Harnham ยท 1 day ago
Backend Engineer
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$155K/yr - $180K/yrHarnham is advancing the future of autonomous driving by developing metrics and analytical insights for self-driving systems. They are seeking a Backend Engineer to design and operate a metrics platform that supports statistical evaluation, collaborating closely with engineering and analytics teams to ensure reliability and performance.
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Hiring Manager
Bailey Hanson
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
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, 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
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)
Must have existing authorization to work in the U.S
Company
Harnham
Harnham has actively chosen to focus on Data and Analytics.
Founded in 2006
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
BGF Ventures
2022-05-01Seed
Leadership Team
David Farmer
Chief Executive Officer
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Stephen Lawrence
CFO
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