Senior Software Engineer, AeroParker

The real world is the next frontier, and at Metropolis, we are creating the artificial intelligence to make it responsive. We are pioneering the Recognition Economy — a future where mundane repetition disappears and being known unlocks access, comfort, and belonging everywhere you go. From transforming parking and reservations into a seamless drive-in, drive-out experience for millions of Members to expanding our intelligence layer across retail and hospitality, we are building a world that feels instinctive and magical.

Metropolis is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our AeroParker application development team to help drive our next phase of global growth. As a member of this engineering team, you will have the opportunity to design and build systems and features from the ground up, play a major role in defining our product direction, and mentor other engineers. The ideal candidate has a product-oriented mindset, a passion for scaling e-commerce platforms, and a deep commitment to technical excellence. This is a unique opportunity to build and scale an end-to-end mobility and pre-book platform impacting the everyday travel experiences of millions of people.

What you’ll do:

• Design, implement, and maintain the backend services that power the AeroParker pre-book parking and e-commerce platform.
• Be a key part of the entire development lifecycle, from initial ideation and technical specification to deployment.
• Moderate technical discussions, evaluate new techniques, and ensure our e-commerce architecture is constantly evolving.
• Leverage best practices in automation testing, TDD/BDD, and CI/CD to enable rapid iteration and feature launches.
• Help build a culture where production bugs are treated as constructive opportunities to improve the platform.
• Ensure that our distributed systems remain highly available, secure, and capable of handling high-volume consumer traffic across global airports.
• Work directly with global partners to build solutions and seamless API integrations that connect their products with the AeroParker platform.

What we’re looking for:

• MS or BS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience with strong fundamental computer science skills.
• 7+ years of software engineering experience, featuring advanced level knowledge of Scala, Java, or related languages.
• Demonstrate a proven track record of designing and delivering large-scale distributed systems and microservices in high-volume, consumer-facing applications.
• Possess robust experience with event-driven architectures and modern software design paradigms.
• Maintain a deep understanding of Agile engineering processes, including CI/CD pipelines and automated build/test/deploy workflows.
• Bring strong hands-on experience with database technologies, especially MySQL and PostgreSQL.
• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a proven ability to present complex technical architecture clearly to both engineering peers and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Possess familiarity or experience with additional stack components including TypeScript, React, Snowflake, AWS, Git, GitHub, Copilot on GitHub, and Datadog.

While not required, these are a plus:

• Possess hands-on experience with container technologies and 'infrastructure as code' (IaC) techniques.
• Bring previous experience working with e-commerce platforms, data analysis tools, or complex third-party API integrations.
• Demonstrate a proactive interest or curiosity in emerging AI technologies to enhance productivity or customer experience.
• Possess experience working in innovative, fast-paced, high-growth SaaS environments.

Our Stack:

• Languages + Frameworks: TypeScript, React, Scala (principally), Java (limited).
• Cloud: AWS.
• Version control: Git.