Sr. Backend Engineer, Ecosystems

7 Months ago • 6-10 Years • Backend Development

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Software Engineer at Highspot, you will collaborate with a talented team to design and develop core frontend features of the Highspot platform. You will be responsible for building customer-facing web applications, working with designers, product managers, and engineers, and optimizing large-scale data services. Responsibilities include creating RESTful APIs, integrating with external systems, integrating machine learning models, building scalable methodologies, staying updated with new technologies, and mentoring junior engineers. The role requires 6-10 years of experience building distributed systems and proficiency in building and supporting APIs and web services.

Must have:

Experience building distributed systems and working with databases.
Proficiency in building, integrating, and supporting APIs and web services.
Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
An entrepreneurial spirit and problem-solving skills.
Comfort with modern open source technologies and tools.

Good to have:

Experience in Ruby is an added advantage.
Experience in full-stack or frontend development.

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Job Details

About Highspot

Highspot is a software product development company and a recognized global leader in the sales enablement category, leveraging cutting-edge AI and GenAI technologies at the core of its robust Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) platform. Highspot is revolutionizing how millions of individuals work worldwide. Through its AI-powered platform, Highspot drives enterprise transformation to empower sales teams through intelligent content management, training, contextual guidance, customer engagement, meeting intelligence, and actionable analytics. The Highspot platform delivers advanced features tailored to business needs, in a modern design that sales and marketing executives appreciate and is the #1 rated sales enablement platform on G2 Crowd.

While headquartered in Seattle, Highspot has expanded its footprint across America, Canada, the UK, Germany, Australia, and now India, solidifying its presence in the Asia Pacific markets.

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer who will bring creativity and experience as they work collaboratively with a talented team. As a senior full stack engineer, you will be responsible for leading the design and development of core frontend features of the Highspot platform. Our ideal candidate understands how to build customer-facing web applications; they are a skilled communicator who enjoys working collaboratively with designers, product managers, and engineers; they are self-managed, curious, and resourceful.

Responsibilities

Partner with UX, Product Management, Data Science, and other teams to create software that customers love
Develop clean, reusable, supportable, and well-tested RESTful APIs and web services, including Highspot’s external API
Optimise and perform enhancements to large-scale data services built on top of MongoDB, Postgres, Redis, and other technologies
Integrate Highspot with external APIs, including third-party Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems, Content Management Systems (CMS), and other partner applications
Collaborate with the Data Science team to integrate advanced machine learning models into the application to deliver cutting edge AI features and help solve complex business problems for customers
Build scalable methodologies, tools, and techniques accompanied by excellent technical documentation
Stay abreast of new technologies and practices to further enhance team capabilities and your own skill
Act as a mentor and source for direction, training, and guidance for more junior engineers

Required Qualifications

6-10 years of experience building distributed systems, working with databases, and implementing production-ready high quality features
Proficiency in building, integrating with, and supporting APIs and web services using a variety of languages, data formats, and data transformations
Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams, including designers, product managers, and other developers, to develop and deliver high-quality applications
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
Hands on experience in Ruby is an added advantage
Experience in full-stack or frontend development for modern web applications is a plus
B.S./M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience

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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.

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