Senior Software Engineer, Recognition Intelligence Applications

Who we are 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 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. The future isn’t coming; it’s here, and we need builders, innovators, and problem solvers to help us create it. Who you are Metropolis is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Recognition Intelligence Applications team. In this role, you have a primary responsibility for building innovative AI solutions that process camera input to identify behavior and intent, delivering a seamless "pass for everywhere" for our end-users. You have an expert understanding of internal systems and have established yourself as a strong steward of the tools and features your team relies on. As a product-oriented influencer, you identify opportunities for improvement and drive technical changes to address issues that slow down the development of experience orchestration tools for luxury resort chains. You take responsibility for the engineering craft of your projects and can effectively lead a small team toward common goals as we incubate 0-to-1 initiatives. What you'll do Design, implement, and maintain the backend services that make up the Metropolis recognition platform Participate as a key part of the entire development lifecycle, including ideation and identifying requirements Moderate technical discussions and evaluate new techniques to ensure our platform is constantly evolving Leverage best practices in automation testing and deployment to enable rapid iteration and launch of new features Help build a culture where bugs and mistakes in production are treated as opportunities to improve the platform Ensure that the systems we build are highly available and scalable Work directly with our partners and build solutions that seamlessly integrate their products with the Metropolis platform Lead a team towards common goals while facilitating clear and well-communicated outcomes Identify and drive changes to improve the components or systems you work on Provide detailed positive and constructive feedback to help the team reach a consistently high level of productivity What we're looking for BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience 6+ years of software engineering experience Demonstrate advanced-level knowledge of Scala, Java, or a related language Proven track record of designing and delivering large-scale distributed systems and software products Experience with microservices, event-driven architectures, and related technologies Demonstrate a deep understanding of Agile engineering processes, including TDD/BDD and CI/CD Experience with database technologies, especially MySQL and Postgres Communicate complex technical information clearly and concisely to a variety of audiences Show a track record of completing projects of large scope independently Demonstrate deep AI fluency to drive the technical architecture and execution of next-generation intelligence models While not required, these are a plus: Possess hands-on experience with container technologies and infrastructure as code techniques Work experience in innovative, high-growth environments Experience with leveraging AI technology to identify behavior and intent from camera input Previous experience incubating 0-to-1 projects or initiatives within a mobility or hospitality vertical Our Stack Languages + Frameworks: TypeScript, React, Scala (principally), Java (limited) Datastores: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Snowflake Cloud: AWS Version control: Git & GitHub AI Tooling: Copilot on GitHub and Claude Code Observability: Datadog 4 Days in Office: Metropolis values in