Backend Software Engineer

Location: New York City (Hybrid Model)

Experience: 2+ years of professional software engineering experience

Shape the Future of Consumer Intelligence

You have a passion for building products that solve complex, real-world problems. Now, imagine applying that passion to a platform that deciphers the voice of the customer for the world’s most iconic brands. Our company is a leader in the B2B analytics space, using sophisticated NLP and AI to transform millions of unstructured customer feedback data points from global markets into actionable intelligence.

Brands in personal care, beauty, pet care, food and beverage, and electronics rely on our unique insights to make critical product and customer experience decisions. We are a venture-backed company, supported by top-tier VCs with deep expertise in B2B SaaS and NLP, and we are now scaling our team to accelerate our innovation.

Your Role: Build at the Intersection of Data and Impact

We are looking for a versatile Full Stack Engineer who is ready to dive deep into our tech stack and significantly contribute to the evolution of our platform. This isn't just a coding job; it's an opportunity to influence product direction and tackle interesting challenges in a collaborative, fast-paced environment. You'll work alongside—and learn from—a talented, diverse team, including direct collaboration with the founders.

If you're driven by innovation, eager to see your work have immediate impact, and want to accelerate your professional development at a critical stage of growth, this role is for you.

What You'll Do

1. Design & Develop: You will build, scale, and maintain robust APIs and services using modern Python web frameworks, ensuring high performance and reliability.
2. Create Intuitive Interfaces: You will develop and enhance user-facing features using a modern frontend framework, contributing to a seamless and powerful user experience.
3. Architect Data Solutions: You will work with both relational and non-relational databases, designing efficient data models and queries.
4. Leverage the Cloud: You will build and deploy services within a cloud environment (AWS/GCP), contributing to our scalable and resilient infrastructure.
5. Collaborate & Influence: You will partner with product and design teams to translate complex requirements into technical solutions, influencing the roadmap from an engineering perspective.

What You Bring (Technical Qualifications)

1. Professional experience as a full-time software engineer working across the full technology stack.
2. Proven experience in API design and development using a Python web framework (e.g., Django, Flask, FastAPI).
3. Hands-on familiarity with a modern frontend framework (e.g., React, Vue, Angular).
4. Solid experience with both relational (e.g., PostgreSQL) and non-relational databases (e.g., MongoDB, Redis).
5. Practical experience building and deploying applications using cloud services such as AWS or GCP.

What Will Make You Stand Out (Bonus Qualifications)

1. Experience leading technical projects or mentoring other engineers.
2. A background in driving system architecture and making key technology decisions.
3. Hands-on experience building and maintaining ETL and data pipelines.
4. Previous work with Natural Language Processing (NLP) or Deep Learning (DL) technologies.
5. A history of thriving in an early-stage startup environment.

Why Join Us?

We are at a pivotal moment. With strong VC backing, a proven product-market fit, and a roster of elite enterprise customers, we are poised for rapid growth. This is your chance to get in on the ground floor of a scaling venture.

1. Direct Impact: Your work will directly shape our product and company trajectory.
2. Accelerated Growth: Work closely with experienced founders and a talented team, taking on responsibilities that will stretch your skills.
3. Meaningful Problems: Tackle unique challenges at the forefront of AI-powered data analytics.
4. Strong Foundation: Benefit from the stability of significant funding and a clear vision for the future.

If you are a talented engineer who is eager to build, innovate, and grow with a company on the rise, we are really interested in learning more about you.

Tell us what you’re working on and what drives you. Apply today.

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