Software at TRACTIAN
The software department at TRACTIAN is at the forefront of innovation, crafting an integrated ecosystem that revolutionizes maintenance and process management. Comprising a dynamic team of experts, the department develops an all-in-one software solution that seamlessly combines predictive maintenance capabilities with a comprehensive Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). This visionary approach empowers maintenance and process teams with a unified platform, enabling them to proactively predict equipment failures, optimize maintenance workflows, and enhance operational efficiency. In daily work the software department drives the convergence of cutting-edge technology and maintenance excellence to propel businesses toward unparalleled success.
What you'll do
As a Senior Backend Software Engineer at our company, you will be instrumental in shaping the foundation of our backend infrastructure. You'll play a critical role in building a scalable, resilient, and high-performing platform that supports our innovative product offerings and delivers an exceptional experience to our users.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement a robust, scalable backend platform that integrates seamlessly with our frontend systems and aligns with business requirements.
- Lead the development of reusable libraries and APIs that standardize backend functionality and simplify integration with other systems and services.
- Work closely with frontend developers, UI/UX designers, and product managers to ensure backend architecture aligns with the overall product vision and user experience goals.
- Optimize backend systems for performance, focusing on enhancing speed, efficiency, and reliability across various operating environments.
- Stay abreast of emerging backend technologies and industry best practices, incorporating them into our platform to maintain technological leadership.
- Regularly evaluate and refactor backend systems to improve maintainability, scalability, and performance.
- Ensure comprehensive documentation of backend architecture and guide the development team in following best practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of backend development experience, with a strong focus on platform and infrastructure roles.
- Deep expertise in backend technologies such as Go, MongoDB and RESTful API development.
- Familiarity with backend build pipelines and continuous integration/deployment processes (GitHub Actions).
- Experience in managing state in distributed systems and understanding of microservices architecture.
- Proficient in backend testing frameworks and knowledge of system testing best practices.
- Solid grasp of database technologies, both SQL and NoSQL, and data modeling for scalability and performance.
- Proven problem-solving skills, leadership ability, and attention to detail.
Bonus points
- Track record of leading backend platform development in a high-growth tech environment.
- A portfolio or GitHub repository showcasing backend architectural expertise and contributions to middleware, APIs, or server-side applications.
- Fluent in English.
Top Skills
What We Do
Tractian is a machine intelligence company that offers industrial monitoring systems. Tractian builds streamlined hardware-software solutions to give maintenance technicians and industrial decision-makers comprehensive oversight of their operations. It is democratizing access to sophisticated real-time monitoring and asset operations tools.
Tractian's solutions are used in environments that address a combined total of 5% of global industrial output. The company’s broad market reach is evidenced in its customer base from various industries, such as John Deere, Procter & Gamble, Caterpillar, Goodyear, Carrier, Johnson Controls, and Bimbo, the owner of the brands Little Bites and Thomas Bagels. Tractian's customers see a 6-12x ROI with savings of $6,000 per monitored machine annually on average.
In a major milestone and a first for the industry, Tractian launched the AI-Assisted Maintenance category in the industrial sector. In this new paradigm, artificial intelligence identifies machine problems and suggests preventive actions to be taken, giving invaluable insight and support to maintenance professionals. It is important to highlight that the intent of Assisted Maintenance is firmly rooted in augmenting maintenance professionals to provide more assertive diagnosis with human-in-the-loop feedback.
Tractian's mission is to elevate this category of workers in a highly impactful way. The Assisted Maintenance category will provide unimaginable support for maintenance professionals. By combining shop floor expertise with our technology, maintainers will be able to anticipate and address issues with unprecedented accuracy and speed
