Backend Software Engineer

Summary

Join Contentsquare's Query Engine team as a Backend Software Engineer, contributing to the development of a unified data model for enhanced customer insights. Based in New York or remotely from the US East Coast, you will work on integrating functionalities from three companies, building a reliable data source, and optimizing database performance. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver cutting-edge capabilities and support the company's growth. This role requires a strong foundation in backend development, proficiency in SQL, and experience with relevant technologies. Contentsquare offers competitive benefits, including flexible work arrangements, generous paid time off, parental leave, and stock options.

Requirements

• Requires a robust foundation in backend development, particularly concerning data-intensive systems and the creation of clean, reliable and well-structured APIs
• Proficiency in SQL is essential, emphasizing performance and optimization
• Familiarity with Docker and Kubernetes within production contexts is necessary
• Recent graduates demonstrating substantial internship experience or project involvement are encouraged to apply
• Highly motivated and engaged individual with a strong curiosity for learning and growth, both within their current responsibilities and beyond
• Strong interest in keeping up with the latest in web technologies, architecture patterns, and platform performance
• You actively share learnings, promote tech excellence, and contribute to the team’s growth through knowledge-sharing and mentoring
• Understand the users' needs deeply and align engineering efforts with business goals
• Make decisions based on customer value and focus on delivering features that truly solve problems
• Ensures that development is not just about coding but also about creating a meaningful and impactful product
• Excellent English fluency with clear and articulate communication skills is required
• The ability to simplify complex concepts and effectively address both technical and non-technical audiences is essential, as is comfort with public speaking engagements
• Possessing strong written communication skills is crucial
• This involves crafting clear and well-structured content that effectively conveys a compelling and coherent narrative
• A key aspect of this skill is the ability to discern the appropriate level of detail, knowing when a thorough, in-depth explanation is necessary and when a more general overview suffices
• Proven experience collaborating effectively within cross-functional, agile teams of moderate size
• Proficient in engaging with Product and technical stakeholders
• Demonstrates a commitment to continuous improvement
• Assumes ownership of both personal work and team deliverables
• Appreciates transparency, constructive feedback, and a cooperative environment, and actively contributes to its development

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and manage back-end components and APIs using Node.js and Typescript, pushing our microservices architecture forward to support large-scale data and low-latency needs
• Explore and analyse the performance of the analytics database, suggesting and executing improvements that keep latency and scalability in line with the company targets
• Drive improvements across the entire backend and data stacks, with a strong product-performance mindset
• Work closely with agile, cross-functional teams, including engineers, product managers and designers
• Enable Application teams to build cutting-edge capabilities with outstanding experience and performance
• Collaborate with data generation, ingestion and aggregation to set the foundations for a robust, but flexible unified data pipeline
• Provide focused support for the domain, reacting and addressing customer needs both internally and externally

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to Scala, Go, or Python in production environments
• Experience with ClickHouse or other columnar databases for high-volume analytics
• Contributions to open-source projects, tech talks, or engineering blogs

Benefits

• Virtual onboarding, Hackathon, and various opportunities to interact with your team and global colleagues both on and offsite each year
• Work flexibility: hybrid and remote work policies
• Generous paid time-off policy (every location is different)
• Immediate eligibility for birthing and non-birthing parental leave
• Wellbeing and Home Office allowances
• A Culture Crew in every country we’re based in to coordinate regular activities for employees to get to know each other and bond outside of work
• Every full-time employee receives stock options, allowing them to share in the company’s success
• We have multiple Employee Resource Groups, that offer a safe space for individuals who share common identities, life experiences, or allyship to connect, support one another, and passionately advocate for the issues close to their hearts