Senior Software Engineer, Python

Northbeam

5h•$170,000 - $200,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Northbeam is seeking a senior-level software engineer with a backend focus to join their team. This role involves taking product problems from conception through implementation, with approximately 70% of the time dedicated to backend and distributed systems work and 20-30% to frontend work. The engineer will be responsible for scaling new products and capabilities, designing reliable backend systems, and contributing frontend components to deliver complete product experiences. Specific projects may include expanding the incrementality offering into a scalable experimentation platform, building near real-time data infrastructure, integrating AI into user workflows, improving connection-state systems, extending the partner ecosystem, and working on product areas like role-based access control (RBAC). The role offers collaboration with a cross-functional team of data scientists, product managers, and designers.

Requirements

5+ years of experience designing and building distributed backend systems, microservices, APIs and/or data processing systems written in Python.
Multiple years of professional experience building system architecture.
Experience working closely with product managers, designers, and data scientists while independently driving implementation and delivery.
Previous startup experience or working in an environment where engineers need breadth, sound judgment, and strong problem-solving skills.
Demonstrated experience turning ambiguous product needs into sound technical architecture and production-ready solutions.
The ability to navigate complex datasets and interconnected tables to investigate issues, trace dependencies, and identify the right path forward in ambiguous technical situations.
Working frontend experience with technologies such as React and TypeScript; deep frontend specialization is not required.
Strong coding fundamentals and the ability to solve technical problems independently, with AI used as an accelerator rather than a substitute for core capabilities.
A generalist mindset and willingness to work across backend, frontend, pipelines, and infrastructure when the product requires it.

Nice To Haves

Most of your experience is in data-intensive backend engineering, but you have also shipped frontend work.

Responsibilities

Scale our new incrementality product into a reliable, repeatable experimentation platform.
Develop near-real-time ingestion and processing capabilities to move beyond batch workflows.
Build new AI-powered workflows that help marketers evaluate performance and act on insights.
Improve connection-state systems and help extend the partner ecosystem across data ingestion and exports.
Work on other product areas such as role-based access control (RBAC).
Contribute to frontend work when needed to deliver complete experiences.