Software Engineer, Backend - Product Platform

About the position

As a member of Baton's Platform team, contribute to the design and development of backend systems and APIs, utilizing Python and best practices in software engineering to ensure high performance, scalability, and security across Baton's products. Provide technical leadership by mentoring junior engineers, guiding architectural decisions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. Model coding excellence, writing clean, maintainable, and efficient Python code, conducting code reviews, and enforcing coding standards to elevate overall code quality. Help define the backend architecture, make informed technology choices, and identify solutions that meet current and future requirements while optimizing for scalability. Take ownership of complex technical challenges, troubleshoot issues, and proactively identify areas for improvement in the backend infrastructure, ensuring a reliable and efficient web application. Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies, conducting research and proposing innovative solutions to enhance the web application's capabilities and user experience.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the design and development of backend systems and APIs using Python.
• Provide technical leadership by mentoring junior engineers and guiding architectural decisions.
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient Python code, conducting code reviews.
• Help define the backend architecture and make informed technology choices.
• Take ownership of complex technical challenges and troubleshoot issues.
• Stay updated with industry trends and propose innovative solutions.

Requirements

• Proficiency in Python for web backend development.
• Capability to contribute to frontend development, ideally with React.
• Strong foundation in first principles thinking for problem-solving.
• Deep knowledge in data modeling, database schema design, and SQL.

Nice-to-haves

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 3+ years of experience as a software engineer, ideally in enterprise or consumer-facing environments.
• Demonstrated ability in leading large-scale projects and building scalable backend systems.
• Experience in both backend and frontend development.
• Experience working on a Platform team or building tools for other developers.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonus structure.
• Annual bonus and Long Term Incentive Plan participation.
• Hybrid work schedule.
• 401k with matching.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision health coverage.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program (15% discount to market value).
• Collaborative, fun, and tech forward office in Hayes Valley (San Francisco).