Esper

Job Description

Esper is experiencing hyper growth! We’re the industry’s first DevOps SaaS platform designed to provide a simple, safe, and secure way for engineering and DevOps teams to release applications and manage smart Android devices. Our device infrastructure enables developer, mid-market orgs, and enterprise fleets of 100,000+ devices to deliver their software as a service. Esper has rapidly-growing global customer adoption among some of the world’s most innovative major brands in retail, hospitality, logistics, and healthcare.

The Role

We’re looking for a SDE II (Fullstack) to join Esper and build impactful features across both UI and backend systems. In this role, you’ll own end-to-end development of features, collaborate closely with Product and Design, and deliver scalable solutions that power our device management platform. You’ll have the opportunity to experiment with AI tools (e.g., Claude, ChatGPT) to accelerate development and productivity.

What You'll Do

• Develop and maintain high-performance backend services, APIs, and distributed systems that handle millions of device interactions daily.
• Work across the full stack, building robust backend services as well as intuitive web applications and dashboards that our customers rely on.
• Collaborate with the Product, Design, and Customer facing team to deliver customer-focused solutions.
• Contribute to architectural decisions, design scalable solutions, and help shape our technical roadmap.
• Conduct thorough code reviews, establish best practices, and mentor junior engineers.
• Experiment with AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity.

Experience level:

• 1–3 years of software development experience
• Experience building and maintaining production systems

Required:

• Proficiency in at least one modern backend language (Python or Go) and front‑end (TypeScript/React)
• Experience with relational databases and SQL
• Understanding of system design principles and distributed systems fundamentals
• Experience with web frameworks and APIs
• Experience with version control systems (Git)
• Strong debugging and problem‑solving skills
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Demonstrated familiarity with AI‑assisted dev tools and best practices

Bonus:

1. Container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
2. Mobile development experience (Android/iOS)
3. Experience with MDM or device management systems