Senior Backend API Software Engineer

Job Description

• Design and develop RESTful APIs for internal data consumers using performant API frameworks such as Python Django, NodeJS or similar • Ensure optimal latency, authentication, and scalability of Spotter Data API. Follow API server best practices and standards • Implement and maintain backend transactional databases and document stores, ensuring data integrity and consistency • Work closely with the data engineering team to understand existing datasets that need to be queried via API endpoints • Work with various database systems (Postgres, Elastic Search, DynamoDB, CockroachDB, vector databases, data warehouses) and data lake technologies, applying optimization techniques for scalable queries • Explore new scalable solutions to meet our growing needs • Work with product engineering team to learn about the upcoming needs • Benchmark existing solutions periodically to ensure low latency, make recommendations when needed

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or similar technical or engineering discipline • 6+ years of software engineering experience • 4+ years of backend engineering experience using frameworks such as Django to serve large scale datasets • 3+ years of experience running software and services in the cloud • Proficiency with SQL on RDBMS and data warehouse solutions like Redshift • Proficiency with maintaining fault tolerant systems in production • Advanced proficiency in Python or JVM based programming language • Advanced knowledge of cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP or Azure • Additional Valued Skills: • Experience with YouTube APIs and YouTube/video performance data • Experience with data acquisition from external APIs at large scale / in parallel processing • Experience with Data-Lake technologies • Experience with vector databases • Experience with AWS Glue metastore • Experience with Data-Mesh approaches • Experience with data cataloging, data lineage and data governance tools and approaches

Benefits

• Medical and vision insurance covered up to 100% • Dental insurance • 401(k) matching • Stock options • Complimentary gym access • Autonomy and upward mobility • Diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture, where your voice matters.