# Senior Backend Software Engineer at Otter

- Company: Otter
- What the company does: Otter matches parents who need care with trusted sitters in their community, on-demand. Backed by Sequoia and a16z.
- Company website: https://withotter.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $167K to $230K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-21
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/otter/jobs/8584387002
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/otter-senior-backend-software-engineer-3/

## About the role

At Otter Grow, we are a fast-paced, product-focused engineering team building the future of Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) dining. Otter Grow provides the end-to-end platform for direct ordering, merchant storefront configurations, and hyper-targeted customer engagement. As a backend generalist on this team, you will design and scale the services that power our customizable front-end web experiences, facility direct ordering, and advanced merchant tools, ensuring a seamless experience for customers.

## What they're looking for

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience is required
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience
- Deep understanding of backend system design, APIs, data stores, microservices, concurrency, and distributed systems
- Our stack heavily utilizes Java and Go, but we care more about your engineering fundamentals than the specific languages you've used
- Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis)
- Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure

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