Senior Backend Engineer

Tatari; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

401(k), FSA, and commuter benefits

$1,000 annual continued education benefit

Unlimited PTO and sick days

Monthly Company Wellness Day Off

Catered lunches at the office

Job summary

Tatari is seeking a Software Engineer to architect and develop new features, collaborating across teams. The ideal candidate should have over 6 years of experience in software development, particularly with Python, and a strong background in data modeling and distributed systems.

This role offers competitive compensation between $170,000 – $200,000, along with extensive benefits including health insurance, unlimited PTO, and equity compensation.

Qualifications

• 6+ years developing software with object-oriented and/or functional programming languages.
• Hands-on experience with agentic coding tools.
• 4+ years building distributed systems at scale.
• Deep SQL and data modeling expertise.

Responsibilities

• Architect and own the development of new features.
• Drive technical architecture discussions and peer code reviews.
• Mentor more junior members of the team.

Skills

Python

Object-oriented programming

Functional programming

SQL expertise

Data modeling

Distributed systems

Agentic coding tools

Tools

RDS

Databricks

Spark

Redshift

Kafka

Airflow

Job description

Tatari is on a mission to revolutionize TV advertising. Founded in 2016, we help transform the antiquated world of TV advertising through the intelligent application of AI and machine learning to deliver linear and streaming TV ads to major brands.

We build a platform that combines sophisticated media buying with proprietary analytics to make TV advertising automated, digital-like, and scalable for businesses of any size.

Tatari is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

Responsibilities

• Architect and own the development of new features
• Collaborate with tact and lead with empathy across the organization on system architecture, technology, and scaling decisions
• Mentor more junior members of the team
• Design relational and non-relational data models for optimal storage, retrieval, and complex processing/calculations
• Drive technical architecture discussions and peer code reviews
• Collaborate effectively with Data Science, Product, and across engineering teams to push boundaries, shape our roadmap, and deliver on our mission

Qualifications

• 6+ years developing software with object-oriented and/or functional programming languages – Python required
• Hands‑on experience with agentic coding tools (e.g., Cursor, Copilot, Cody)
• Experience evaluating and deploying LLM‑based systems in production (latency, cost, reliability trade‑offs)
• 4+ years building distributed systems at scale
• 4+ years with a modern data stack (RDS, Databricks, Spark, Redshift, Kafka, Airflow, lakehouse architectures, real‑time databases, dbt, etc.)
• Deep SQL and data modeling expertise
• Experience working across the organization delivering on large impact initiatives

Nice to Have

• Experience developing highly available API using modern frameworks (REST, gRPC, GraphQL)
• Experience developing applied AI/ML‑enabled features
• Familiarity with prompt engineering, RAG architectures, evaluation frameworks, or fine‑tuning

Compensation & Benefits

• Total compensation: $170,000 – $200,000
• Equity compensation
• Health insurance coverage for you and your dependents
• 401(k), FSA, and commuter benefits
• $150 monthly spending account
• $1,000 annual continued education benefit
• $500 Newbie Productivity Perk
• Unlimited PTO and sick days
• Monthly Company Wellness Day Off
• Snacks, drinks, and catered lunches at the office