Software Engineer III, Backend

SOFTWARE ENGINEER III, Backend ABOUT THE ROLE The backend teams at Peloton help power experiences across our Product portfolio as well as our Mobile applications. We enable our members to discover and take live and on-demand classes across any number of fitness disciplines, compete on the leaderboard, take part in challenges, connect with each other, and much more.We’re looking for strong, passionate software engineers to join us in our quest to improve these experiences and build entirely new ones, while scaling our architecture to support many millions of members. We are an AI-forward organization that embraces modern AI tools and techniques to enhance developer productivity and accelerate innovation. We're looking for engineers who are excited about AI and proficient in leveraging it as part of their daily workflow. At Peloton, intelligent and motivated engineers can have a tremendous impact on what we create and how we create it. Help us build the future of fitness! YOUR DAILY IMPACT AT PELOTON Be a valued member of an autonomous, multi-functional agile team Build business-critical services with a focus on high availability, low latency, security, and scalability Own features end-to-end from design through deployment and monitoring Collaborate with Product, Design, and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver member-facing features Participate in code reviews and contribute to team engineering standards YOU BRING TO PELOTON 3+ years of experience developing high-performance, highly scalable backend systems Hands-on experience with AI and demonstrated proficiency using AI tools (e.g., LLMs, code assistants) to enhance productivity in your day-to-day development work Hands-on experience building, testing, deploying, and monitoring services Hands-on experience implementing event-driven architectures Experience with both relational (e.g. PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (e.g. DynamoDB, Cassandra, Mongo) databases and caching systems (e.g. Memcached, Redis) Proficiency in Kotlin, Python, or similar languages Experience with request processing such as REST, gRPC, or GraphQL Familiar with deployment tools/environments such as Kubernetes, Terraform, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc. #LI-Hybrid #LI-JS2 #LI-JS2 The base salary range represents the low and high end of the anticipated salary range for this position based at our New York City headquarters. The actual base salary offered for this position will depend on numerous factors including, without limitation, experience and business objectives and if the location for the job changes. Our base salary is just one component of Peloton’s competitive total rewards strategy that also includes annual equity awards and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan as well as other region-specific health and welfare benefits. As an organization, one of our top priorities is to maintain the health and wellbeing for our employees and their family. To achieve this goal, we offer robust and comprehensive benefits including: Medical, dental and vision insurance Generous paid time off policy Short-term and long-term disability Access to mental health services 401k, tuition reimbursement and student loan paydown plans Employee Stock Purchase Plan Fertility and adoption support and up to 18 weeks of paid parental leave Child care and family care discounts Free access to Peloton Digital App and apparel and product discounts Commuter benefits and Citi Bike Discount Pet insurance and so much more! Base Salary Range $140,389 — $170,000 USD ABOUT PELOTON: Peloton (NASDAQ: PTON) provides Members with expert instruction, and world class content to create impactful and entertaining workout experiences for anyone, anywhere and at any stage in their fitness journey. At home, outdoors, traveling, or at the gym, Peloton brings together innovative hardware, distinctive software, and exclusive content. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York City, Peloton has millions of Members across the US, UK, Canada, Germany, Australia, and Austria. For more information, visit www.onepeloton.com. Peloton is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. 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