Senior Backend Engineer
Content + Source + Freshness • 11 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Exceptional value due to the leadership in sleep technology and the potential for impactful contributions in a fast-evolving space.
- Engage directly in transformative technology impacting sleep health
- Opportunities for substantial personal and professional growth
- Work with a team dedicated to innovation and excellence
Pros
- Direct impact on improving user experiences with cutting-edge technology
- Significant autonomy and responsibility in a high-growth start-up
- Collaboration with a diverse, talented team
Cons
- High expectations can lead to work intensity
- Limited work-life balance given the ambitious goals
- Potential competitive atmosphere with high performance standards
Who it's for
Senior • Remote, with collaborative efforts across teams
Good fit
- Experienced backend engineers with a growth mindset
- Individuals driven to innovate in health technologies
- Those looking for a challenging but rewarding work environment
Not recommended for
- Entry-level professionals without notable experience
- Candidates not accustomed to high-performance expectations
- Individuals seeking a 9 to 5 work structure with low demands
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
Eight Sleep is the world’s first sleep fitness company. Our mission is to fuel human potential through optimal sleep. We use innovative technology, detailed design, and proven science and data to personalize and improve each night for everybody—changing the way people sleep forever and for the better.
Backed by leading Silicon Valley investors, we have been recognized as one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies in 2018, 2022 and 2023.
Our temperature-regulated technology, the Pod, is an absolute game changer, improving people's health and happiness by changing the way they sleep. The Pod was also recognized two years in a row by TIME's “Best Inventions of the Year.” It is available for purchase in North America (the United States and Canada) and throughout the United Kingdom, Europe (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Denmark) and Australia via eightsleep.com. We’re excited by the success of the Pod to date and still have a long way to go toward achieving our mission.
That is why Eight Sleep is looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to help us expand our product features and our capability to scale. We have distributed back-end systems responsible for critical business logic as well as bridging communications/data flows between our embedded, machine learning, mobile, and business intelligence systems.
About the role
We are seeking someone who is passionate about designing, implementing, and supporting distributed systems and appreciating the impact they have on all aspects of the member experience. We look for people who dig under the hood and understand what the technology is doing, so we can make wise decisions about how our technology should solve and evolve.
How you'll contribute
Maintain and improve the integrity of our data processing pipeline (5Tb per day)
Develop tools to guarantee the availability of our services (~30 microservices) and automate their operation
Contribute to the development of back-end services and product features
What you'll need to succeed
8+ years of software engineering experience
5+ years of experience as a backend engineer/SRE
Language polyglot, advanced experience with at least 2 out of Java, C# (.NET core), Python, NodeJS+TypeScript
Experience with distributed systems
Deep understanding of cloud services
Why you’ll love Eight Sleep
We’re a tight-knit, passionate team that’s working to impact people’s lives by improving the way they sleep
Work alongside an award-winning team of marketers, creatives and engineers from diverse backgrounds
Opportunity to play a defining role in the future of Eight Sleep and the sleep fitness category
Leadership is committed to employees’ wellness and career development
You’ll get a better night sleep every night; all full-time employees receive the Pod
Flexible PTO
Role ownership, and uncapped growth opportunities
At Eight Sleep we continually celebrate the diverse community different individuals cultivate. As an equal opportunity employer, we stay true to our values by ensuring everyone feels they can flourish and grow. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
Please note: This role is open to applicants in the US and Canada. The compensation listed is reflective of candidates based in California and New York.
