Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Insights)

ECL Kontor; Old Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company on a mission to revolutionize customer engagement through cutting-edge AI technology. As a Senior Software Engineer focused on backend development, you will play a pivotal role in creating a state-of-the-art Customer Data Platform. Your expertise will help shape the future of customer interactions, ensuring high performance and scalability while collaborating with a talented team of engineers and data scientists. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of technology and customer experience, driving significant business growth from day one. If you're passionate about backend engineering and eager to make a real impact, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in backend engineering and database design.
• Strong expertise in ClickHouse and Elasticsearch for large-scale data.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain backend services and APIs for applications.
• Collaborate with teams to deliver end-to-end solutions.

Skills

Backend Engineering

Database Design

System Architecture

Python

Go

RESTful API Development

Problem-Solving

Communication Skills

Tools

Postgres

ClickHouse

Elasticsearch

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Insights)

Cresta is on a mission to turn every customer conversation into a competitive advantage by unlocking the true potential of the contact center. Our platform combines the best of AI and human intelligence to help contact centers discover customer insights and behavioral best practices, automate conversations and inefficient processes, and empower every team member to work smarter and faster. Born from the prestigious Stanford AI lab, Cresta's co-founder and chairman is Sebastian Thrun, the genius behind Google X, Waymo, Udacity, and more. Our leadership also includes CEO, Ping Wu, the co-founder of Google Contact Center AI and Vertex AI platform, Tim Shi, an early member of Open AI.

We’ve assembled a world-class team of AI and ML experts, go-to-market leaders, and top-tier investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Greylock Partners, Sequoia, and former AT&T CEO John Donovan. Our valued customers include brands like Intuit, Cox Communications, Hilton, and Carmax and we’ve been recognized by Forbes and Bain Consulting as one of the top private AI companies in the world.

About the role:

Cresta Insights: As a Senior full-stack engineer, with a backend focus, you will be at the forefront of shaping the future of customer engagement! As we work towards our vision, you'll be instrumental in delivering timely, actionable insights that drive business growth from day one. We're building a state-of-the-art Customer Data Platform, visualizing relevant insights for businesses post-onboarding and guiding customer engagement across all touch-points. Be part of the team that's redefining the way businesses connect with their customers!

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, and maintain backend services and APIs to support applications.
• Build and optimize data storage solutions using Postgres, ClickHouse, and Elasticsearch to ensure high performance and scalability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including frontend engineers, data scientists, and machine learning engineers, to deliver end-to-end solutions.
• Monitor and troubleshoot performance issues in distributed systems and databases.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code following best practices for backend development.
• Participate in code reviews, testing, and continuous integration efforts.
• Ensure security, scalability, and reliability of backend services.
• Analyze and improve system architecture, focusing on performance bottlenecks, scaling, and security.

Qualifications We Value:

• Proven experience as a Backend Engineer with a focus on database design and system architecture.
• Strong expertise in ClickHouse or similar columnar databases for managing large-scale, real-time analytical queries.
• Hands-on experience with Elasticsearch for indexing and searching large datasets.
• Proficient in backend programming languages such as Python and Go.
• Experience with RESTful API design and development.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with performance tuning, data modeling, and query optimization.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

Compensation for this position includes a base salary, equity, and a variety of benefits. Actual base salaries will be based on candidate-specific factors, including experience, skillset, and location, and local minimum pay requirements as applicable. We are actively hiring for this role in the US and Canada. Your recruiter can provide further details.

We have noticed a rise in recruiting impersonations across the industry, where scammers attempt to access candidates' personal and financial information through fake interviews and offers. All Cresta recruiting email communications will always come from the @cresta.ai domain. Any outreach claiming to be from Cresta via other sources should be ignored. If you are uncertain whether you have been contacted by an official Cresta employee, reach out to [e-mail].

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