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Senior Staff / Staff Software Engineer

Scowtt Inc
Location
Seattle / San Francisco
Posted
2 days ago
Department
Engineering
Salary
$180,000 - $260,000
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
  • 7+ years of experience building production software systems
  • Strong hands-on software engineering experience with Python and TypeScript / Node.js
  • Significant experience designing and operating backend services and production data pipelines
  • Strong SQL skills and experience working with large datasets and analytical databases
  • Experience building and operating systems in GCP and/or AWS
Nice to have
  • Experience with modern data warehouses and platforms such as BigQuery, or Redshift
  • Experience building ingestion frameworks across APIs, databases, object storage, and event-driven systems
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, data modeling, idempotency, retries, concurrency, and failure recovery
  • Experience building curated datasets and data infrastructure supporting machine learning and analytics workloads
  • Experience designing production APIs and backend services at scale
What the job really is

The Senior / Staff Software Engineer will focus on building and evolving the data and application systems that support Scowtt's Marketing AI and AI Sales Agents. This hands-on role involves managing backend systems, data pipelines, and integrations, while also occasionally contributing to frontend development. The engineer will be responsible for ensuring data quality and operational efficiency, mentoring other engineers, and defining architecture standards as the platform scales.

Benefits
  • Base salary range of $180,000 - $260,000 based on level and location
  • Eligibility for standard benefits
  • Attractive startup equity
Things to weigh
  • The role requires significant ownership and independence in a fast-paced startup environment.
  • The position is primarily backend-focused but requires flexibility to work across the stack.
  • No specific mention of remote work policies or flexibility in work arrangements.
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