Principal Backend Software Engineer, Training & Coaching

4 Months ago • 7 Years + • Full Stack Development • Education • $167,826 PA - $252,174 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Highspot is seeking a Principal Backend Software Engineer to build software with a spark of magic. This role involves server-side programming, API development, and collaboration with cross-functional teams. Must-haves include proficiency in building, integrating with, and supporting APIs, experience with modern open-source technologies, and a passion for delivering high-quality software.
Must have:
  • API development
  • Modern technologies
  • Software products
  • Object-oriented design
Good to have:
  • Functional design
  • Generative AI
  • Scalable software
  • Cloud technologies
Perks:
  • Parental leave
  • Professional development

Job Details

About Highspot
Highspot is pioneering the category that is fundamentally changing the way companies increase sales productivity. On a mission to transform the way millions of people work with sales enablement, Highspot is committed to building breakthrough software with a spark of magic. We believe a great place to work is about more than the work – it’s about what the company stands for, and how it authentically represents its values in the real world. To this end, we have put intentional focus on creating equitable workspaces for each of our employees. Our goal is to create a culture where everyone feels a deep sense of belonging and is empowered to be an agent of change, with the ability to transform themselves, their workplace, and their world.

About the Role
We’re looking for a Principal Backend Software Engineer who will bring their creativity and experience to Highspot to help us build software with a spark of magic. This is a role that works closely with Product Management, Design, and Frontend Engineering. While we don’t expect you to be an expert in all of these technologies, some of the languages and tools we use to build Highspot include Ruby, Java, Clojure, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Solr, AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.

What You'll Do

    • Focus on server-side programming while also understanding how features work end-to-end in the web frontend and mobile user experiences
    • Rapidly create software that customers love by partnering cross-functionally with a talented team of Engineers, Designers, and Product Managers
    • Use your communication skills to represent highly technical concepts to your counterparts on the Frontend, Design, and Product Management teams
    • Integrate Highspot with external APIs, including third-party Learning Management Systems (LMS) and other partner applications
    • You will lead and contribute to the development of new generative AI features
    • Develop clean, reusable, supportable, and well-tested RESTful APIs and web services
    • Design and implement new endpoints for Highspot’s external API to power the Highspot web frontend, mobile applications, and our customers' software
    • Write automated tests of your code and collaborate with QA to deliver software at a high level of quality
    • Define and meet scalability, uptime, performance, and security goals
    • Resolve major customer technical issues in production
    • Contribute to internal and external technical documentation

Your Background

    • Proficiency in building, integrating with, and supporting APIs using a variety of languages, data formats, and data transformations
    • An  entrepreneurial spirit: you’re agile, creative, resourceful, and tenacious as you solve problems and achieve team and company goals
    • Comfortable with modern open source technologies and tools
    • Experience developing software products, scalable internet software, and applications using a range of software models including object-oriented and functional design patterns
    • B.S./M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience
    • 7+ years of relevant work experience
Base salary range: $167,826 - $252,174
Employees may also be eligible for bonuses, stock options, and other forms of compensation.
The above represents total expected compensation for this role. Actual compensation will depend on various job-related factors, including, but not limited to, location, experience, and job qualifications.

Highspot also offers the following employee benefits for this position:
-Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life benefits
-Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
-401(k) Matching with immediate vesting on employer match
-Flexible PTO
-8 paid holidays and 5 paid days for Annual Holiday Week
-Quarterly Recharge Fridays (paid days off for mental health recharge)
-18 weeks paid parental leave
-Professional development opportunities through LinkedIn Learning
-Access to Coaches and Therapists through Modern Health
-2 volunteer days per year
-Commuting benefits    


#LI-DL1

Equal Opportunity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship, color, ethnicity, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or invisible disability status, political affiliation, veteran status, race, religion, or sexual orientation.

Did you read the requirements as a checklist and not tick every box? Don't rule yourself out! If this role resonates with you, hit the ‘apply’ button.

Similar Jobs

DAZN - Android Engineer - Android TV

DAZN

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Paypal - Member of Technical Staff - IAM

Paypal

San Jose, California, United States (Hybrid)
4 Months ago
Visa - Staff Systems Engineer - GO

Visa

Singapore, Singapore (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Zeta - Principal Engineer

Zeta

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Google - Engineering Manager, Developer X

Google

(On-Site)
3 Months ago
IGT - Software Engineer (Developer) IV

IGT

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States (Hybrid)
3 Months ago
Next Level Business Services - Technical Lead (ASP.NET / Site core)

Next Level Business Services

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Meta - Production Engineering

Meta

Menlo Park, California, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

Luxoft - Software Developer in Test (Java)

Luxoft

(Remote)
3 Months ago
Netflix - Full Stack Engineer 5: Games Messaging

Netflix

United States (Remote)
3 Months ago
Infoblox - Staff/Senior Data Engineer

Infoblox

Pune, Maharashtra, India (Hybrid)
3 Months ago
SmartBear - Customer Support Engineer - BugSnag

SmartBear

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Nasdaq - Regulatory Compliance Specialist

Nasdaq

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Acceldata - Senior SDET - Pulse

Acceldata

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Google - Technical Delivery UI/UX Cloud Engineer

Google

(On-Site)
3 Months ago
Nagarro - Senior Engineer, Java

Nagarro

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (On-Site)
4 Months ago
ION - Cloud Engineer - Graduate Development Program

ION

Pisa, Tuscany, Italy (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Pattern® - Software Engineer - Ruby

Pattern®

Pune, Maharashtra, India (On-Site)
5 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in Seattle, Washington, United States

Intel Corporation - Senior HR Director, TD

Intel Corporation

Phoenix, Arizona, United States (Hybrid)
3 Months ago
Trek - Service Manager

Trek

Atascocita, Texas, United States (On-Site)
5 Months ago
ByteDance - Research Scientist in Large Language Model

ByteDance

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Netflix - Machine Learning Manager - Promotional Media

Netflix

Los Gatos, California, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Ness Digital - DevOps/Cloud/Infra Platform Engineer

Ness Digital

Dallas, Texas, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Trek - Future Store Manager - Portland Area

Trek

Portland, Oregon, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Hudl - Account Executive

Hudl

Lincoln, Nebraska, United States (Hybrid)
3 Months ago
Fabric - Systems Engineering Lead (Chinese/English bi-lingual)

Fabric

Irvine, California, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Scopely - Release Engineer - Monopoly GO!

Scopely

United States (Remote)
3 Months ago
Netflix - Systems Engineer L4 - DevOps

Netflix

United States (Remote)
3 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Full Stack Development Jobs

Every matrix - Middle .Net Developer

Every matrix

Changsha, Hunan, China (On-Site)
4 Months ago
PwC - Senior Associate_.NET Developer_MS  Engg_Advisory_Kolkata

PwC

Kolkata, West Bengal, India (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Salesforce - Software Engineer, AI Tools

Salesforce

Palo Alto, California, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Google - Software Engineer, University Graduate, 2025

Google

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Google - Software Engineer III, Infrastructure, Search

Google

(On-Site)
3 Months ago
Google - Software Engineer, Google Pixel Camera

Google

(On-Site)
3 Months ago
Google - Staff Software Engineer, YouTube Developer Experience

Google

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
4 Months ago
In The Pocket - BACK-END DEVELOPER

In The Pocket

Leuven, Flanders, Belgium (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Trend Micro - Senior Software Developer

Trend Micro

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Google - Software Engineer III, Google Kubernetes Engine

Google

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
3 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

About The Company

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Hybrid)

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Hybrid)

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Hybrid)

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Hybrid)

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Hybrid)

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Hybrid)

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Hybrid)

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Hybrid)

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Hybrid)

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (Hybrid)

View All Jobs

Get notified when new jobs are added by Highspot

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug