--- title: 'Staff Backend Software Engineer at Tractian' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/staff-backend-software-engineer-tractian-sao-paulo-8jd72xnagwzg' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-13' --- # Staff Backend Software Engineer at Tractian - **Company:** Tractian - **Location:** São Paulo, Brazil - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-06-22 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-13 - **Apply:** https://jobs.gem.com/tractian-technologies-inc-/am9icG9zdDp3W-8iJRPb5r6kilMtvAIu ## Job description Software at Tractian The software department at Tractian is at the forefront of innovation, crafting an integrated ecosystem that revolutionizes maintenance and process management. Comprising a dynamic team of experts, the department develops an all-in-one software solution that seamlessly combines predictive maintenance capabilities with a comprehensive Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). This visionary approach empowers maintenance and process teams with a unified platform, enabling them to proactively predict equipment failures, optimize maintenance workflows, and enhance operational efficiency. In daily work the software department drives the convergence of cutting-edge technology and maintenance excellence to propel businesses toward unparalleled success. ## What you'll do As a Staff Backend Software Engineer at our company, you will be instrumental in shaping the foundation of our backend infrastructure. You'll play a critical role in building a scalable, resilient, and high-performing platform that supports our innovative product offerings and delivers an exceptional experience to our users. ## Responsibilities - Work with engineers & technical leaders across the company to ship products on strong foundations. - Build high quality end-to-end product experiences for platforms. - Improve engineering standards, tooling and processes. - Develop and lead the team to execute against both short-term and long-term roadmaps. - Make effective tradeoffs that consider business priorities, user experience, and a sustainable technical foundation. - Identify, scope, and lead large technical projects, laying the groundwork for early-stage products to iteratively evolve and scale, and taming complexity and shoring up reliability of existing systems. ## Requirements - Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field. - 5+ years of backend development experience, with a strong focus on platform and infrastructure roles. - Deep expertise in backend programming languages (Go, Node, Python). - Experience in managing state in distributed systems and understanding of microservices architecture. - Proficient in backend testing frameworks and knowledge of system testing best practices. - Experience working across engineering teams and other functions in building alignment, driving decision making, and communicating transparently. - Experience mentoring and helping in the development of engineers and peers. Bonus points - Track record of leading backend platform development in a high-growth tech environment. - A portfolio or GitHub repository showcasing backend architectural expertise and contributions to middleware, APIs, or server-side applications. - Fluent in English. ## Compensation & Benefits - Competitive Compensation - 30 days of paid annual leave - Education and courses stipend - Earn a trip anywhere in the world every 4 years - R$1.035/month for meals allowance - Health plan with national coverage and without coparticipation - Dental Insurance: we help you with dental treatment for a better quality of life. - Wellhub Membership: Access a wide range of gyms and training programs. ## About Tractian ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Tractian is an industrial operating system company that combines AI-driven hardware, software, and sensor technology to predict machine failures, eliminate production downtime, and boost operational efficiency for factories worldwide. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series C, $120M raised as of December 2024) - **Headquarters**: Atlanta, Georgia, United States (with a significant hub and co-origin office in São Paulo, Brazil) - **Founded**: 2019 - **Founders**: Igor Marinelli (CEO and Founder) ## Core Business - **Primary industries**: Industrial IoT, Predictive Maintenance, Asset Condition Monitoring, Artificial Intelligence, Manufacturing Software - **Target customers**: B2B, Enterprise, Industrial operators (manufacturing plants, shop floors, maintenance teams) - **Mission**: To eliminate production downtime and elevate human potential in factories worldwide — bridging the gap between humans and machines by making maintenance and reliability a streamlined, cost-efficient advantage. ## Products & Services - **Tractian Asset Condition Monitoring Platform**: An end-to-end software solution that tracks, prioritizes, and acts on machine health data, providing clear priorities, reduced downtime, and higher uptime. - **Industrial-Grade Sensors**: Hardware devices built for accuracy and high-fidelity data collection on machine vibration, temperature, and other condition metrics. - **Industrial Copilot (AI)**: A GPT-based, specialized AI assistant that generates specific, actionable insights tailored to industrial environments, avoiding the context and accuracy issues of generic large language models. - **Assisted Maintenance**: A category pioneered by Tractian, using AI to identify problems on machines and suggest preventive actions, supporting maintenance professionals in real time. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (private company); raised $120M in Series C in December 2024. - **Key Metric**: Total funding across 7+ rounds includes a $120M Series C (Dec 2024), a BRL 230M Series B (Aug 2023), and earlier seed rounds; annual revenue not publicly available (reported as $5M by a third-party aggregator, but considered a low estimate not confirmed by the company). - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Investor names not fully listed in public sources, but the Series C round included 4 investors and the Series B had 8 investors; the company has raised from multiple funds across its history. - **Growth Signals**: - Headcount grew 51.4% YoY to 405 employees (with 287 net-new hires) - Ranked #24 Fastest-Growing Company in North America - 126 active job openings at time of research - 110,000+ LinkedIn followers, growing 20.1% yearly - Customers' operations generate over 5% of global industrial GDP - Clients see 6–12x ROI, with an average of $6,000 saved per monitored machine annually ## Competitive Advantages - **Only end-to-end platform** in the market that combines hardware sensors, software, and AI to prevent machine failures and protect production. - **Specialized AI for industry**: Unlike generic LLMs, Tractian’s Industrial Copilot is trained/contextualized for industrial environments, providing precise, accurate, and actionable insights. - **First-mover category leadership**: Pioneered the "Assisted Maintenance" category and is recognized as a leader in IoT and Asset Management. - **Deep industry expertise**: Built by and staffed with people who understand shop-floor challenges, ensuring the product is practical and adopted by frontline workers. ## Strategic Focus - Scaling its position as the **Industrial Copilot** — moving beyond predictive maintenance to a broader AI-driven operational copilot that drives direct ROI. - Expanding global footprint across North America, South America, and Europe (with existing offices in Atlanta, São Paulo, Germany, and Spain). - Growing engineering, data, and go-to-market teams to accelerate product development and market penetration. - Continuing to digitize the largely undigitized industrial sector, enabling AI-driven optimization for manufacturing plants of all sizes. ## Why Work Here - **Meaningful work**: Directly empower the industrial and frontline workers who keep the global economy moving. - **High-growth environment**: 51%+ yearly headcount growth and strong external recognition make this a fast-moving, high-visibility place to build a career. - **Engineering culture**: Hardware developers, data scientists, and software engineers build cutting-edge technology from scratch on complex, hard-to-solve problems. - **Values ("Blue Caps")**: Customer obsession, transparency, ownership, demanding-and-supportive leadership, and uncompromising quality. - **Flexibility**: Work types include Remote, Hybrid, and On-site roles, depending on position and location. - **Compensation & culture**: Employee reviews show a 4.0/5.0 overall rating, with strong marks for compensation (4.5) and career development (4.1). - **Open technical roles**: Actively hiring for Analytics Engineer, Senior Data Engineer, Senior Frontend Software Engineer, and more. ## Sources 1. [tractian.com/en/about](https://tractian.com/en/about) 2. [tractian.com/en](https://tractian.com/en) 3. [careers.tractian.com](https://careers.tractian.com/) 4. [linkedin.com/company/tractian](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tractian) 5. 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