Staff Back-End Developer

Location: Milpitas, CA (hybrid)

The digital landscape continues to evolve rapidly, and Arlo remains at the forefront through innovative design and scalable technology solutions. We are seeking a skilled Staff Back-End Developer to join our engineering team and help build mission-critical platforms that power our products and services.

The ideal candidate brings strong technical expertise, an analytical mindset, and a natural curiosity for solving complex problems. This individual should be comfortable working both independently and collaboratively in designing, developing, and optimizing secure, scalable backend systems.

This role will have a direct impact on product performance, business success, and customer experience.

Key Objectives

• Collaborate closely with stakeholders, project managers, QA teams, and engineers to deliver against the long-term technology roadmap
• Develop and maintain unit, component, and integration tests
• Produce high-quality, scalable code that elevates team performance and development velocity
• Contribute to architectural decisions and continuous improvement initiatives

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs
• Write clean, maintainable code and associated automated tests
• Build prototypes, troubleshoot issues, and analyze system bottlenecks
• Design robust RESTful APIs to support mobile and web clients
• Manage and optimize scalable distributed systems in cloud environments
• Improve application performance, reliability, and scalability
• Ensure security best practices are implemented across backend systems

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science or related field
• Strong foundation in computer science fundamentals, algorithms, and system design
• 8+ years' experience developing secure, high-performance web applications
• Hands-on experience with Java
• Experience working with AWS cloud services
• Experience with Git and modern version control practices
• Experience with distributed systems and cloud-native technologies
• Growth mindset with the ability to challenge assumptions and propose innovative solutions

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing RESTful APIs, particularly for mobile applications
• Experience with Kubernetes and containerized deployments
• Experience with DynamoDB or other NoSQL databases

The pay range for this position reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries at commencement of employment and is expected to be between USD$155,000-225,000/year. However, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple factors, including role, job-related knowledge, skills, relevant education and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including bonus, equity, and a full range of benefits. Details of all benefits will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

We're committed to inclusivity and selecting the strongest candidate-no matter their background. Even if you don't meet every listed qualification, we encourage you to apply. We're happy to support growth in areas essential to the role. Interested in learning more about our workplace? Visit and follow our LinkedIn, and Glassdoor pages to read employee insights and get updates of what it's like to be part of Arlo.