Senior Backend Engineer
Monte Carlo
About Monte Carlo
As businesses increasingly rely on data to power digital products and drive better decision-making, it’s mission-critical that this data is accurate and reliable. Monte Carlo, the data reliability company, is the creator of the industry's first end-to-end Data Observability platform. Named an Inc. Best Workplace for 2024, a DBTA Readers Choice for Best Data Observability Solution for 2024, a G2 Best Product for 2023, and the "New Relic for data" by Forbes, we've raised $236M from Accel, ICONIQ Growth, GGV Capital, Redpoint Ventures, IVP, and Salesforce Ventures. Monte Carlo works with data-driven companies like Fox, Pepsico, Amazon, American Airlines, and other leading enterprises to help them achieve trust in data.
About the role:
We are looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to take significant ownership in building Monte Carlo's cloud application for Data Observability. The role will involve end-to-end development: helping formulate usability requirements and designs, full production implementation, and operations. You will be collaborating with a small team of seasoned engineers, and your work will greatly impact our product and customers.
Location:
Anywhere in the Americas
Here’s what you’ll be doing:
Building production-grade backend services and APIs to delight customers
Owning major projects from inception to deployment, shipping at a rapid pace
Architecting simple yet flexible solutions, and then scaling them as we grow
Testing, releasing, and operating your code in production
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Navigating with some ambiguity while solving problems and pursuing solutions to difficult challenges
We’re excited about you because:
You have 5+ years of experience delivering production-grade backend code, performing code reviews, and working on cloud, data, and web applications
You have strong Python skills (we use Django) or mastery of similar backend technologies in a large, complex codebase
You test your work (with automation) and follow traffic as customers use your features
You tech-lead critical projects or initiatives within your team and organization
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You have experience in some of:
Serverless applications, especially with AWS and Lambda
Data-driven applications, with tools such as PySpark
The needs of data engineers and analytics teams, such as with Snowflake, Databricks, Airflow, dbt, or many similar tools (our customers)
Observability - a love of software APMs, debugging tools, and uptime metrics
You collaborate with your team in a remote-first environment
You get your urgency from user feedback and product vision
You're pragmatic and biased towards action; you're able to see the bigger picture and reason about prioritization and scope
Additional Information:
This role will receive a competitive salary, benefits, and equity package. The salary is only for US-based employees and will be aligned with the range below.
$180,000 - 230,000/year
Various factors, including a candidate’s professional background and experience, are considered when determining compensation. Final offer amounts may vary from the amounts listed above.
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Equality is a core tenet of Monte Carlo's culture. We are committed to building an inclusive global team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, and experiences.
Monte Carlo is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We are proud to be recognized for our world-class employee experience:
Monte Carlo Named to American's Most Loved Workplace List 2024
Monte Carlo Named an Inc. Best Workplace for 2024
Monte Carlo Named A Top 20 ORG For Venture Capital Funded Companies, Spring 2024