Senior Backend Engineer – Scalable APIs & Data Platform

Spade Data, Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Meaningful equity

Health benefits

401(k)

Parental leave

Unlimited PTO

Hybrid NYC HQ

Work from home stipend

Job summary

Spade Data, Inc. is seeking a Backend Engineer to own the APIs and data systems at the heart of our enrichment platform.

You will build high-performance Python backends and REST APIs that power billions of transactions, collaborating with data science and product teams in a small, high-ownership environment. You will join a team based in NYC with a hybrid work model, contributing from the Flatiron office at least 2 days per week, and bringing customer-focused problem solving to a rapidly growing

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience building and scaling backend Python-based systems in fast-paced environments.
• Proven capability with developing REST APIs and writing performant SQL.
• Experience building using AWS infrastructure.
• Experience building systems from scratch, making trade-offs, and executing autonomously in early-stage environments.
• A customer-focused mindset, strong problem solving skills, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while delivering value to customers.
• A collaborative mindset, the ability to be mentored, and a focus on your own growth trajectory.
• Based in NYC with ability to work out of our Flatiron office at least 2 days/week.

Responsibilities

• Own the APIs and data systems at the heart of our enrichment platform.
• Collaborate on our technical vision to build a product customers love.
• Develop and maintain low-latency, massively-scalable developer-facing APIs and a robust data platform for our data science team.
• Design and implement systems that support the growth of the product and the company.
• Debug production issues across all levels of the stack.
• Bring a strong collaborative approach to deliver value to customers and internal stakeholders at Spade.

Skills

Backend Python

REST APIs

SQL

AWS

Django

Autonomy in early-stage environments

Collaboration

Customer-focused

Tools

PySpark

Databricks

Delta Lake

Hex

AWS CDK

Job description

Spade Data, Inc. is seeking a Backend Engineer to own the APIs and data systems at the heart of our enrichment platform.

You will build high-performance Python backends and REST APIs that power billions of transactions, collaborating with data science and product teams in a small, high-ownership environment. You will join a team based in NYC with a hybrid work model, contributing from the Flatiron office at least 2 days per week, and bringing customer-focused problem solving to a rapidly growing