Northbeam

Staff Software Engineer, Python

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Remote, United StatesStaff+

Base Salary

$190k - $220k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Architect the incrementality product as a scalable experimentation platform and own its key technical decisions.
  • Set the direction for near-real-time data ingestion and processing beyond batch workflows.
  • Define patterns for AI-powered workflows that help marketers evaluate performance and act on insights.
  • Lead connection-state systems and partner integrations across data ingestion and exports.
  • Shape technical approaches for adjacent product areas such as role-based access control.
  • Partner with product managers, designers, and data scientists to define products and technical direction.
  • Conduct design reviews, mentor engineers, and improve the team’s engineering practices and standards.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience designing and building distributed backend systems, microservices, APIs, and/or data processing systems in Python.
  • Deep experience owning system architecture and making tradeoffs that emerge at scale.
  • Track record of shaping product direction in partnership with product managers, designers, and data scientists.
  • Startup experience or experience working with broad ownership, ambiguity, and complex problem-solving.
  • Ability to turn ambiguous product needs into sound architecture and production-ready solutions across multiple problem spaces.
  • Ability to navigate complex datasets and interconnected tables to investigate issues and trace dependencies.
  • Working frontend experience with React and TypeScript; deep frontend specialization is not required.
  • Strong coding fundamentals and experience using AI as an accelerator rather than a substitute for core capabilities.
  • Willingness to work across backend, frontend, pipelines, and infrastructure as needed.
  • Experience mentoring engineers and improving how a team operates.
  • Data-intensive backend engineering experience combined with shipped frontend work is a bonus.

Benefits

  • Remote-friendly work with physical offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
  • Base salary range of $190,000–$220,000 USD, plus an equity package.
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits and a 401(k) plan.
  • Flexible PTO, 12 company-paid holidays, and 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
  • $500 work-from-home stipend.
  • Ongoing applications and an interview process typically involving 5–7 interviews and approximately 5–8 hours.

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BackendData Engineering
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About Northbeam

11-50 employees

Through the use of first-party data collection and machine learning, Northbeam delivers actionable insights to DTC and ecommerce brands that result in a clear picture of your customers’ buying behavior.

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