Software Engineer II, Backend (Platform) in Palo Alto, California at Spotnana

Let’s build what’s next, together.
We are Spotnana. We’re on a mission to modernize the infrastructure of the $1.6 trillion travel industry to power the perfect trip for travelers everywhere. Our Travel-as-a-Service platform is designed to make every trip better, whether someone is booking for work or leisure travel, building a travel tool, or looking to offer personalized experiences at scale.
We’re not just modernizing tech, we’re rethinking how the industry works. And to get there, we’re bringing together innovative, ambitious, and open-minded people who want to build something that lasts.
At Spotnana, our values and principles guide how we work and grow together:

• Build the future – We are leaders, we are innovators, we are ambitious.
• Commit to excellence – We’re accountable, we are partners, we are agile.
• Stronger together – We lead with respect and integrity, we are inclusive, we are lifelong learners.

Who: You! And the rest of the Engineering department, the Platform team, along with cross-functional partners across the company.What: A thrilling opportunity for a Backend Software Engineer—a true builder—who thrives on versatility and is driven by the pursuit of technical excellence to create and innovate.When: ASAP! We are looking to hire and onboard a new hire as soon as we find the right person for the job. Exciting work awaits! Where: Hybrid. This role is based out of our Palo Alto office with a hybrid work arrangement.Why: You’ll design, build, and maintain software components that are critical to Spotnana’s platform, collaborating with your team to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions. This role provides opportunities to develop strong engineering fundamentals, work with shared components and frameworks, and grow by tackling meaningful technical challenges.How (to land the job!): The process begins with a take-home technical assessment designed to showcase your skills. Candidates who move forward will then have a conversation with a member of our Talent Acquisition team, followed by live collaboration with a panel of engineers and hiring managers. The process is subject to change.
The day-to-day:

• Design and develop high-quality cloud-native services within the Spotnana platform.
• Contribute to product reliability and customer satisfaction through testing, debugging, and code reviews.
• Collaborate with technical leads and teammates to drive craftsmanship and innovation.
• Promote strong engineering practices and a supportive, healthy team culture.
• Share knowledge and mentor others to help grow engineering talent across the team.

Skills & Qualities we value:

• 3+ years of software development experience in products or SaaS, with strong skills in data structures and algorithms (Java preferred, but other languages welcome).
• Background in backend distributed systems and cloud-native development, including building reusable components and designing scalable APIs.
• Experience with software design, architecture, and working on cross-functional or multi-team projects.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field—or equivalent practical experience.
• Willing and able to work in an open office environment.
• Experience with using LLM services and building highly scalable web services, such as building an application using ChatGPT API and building a web service on AWS (or other cloud providers), will be a strong plus.

Let’s talk compensationSpotnana strives to offer fair, industry-competitive, and equitable compensation. Our approach holistically assesses total compensation, including cash (salary + annual performance bonus), company equity, and comprehensive benefits. Our market-based compensation approach uses data from trusted third-party compensation sources to set salary ranges that are thoughtful and consistent with the role, industry, company size, and internal equity of our team. Each employee is paid within the minimum and maximum of their position’s compensation range based on their skills, experience, qualifications, and other job-related specifications. The base salary range for this role is $126,000 - $165,650 per year. We care for the people who make everything possible - our benefits offerings include:

• Equity in the form of stock options which provides partial ownership in the company so you can share in the success of the company as it grows
• Pre-tax and ROTH 401(k) options via Fidelity with up to a 4% company match
• Comprehensive benefit plans covering medical, dental, vision, life, and disability effective on your hire date. We cover 100% of your employee premiums and 85% of your eligible dependents
• Pre-tax flexible spending account options for health, dependent care and commuter expenses
• Flexible PTO in addition to 10 company holidays, and an end-of-year company shutdown
• Up to 26 weeks of Parental Leave
• Monthly cell phone / internet stipend
• Additional benefits including access to RocketLawyer’s online legal platform, International Airlines Travel Agent Network (IATAN) membership, Pet Insurance through Fetch, Financial Wellness through Origin and SoFi, EAP through Mutual of Omaha, The Calm app through Kaiser, pre-tax parking/transit program and more

Perks & benefits you will love
Spotnana strives to offer fair, industry-competitive, and equitable compensation. Our approach assesses total compensation, including cash, annual performance bonus, company equity, and comprehensive benefits.The base salary range for this role is $126,000 – $178,900 per year, depending on a number of factors including the candidate’s working location.
We care for the people who make everything possible - our benefits include:

• Pre-tax and ROTH 401(k) options via Fidelity with up to a 4% company match.
• Comprehensive benefit plans covering medical, dental, vision, life, and disability effective on your hire date. We cover 100% of your employee premiums and 85% of your eligible dependents.
• Pre-tax flexible spending account options for health, dependent care and commuter expenses.
• Flexible PTO in addition to 10 company holidays, and an end-of-year company shutdown.
• Up to 26 weeks of parental leave.
• Monthly cell phone/internet stipend.
• Extra perks — IATAN travel membership, pet insurance, financial wellness tools, Calm app access, and more.

We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive environment and to encourage these values in everyone on our team. We provide an environment of mutual respect where opportunities are available without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that diversity and inclusion for people from all walks of life is key to our success as a company.
Protect yourself from recruitment scams - All recruiting outreach and communication comes directly from our internal team via an email with an @spotnana.com address or through LinkedIn. We encourage candidates to verify the source of any outreach before sharing personal information. We do not use external recruiting partners for our hiring efforts or Microsoft Teams for interviews. We will never ask you to pay for equipment, training, visa fees, or anything else during the hiring process. We do not extend offers via text-based apps or use Microsoft Teams for interviews. All legitimate openings are listed at https://www.spotnana.com/careers/careers-listing/.