestration (Kubernetes) and cloud platforms (AWS)
• Exhibit strong systems thinking with a proven ability to design and implement large-scale high-availability distributed systems that handle significant load
• Demonstrate observability expertise including hands-on production experience with metrics logging tracing and alerting systems in high-load environments
• Utilize database and data systems knowledge including relational databases event streaming (Kafka SQS) caching strategies and data consistency patterns
• Show experience with AI-powered development tools such as Claude Code GitHub Copilot or similar agentic coding tools for enhanced productivity specifically context engineering
• Maintain excellent technical communication with the ability to design and document complex systems lead technical discussions and collaborate across multiple teams

• Advanced degree in Computer Science Engineering or related technical field
• Possess Scala experience and security compliance expertise particularly in authentication authorization secrets management and regulatory compliance for financial transactions
• Demonstrate experience with high-growth environments where you have scaled systems through rapid expansion and increasing load
• Showcase open source contributions or technical blog writing that demonstrates depth of technical expertise in distributed systems
• Exhibit performance optimization experience with profiling benchmarking and system tuning at hyperscale

• Languages Frameworks: TypeScript React Scala (principally) Java (limited)
• Datastores: MySQL PostgreSQL Snowflake
• Cloud: AWS
• Version control: Git & GitHub
• AI Tooling: Copilot on GitHub and Claude Code
• Observability: Datadog

4 Days in Office: Metropolis values in-person collaboration to drive innovation strengthen culture and enhance the Member experience. Our corporate team members hold to our office-first model which requires employees to be on-site at least four days a week fostering organic interactions that spark creativity and connection

When you join Metropolis youll join a team of world-class product leaders and engineers building an ecosystem of technologies at the intersection of parking mobility and real estate. Our goal is to build an inclusive culture where everyone has a voice and the best idea wins. You will play a key role in building and maintaining this culture as our organization grows. The anticipated base salary for this position is $150000.00 USD to $200000.00 USD annually. The actual base salary offered is determined by a number of variables including as appropriate the applicants qualifications for the position years of relevant experience distinctive skills level of education attained certifications or other professional licenses held and the location of residence and/or place of employment. Base salary is one component of Metropolis total compensation package which may also include access to or eligibility for healthcare benefits a 401(k) plan short-term and long-term disability coverage basic life insurance a lucrative stock option plan bonus plans and more. #LI-CM1 #LI-Onsite

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