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Altana · 11 hours ago

Lead Software Engineer

Altana is the network for trusted trade, empowering governments and businesses to build a more resilient and secure global economy. The Lead Software Engineer will work closely with Data Scientists to analyze world-scale datasets and develop scalable APIs, while also mentoring other developers and driving technical decision-making.

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Responsibilities

Ingest product requirements, define technical requirements, and design practical, iterative technology designs that achieve our product and technical goals
Work with your product manager to develop implementation plans against our technical product roadmaps
Personally maintain, develop, and deploy services creating and supporting our overall architecture
Analyze and propose technical solutions to invent, enable, and enhance our product offerings
Be responsible for automating, testing, and deploying your own and your team’s work
Review the code and technical designs authored by your team members while holding a high bar for quality
Mentor developers and help them level up their skills
Be responsible for the day-to-day work of a team of engineers and ensure that the team is progressing along the defined roadmap
Drive technical decision-making and problem-solving across the team, ensuring solutions are efficient, scalable, and maintainable
Serve as the first point of escalation for a portion of the product surface area

Qualification

PythonCloud deploymentAPI developmentData-driven softwareContainer technologiesMentoringCommunication skillsProblem-solving

Required

BS or MS degree in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
5+ years of real-world professional experience writing back end or data-driven software in demanding environments
You've deployed production code and services to cloud-hosted environments
You have demonstrated experience delivering incremental releases from proof-of-concept to MVP to production
Self-starter with demonstrated experience working on large, complex problems
You care deeply about engineering excellence, clean code, and knowledge-sharing
You have strong written and verbal communication skills
Experience leading other engineers on complex projects

Preferred

Experience with Python Machine Learning toolsets (Numpy, Pandas, Dedupe)
Experience with container technologies like Docker and Kubernetes

Benefits

Flexible Time Off: Altana operates with a Flexible Time Off (FTO) policy that gives you agency over your own time off so you can maximize your work-life balance.
Parental Leave: We offer industry leading Paid Parental Leave (PPL), providing 14 weeks of leave for non-birthing, adoptive, and foster parents and up to 26 weeks of leave for birthing parents, all paid at 100% of your base salary.
Health Benefits: We have a full suite of medical, vision, and dental benefits with generous employer contributions, designed to give you flexibility and choice for your individual health situation. Our high deductible health plan is 100% employer paid for employees and supplemented with an employer contribution to your Health Savings Account (HSA). There is also a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) option.
Supplemental Benefits: Altana provides life, short- and long-term disability, and AD&D insurance coverage, all at no cost to you, so you know that you and your loved ones are covered in case of an emergency.
401(k) Savings: Save for and invest in your future using our Guideline 401(k) retirement savings program.
Commuter Benefits: Save money on your commute by setting aside pre-tax funds for public transit or parking!
Wellness: Because we value mental and emotional health, every Altana employee has access to a free premium subscription to Calm, the #1 app for meditation, sleep, and mindfulness.
Pet Insurance: Pets are family too! Keep them healthy with Wishbone insurance and / or our Total Pet vet service and telehealth discount plan.
Employee Assistance Program: Free access to confidential personal support.
Dependent Care FSA: You will have access to a Dependent Care FSA, which allows you to set aside pre-tax funds for childcare expenses

Company

Altana

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Altana is the only Product Network connecting buyers, suppliers, logistics providers & government agencies across the global supply chain.

H1B Sponsorship

Altana has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (8)
2024 (4)
2023 (3)
2022 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$322M
Key Investors
US Innovative Technology FundActivate Capital PartnersGoogle Ventures
2024-07-29Series C· $200M
2022-10-03Series B· $100M
2021-09-20Series A· $15M

Leadership Team

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Evan Smith
Co-Founder and CEO
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Peter Swartz
Chief Science Officer and Co-Founder
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