Senior Backend Engineer

4 Months ago • All levels • Backend Development

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Backend Engineer / Data Engineer at Cognite, you will be a crucial part of maintaining and developing new features for two critical batch processing applications, working closely with a multidisciplinary and experienced team, including a Lead Developer, fullstack developers, a designer, and a business analyst, ensuring solutions exceed client expectations. You will also collaborate directly with stakeholders from various locations worldwide, ensuring alignment and delivering value across diverse requirements. Key responsibilities include designing and implementing robust backend systems, creating workflows to process data from multiple sources, developing and maintaining data models, creating functions and transformations, optimizing and managing distributed systems, collaborating with cross-functional teams, handling and analyzing large datasets, troubleshooting and resolving issues, and staying updated on industry trends.
Must have:
  • Proven experience with backend development and distributed systems.
  • Proficiency in Python, SQL, and NoSQL databases.
Good to have:
  • Proficiency in Data Science and Machine Learning is a plus.

Job Details

About Cognite
Embark on a transformative journey with Cognite, a global SaaS forerunner in leveraging data to unravel complex business challenges through our cutting-edge Cognite Data Fusion (CDF) platform. We were awarded the 2022 Technology Innovation Leader for Global Digital Industrial Platforms & Cognite was recognized as 2024 Microsoft Energy and Resources Partner of the Year. In the realm of industrial digitalization, we stand at the forefront, reshaping the future of Oil & Gas, Manufacturing and Energy sectors. Join us in this venture where data meets ingenuity, and together, we forge the path to a smarter, more connected industrial future.

Learn more about Cognite here

Our values
Impact: Cogniters strive to make an impact in all that they do. We are result-oriented, always asking ourselves “How do I add value to my team, to my company, and most importantly - to our customers?”
Ownership: Cogniters embrace a culture of ownership. We go beyond our comfort zones to contribute to the greater good, fostering inclusivity and sharing responsibilities for challenges and success. 
Relentless: Cogniters are relentless in their pursuit of innovation. We are determined and deliverable (never ruthless or reckless), facing challenges head-on and viewing setbacks as opportunities for growth. 

About Global Customer Success
In Global Customer Success, we build a quality company that helps our customers (and employees!) achieve their desired outcomes with Cognite. We take ownership to ensure that value moves beyond a paper exercise, and is being realized in practice. We have a relentless focus on innovation,  ensuring we fully utilize our peoples' capabilities. We strive for happy and thriving employees, working with engaged customers to expand their usage and impact, and bring back feedback to improve our products. Within Global Customer Success, we emphasise developing repeatable and scalable offerings to maximize the outcomes of our investments as a company.



The Team
Cognite’s Innovation Team is at the forefront of driving transformative solutions for a leading American client in the emulsions industry with batch processing applications. Our team delivers impactful applications and tools by leveraging advanced technologies and innovative practices. This is your chance to work on challenging, real-world problems in a collaborative and dynamic environment.

The Role
We are looking for a Senior Backend Developer / Data Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will play a crucial part in maintaining and developing new features for two critical batch processing applications. You will work closely with a multidisciplinary and experienced team, including a Lead Developer, fullstack developers, a designer, and a business analyst, to ensure that our solutions exceed client expectations. You will also collaborate directly with stakeholders from various locations worldwide, ensuring alignment and delivering value across diverse requirements.

Key Responsibilities

    • Design and implement robust backend systems to support complex batch processing workflows, ensuring data reliability even when working with inconsistent or incomplete data.
    • Create workflows to process data from multiple sources with varying levels of quality, ensuring the impact of one component failing has minimal impact for the whole system.
    • Develop and maintain data models for intricate domain problems in the emulsions industry.
    • Create functions and transformations to extract insights and make sense of raw data.
    • Optimize and manage distributed systems to ensure scalability and reliability.
    • Collaborate with cross-functional team members to define requirements and deliver high-quality solutions.
    • Handle and analyze large datasets using SQL and NoSQL technologies.
    • Troubleshoot and resolve issues across the application lifecycle, from development to production.
    • Stay updated on industry trends and best practices to bring innovative ideas to the team.

What we’re looking for

    • Technical Expertise: Proven experience with backend development, distributed systems, and complex domain data modeling.
    • Programming Skills: Proficiency in Python, SQL, and NoSQL databases. Familiarity with web-based (e.g., cloud-based) solutions, automated testing, source code versioning, continuous integration and continuous delivery.
    • Problem Solver: Ability to tackle challenges with partial or incomplete information using logical and creative approaches.
    • Self-Starter: Highly resourceful, motivated, and capable of taking ownership of tasks from inception to completion.
    • Collaborative Mindset: Strong communication skills and a willingness to work closely with team members across disciplines.
    • Stakeholder Interaction: Experience working directly with global stakeholders to understand requirements and align on deliverables.
    • Machine Learning: Proficiency in Data Science and Machine Learning is a plus.
 Join the global Cognite Community! 🌐
- Join an organization of 70 different nationalities 🌐 with Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) in focus 🤝
- ITPL office location (Bengaluru)
- A highly modern and fun working environment with sublime culture across the organization, follow us on Instagram @cognitedata 📷 to know more
- Flat structure with direct access to decision-makers, with minimal amount of bureaucracy
- Opportunity to work with and learn from some of the best people on some of the most ambitious projects found anywhere, across industries
- Join our HUB 🗣️ to be part of the conversation directly with Cogniters and our partners.
- Hybrid work environment globally


Why choose Cognite? 🏆 🚀
Join us in making a real and lasting impact in one of the most exciting and fastest-growing new software companies in the world. We have repeatedly demonstrated that digital transformation, when anchored on strong DataOps, drives business value and sustainabilityfor clients and allows front-line workers, as well as domain experts, to make better decisions every single day. We were recognized as one of CNBC's top global enterprise technology startups powering digital transformation! And just recently, Frost & Sullivan named Cognite a Technology Innovation Leader! 🥇 Most recently Cognite Data Fusion® Achieved Industry First DNV Compliance for Digital Twins 🥇



Apply today!
If you're excited about the opportunity to work at Cognite and make a difference in the tech industry, we encourage you to apply today! We welcome candidates of all backgrounds and identities to join our team. Please do not hesitate to contact our Talent Acquisition team with any questions -

We encourage you to follow us on Cognite LinkedIn; we post all our openings there.


Equal Opportunity
Cognite is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment at work and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive the same level of consideration for employment; everyone we hire will receive the same level of consideration for training, compensation, and promotion. 
We ask for gender as part of our application because we want to ensure equal assessment in the recruitment process. Your answer will help us reach this commitment! However, the question about gender is optional and your choice not to answer will not affect the assessment of your application in any way.

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