Design, develop, and maintain scalable Java backend software, APIs, and automation for an enterprise cloud platform. Collaborate with architects, product managers, and engineers to define requirements, improve performance, resolve technical challenges, and deliver high-quality solutions. Apply modern engineering and AI-enabled development practices, participate in design and code reviews, understand end-to-end systems, mentor junior engineers, and contribute to technical innovation.
Aera Technology is a pioneer in the growing category of Decision Intelligence Platforms and a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for 2026– the technology to digitize, augment, and automate decision-making processes with AI and machine learning. Through our AI decision automation platform, Aera Decision Cloud™, we are helping the best-known brands in the world make smarter, faster decisions.
Privately-held and VC-funded, we have a global team of over 400 Aeranauts – and we’re growing. We deliver Decision Intelligence innovation and services that enable enterprises to automate and scale decision making with accuracy and speed. We continue to be the trusted choice of market leaders for our proven ability to generate value and unlock opportunities that were previously unattainable.
We’re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help shape the architecture and development of our AI platform. In this role, you’ll collaborate with architects, designers, product managers, and fellow engineers to influence product direction, refine functional requirements, and deliver high-performance, scalable software products and APIs.
This position is based out of our Mountain View office on a hybrid schedule (3 days in-office weekly). We are currently evaluating candidates who reside locally.
Responsibities:
- Lead the design and implementation of robust, highly scalable services and APIs.
- Design, build, and maintain efficient, reusable, and reliable code and automation.
- Apply object-oriented design (OOD) and service-oriented architecture (SOA) principles to Java development.
- Participate in design and code reviews to strengthen software quality, performance, and maintainability.
- Maintain and improve CI/CD and release pipelines to support reliable, efficient deployments.
- Identify and resolve bugs and performance bottlenecks to improve application quality and responsiveness.
About you:
- 5+ years of software development experience using Java and/or Python.
- Experience building secure, complex, and scalable APIs, from design through deployment.
- Hands-on experience with Docker, Git, Gradle, and Linux.
- A strong foundation in writing, testing, and delivering high-quality, maintainable code.
- Experience with SQL development, data modeling, and complex data structures for high-volume, high-velocity data, as well as experience working with NoSQL technologies.
- Experience with OAuth, logging, and security frameworks.
- Strong experience using Claude and other large language models (LLMs) to support software development.
- Hands-on experience with code quality tools such as SonarQube, PMD, and Checkstyle.
- Demonstrated success leading technical design and implementation, mentoring engineers, and guiding projects through delivery.
- Strong collaboration skills and a willingness to work with global, cross-functional teams across time zones
If you share our passion for building a sustainable, intelligent, and efficient world, you’re in the right place. Established in 2017 and headquartered in Mountain View, California, we're a series C start-up, with teams in Mountain View, San Francisco (California), Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca (Romania), Paris (France), Munich (Germany), London (UK), Pune (India), and Sydney (Australia). So join us, and let’s build this! Aera Technology is an equal opportunity employer.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Aera Technology will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Aera Technology respects the privacy of your data. Aera Technology respects the privacy of your data. Please take the time to read our Candidate Privacy Notice, available here.
Benefits: At Aera Technology, we strive to support our Aeranauts and their loved ones through different stages of life with a variety of attractive benefits, and great perks. In addition to offering a competitive salary and company stock options, we have other great benefits available. You’ll find comprehensive medical, vision and dental plans, a 401K plan, flexible paid time off, generous parental leave, and much more. We believe in a flexible working environment, to allow our Aeranauts to perform at their best, ensuring a healthy work-life balance. When you’re working from the office, you’ll also have access to a fully-stocked kitchen with a selection of snacks and beverages.
Aera Technology Mountain View, California, USA Office
707 California Street, Mountain View, CA, United States, 94041
Aera Technology San Francisco, California, USA Office
171 2nd St, San Francisco, CA, United States, 94105
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