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Backend Engineer (Mid-level)

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7 months ago

Base Salary

$170k - $200k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate on the technical vision and build products customers value.
  • Develop and maintain low-latency, massively scalable developer-facing APIs.
  • Build and maintain a robust data platform supporting the data science team.
  • Design and implement systems that support product and company growth.
  • Debug production issues across all levels of the backend stack.
  • Work collaboratively with customers and internal stakeholders while owning backend projects.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience building and scaling backend Python-based systems in fast-paced environments.
  • Proven experience developing REST APIs and writing performant SQL.
  • Experience building with AWS infrastructure.
  • Experience designing systems from scratch, making trade-offs, and executing autonomously in an early-stage environment.
  • Strong problem-solving, customer focus, collaboration, adaptability, and ability to work through ambiguity.
  • Based in NYC with the ability to work from the Flatiron office at least 2 days per week.
  • Preferred: proficiency with Django.
  • Preferred: familiarity with PySpark, Databricks, Delta Lake, and Hex.
  • Preferred: experience with cloud infrastructure tools such as AWS CDK.
  • Preferred: experience with transaction, merchant, or location data and interest in fintech or data products.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work with at least 2 days per week in the Flatiron office for NYC-based employees, with remote opportunities for certain US/Canada roles.
  • 100% paid medical, mental, dental, and vision premium option plus One Medical membership for US-based employees.
  • 401(k) plan.
  • 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave.
  • Unlimited paid time off.
  • Meaningful equity with early exercise flexibility and an extended post-termination exercise period.
  • Work-from-home stipend, company-paid lunches, Citibike membership, and a dog-friendly NYC headquarters.

Tech Stack

AWSDatabricksDjangoPythonSQL

Categories

BackendData Engineering