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Harnham ยท 4 days ago

Backend Engineer

positionAustin, TX
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid Level
money$160K/yr - $180K/yr

Harnham is a simulation-focused engineering organization building systems to evaluate complex autonomous technologies. They are seeking a Backend Engineer to design and operate a metrics platform that supports statistical evaluation at scale, collaborating closely with various teams to ensure metrics are reliable and performant.

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Responsibilities

Own and evolve the metrics platform, including schemas, storage layouts optimized for high-volume writes and fast analytical reads, and clear versioning strategies
Build and maintain a framework for writing and running metrics, including interfaces, examples, local execution, and CI compatibility checks
Design and implement testing systems for metrics and pipelines, including unit, contract, and regression tests using synthetic and sampled data
Operate compute and storage systems in production, with responsibility for monitoring, debugging, stability, and cost awareness
Partner with metric authors and stakeholders across development, analytics, and QA to plan changes and roll them out safely

Qualification

PythonSQLPostgreSQLData structuresAlgorithmsWorkflow orchestrationWeb servicesContainersOrchestrationClickHouseC++Data librariesLarge-scale datasetsKafkaObservability practices

Required

Strong experience using Python in production, including asynchronous programming (e.g., asyncio, aiohttp, FastAPI)
Advanced SQL skills, including complex joins, window functions, CTEs, and query optimization through execution plan analysis
Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms, with the ability to make informed performance trade-offs
Experience with databases, especially PostgreSQL (required); experience with ClickHouse is a strong plus
Understanding of OLTP vs. OLAP trade-offs and how schema and storage decisions affect performance
Experience with workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow (used today), Prefect, Argo, or Dagster
Familiarity with data libraries and validation frameworks (NumPy, pandas, Pydantic, or equivalents)
Experience building web services (FastAPI, Flask, Django, or similar)
Comfort working with containers and orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes
Experience working with large-scale datasets and data-intensive systems

Preferred

Ability to read and make small changes in C++ code
Experience building ML-adjacent metrics or evaluation infrastructure
Familiarity with Parquet and object storage layout/partitioning strategies
Experience with Kafka or task queues
Exposure to basic observability practices (logging, metrics, tracing)

Company

Harnham

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Harnham has actively chosen to focus on Data and Analytics.
dateFounded in 2006
location
New York, New York, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://www.harnham.com/us

H1B Sponsorship

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2024 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
unknown
Key Investors
BGF Ventures
2022-05-01Seed

Leadership Team

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David Farmer
Chief Executive Officer
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Stephen Lawrence
CFO
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Recent News

Harnham
Harnham secures investment from BGF | Harnham US Recruitment post
2025-02-05
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Notizie da: Nordic Capital, Bridgepoint Development Capital, PAI Partners, BlackRock, IP Group, MMC, Octopus, Pelican Capital, BGF e altri
2022-05-09
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