Software Development Engineer, Platform Engineering

Pitchbook•Seattle, WA

68d•$130,000 - $165,000•Onsite

About The Position

As a member of the Product and Engineering team at PitchBook, you will be part of a team of big thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers who strive to deepen the positive impact we have on our customers and our company every day. We value curiosity and the drive to find better ways of doing things. We thrive on customer empathy, which remains our focus when creating excellent customer experiences through product innovation. We know that greatness is achieved through collaboration and diverse points of view, so we work closely with partners around the globe. As a team, we assume positive intent in each other’s words and actions, value constructive discussions, and foster a respectful working environment built on integrity, growth, and business value. We invest heavily in our people, who are eager to learn and constantly improve. Join our team and grow with us! As a Software Development Engineer within the Product organization, you will be responsible for delivering the next suite of backend services that power the PitchBook platform. You will be essential in helping to build exceptional solutions relied upon and used by thousands of PitchBook customers every day and work with PitchBook professionals around the world with the collective goal of delighting our customers and growing our business. You will have the opportunity to solve a variety of challenges and issues, and the team will rely on you to exercise sound judgement to determine the appropriate action. You will continue to develop your expertise in the team’s domain and be expected to apply learned techniques to future challenges. You will collaborate with external and internal stakeholders of different roles and backgrounds with the goal to resolve mutual problems. You will also have the opportunity to provide technical guidance to less experienced peers. Lastly, you exhibit a growth mindset, are willing to solicit feedback, engage others with empathy and help create a culture of belonging, teamwork, and purpose. If you love building customer-centric solutions, strive for excellence every day, are adaptable and focused and believe work should be fun, come join us!

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or a similar field
2+ years in Software Development or Engineering roles within a medium or large enterprise
2+ years of experience with Python, Go, or a similar object-oriented language
1+ years of experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g. Terraform, Puppet, Ansible, Chef)
1+ years of experience with containers and orchestration platforms, including Kubernetes and Docker
Experience working within a development team in an Agile environment
Ability to be a team-player who can also work independently
Proficiency in RESTful API design
Proficiency in GitOps and creation/management of CI/CD pipelines
Experienced with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
Experience with distributed, scalable microservices and event-driven architectures
Experience with data storage, replication, caching and search technologies, such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MS SQL Server, Amazon RDS, GCP CloudSQL, Redis, Elasticsearch, and Lucene/Solr
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong problem-solving ability
Familiarity with architecture trade-off analysis methods and domain-driven design preferred
Proficiency with the Microsoft Office suite including in-depth knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel with the ability to pick up new systems and software easily
Must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with architecture trade-off analysis methods and domain-driven design preferred

Responsibilities

Design, develop and maintain components of PitchBook’s platform services. Hands-on development will be an integral part of the responsibilities
Implement well-designed, testable and efficient code that meets product requirements, coding standards, performance, scalability, reliability, and the organization’s goals and principles
Collaborate with other engineers, product managers and other internal stakeholders in an Agile environment
Provide technical guidance and perform code reviews for team members
Design and deliver on small projects end-to-end with little to no guidance
Provide support to applications in production in terms of deployment, troubleshooting, and incident management
Support the vision and values of the company through role modeling and encouraging desired behaviors
Participate in various company initiatives and projects as requested