Metropolis is looking to build foundational infrastructure (Metropolis Web Services - MTWS) that will power multiple mobility-based businesses within the company, enabling them to scale into new markets and support new verticals from the ground up. This involves solving complex distributed systems challenges at scale and ensuring high availability and efficiency for critical infrastructure components.
Requirements
- 8+ years of backend software engineering experience with deep focus on distributed systems and platform infrastructure
- Expert-level Java proficiency with deep understanding of JVM performance, concurrency, and ecosystem tooling.
- Production experience with microservices architecture, container orchestration (Kubernetes), and cloud platforms (AWS)
- Strong systems thinking with proven ability to design and implement large-scale, high-availability distributed systems that handle significant load
- Observability expertise including hands-on production experience with metrics, logging, tracing, and alerting systems in high-load environments
- Database and data systems knowledge including relational databases, event streaming (Kafka, SQS), caching strategies, and data consistency patterns
- Experience with AI-powered development tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar agentic coding tools for enhanced productivity – context engineering in particular
Responsibilities
- 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
Other
- Local to New York City, Seattle, or Los Angeles area
- Excellent technical communication with ability to design and document complex systems, lead technical discussions, and collaborate across multiple teams
- Play a key role in building and maintaining an inclusive culture where everyone has a voice and the best idea wins.
- Employees are required to be on-site at least four days a week, fostering organic interactions that spark creativity and connection.
- Metropolis values in-person collaboration to drive innovation, strengthen culture, and enhance the Member experience.
