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Software Engineer, Enterprise Applications (Backend)

Harbinger · Garden Grove, CA · On-site

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About Harbinger

Harbinger is a commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs. Backed by ArcTern Ventures.

About the role

Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.

What they're looking for

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred
  • Experience: Minimum of 5 years of software development experience with a strict focus on backend engineering, distributed systems, or cloud architecture
  • Core Languages: Proficiency in backend programming languages such as Python, Java, Go, C++, or Node.js
  • Database Expertise: Deep understanding of relational and NoSQL database technologies (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Redis) and strong experience optimizing complex queries and database performance
  • System Integration: Extensive experience with RESTful API design, microservices architecture, and building resilient distributed systems
  • Cloud & Infrastructure: Fluency in ‘infrastructure as code’ tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible), containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and modern cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)
More about this role

About Harbinger

Harbinger is an American commercial electric vehicle (EV) company on a mission to transform an industry starving for innovation. Harbinger’s best-in-class team of EV, battery, and drivetrain experts have pooled their deep experience to bring a first-of-its-kind EV platform to support the growing demand for medium-duty EVs and Hybrids. Harbinger: Familiar Form, Revolutionary Foundation.

The software team at Harbinger is looking to add a Backend Engineer who will be responsible for designing, developing, and scaling the infrastructure that powers our vehicle data management, simulations, scripted analyses, and software management. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in server-side development, distributed systems, and data pipelines, along with a passion for building robust, secure applications that drive our sustainable technology forward.

  • Backend Architecture: Design, develop, and maintain the core backend systems supporting our data and simulation applications. Ensure robust, scalable, and secure server-side functionality to handle massive volumes of vehicle telemetry, analysis compute, and relational database management.
  • API Design & Integration: Build and...

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