Senior Software Engineer - Sales Planning

CaptivateIQ, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

401(k) plan

Apple hardware

ERGs

Job summary

CaptivateIQ, Inc. is hiring a senior software engineer to build core product capabilities from the ground up, using Django, Python and React. You will collaborate with product and design to translate ambiguous problems into scalable technical solutions for our enterprise customers.

You will optimize platform performance, design data models and APIs to support complex business logic and large data volumes, and mentor teammates to uphold high engineering standards across the stack.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with full-stack Python/React.
• Proven ability to build and scale products from early stages.
• Strong systems thinking and architectural judgment.

Responsibilities

• Develop core product capabilities from the ground up using Django, Python and React.
• Collaborate with Product and Design to translate ambiguous problems into technical solutions.
• Optimize platform performance and scale for enterprise data and complexity.
• Migrate to a unified platform across products and define data models and APIs.
• Mentor engineers and uphold high standards for code quality and observability.

Skills

Python

React/TypeScript

Databases

AI tooling

Full-stack

Tools

Django

Job description

CaptivateIQ is transforming the way companies plan, manage, and optimize sales performance. We started by revolutionizing incentive compensation management, and now we're expanding our platform to solve broader sales planning challenges. Recognized by industry analysts like Forrester, Gartner and G2 and backed by top-tier investors, including Sequoia, ICONIQ, Accel, and Sapphire Ventures. We empower high-growth companies like Netflix, Figma, and Stripe with the flexibility and insights needed to drive revenue performance.

Join a talented, product focussed engineering team committed to solving some of the most complex and impactful problems within sales performance management.

What you’ll Do

• Develop new core product capabilities from the ground up: Transforming initial concepts into production-ready features using Django, Python and React.
• Collaborate closely with Product and Design: Translate ambiguous problems into high-impact technical solutions.
• Optimize platform performance: Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks to ensure the platform remains responsive as we scale to support complex enterprise-grade data sets.
• Scale for the enterprise: Help us drive requirements and migrate to a new common platform across all our products
• Maintain high technical standards: Ensure excellence in code quality, automated testing, and observability while mentoring other engineers on the team.

Remote: United States/Canada

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with full-stack proficiency in Python, React/TypeScript and databases.
• Understanding of how to leverage AI tools effectively to ship reliable code at pace
• Proven track record of building and scaling products from early stages.
• Strong systems thinking and architectural judgment, with the ability to design data models and APIs that support complex business logic and high data volumes.
• Customer-centric approach: Proven ability to translate customer feedback and business requirements into effective technical solutions.
• High ownership of production reliability: Experience building and maintaining observable, reliable systems in production settings.
• Excellent communication skills and product sensibility, with a focus on collaborating deeply with product and design stakeholders.

Why You’ll Love This Role

• You’ll help define how AI is productized in a brand-new EPM offering.
• You’ll work on both platform foundations and user-facing experiences, with real influence over direction.
• You’ll operate in a space where engineering, product, and design are tightly intertwined.
• Your work will shape not just features, but the long-term AI strategy and technical foundation of the product.

Bonus Points

• Experience with Django strongly favoured
• Experience building AI model feedback loops to continuously improve model behavior
• Experience implementing AI evaluation and guardrails, such as:
• Offline and online evaluations
• Safety filters, policy enforcement, and failure detection
• Human-in-the-loop workflows and red-teaming
• Comprehensive Healthcare: 100% coverage for medical, dental, and vision for all FTEs, with roughly 75% coverage for dependents.
• Flexible Time Off: Flexible vacation days plus quarterly mental health days to ensure you have the space to recharge.
• Annual Stipends: Dedicated funds for your professional development and caretaking needs.
• Work Anniversary Bonuses: Annual bonuses to celebrate your milestones and contributions to the CaptivateIQ team that grow as your tenure does.
• Retirement Savings (US-Only): A 401(k) plan to help you invest in and secure your future.
• Premium Tools: The latest Apple hardware to empower you to do your best work.
• Inclusive Community: Active Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that celebrate shared identities and support our DEI goals by fostering an environment where diverse talent thrives.