Column · 7 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer (Backend)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level
$160K/yr - $190K/yr
5+ years expColumn is an AI-powered software platform for public information that builds automated tools for governments, law firms, and media organizations. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Backend) to design, build, and scale their publishing platform, ensuring high engineering standards and leading complex projects.
Software
Responsibilities
Establish and enforce repeatable, scalable engineering patterns through CI, code review and technical leadership
Lead development for our backend services and integrations, proactively managing system health across technical and business teams
Work alongside a small, senior-leaning team who are responsible for the core user experience, application health, and growth initiatives
Collaborate with customer-facing teams and peers to support a culture of continuous growth and knowledge sharing
Work in areas outside of your usual comfort zone and show motivation for learning and personal growth
Systematic thinker with clear technical opinions and curiosity for root causes
Qualification
Required
5+ years in full-stack or backend development, with 3+ years writing production React applications and deep experience with serverless backends
Hands-on with CI/CD, observability and performance tooling (DataDog, Sentry, CircleCI power user)
Strong proficiency in SQL
Experience as a senior engineer at a company with <100 engineers
Demonstrated ability to take ownership of projects and deliver high-quality, cost-effective and reliable technical solutions
Self-motivated with a strong drive to work in a startup environment, leading and shipping technical projects in collaboration with multiple experienced engineers
Based in North America (EST to PST time zone)
Preferred
Customer-facing engineering experience
Experience architecting or scaling document-generation pipelines, such as templating, layout rendering, or file delivery services that integrate with APIs or cloud storage
Experience in product engineering for a platform supporting similar users such as government agencies
Opinionated about Node / Typescript standards and deployment/ testing strategies
Benefits
Comprehensive health coverage
Flexible PTO
Remote-first culture
Company
Column
Column is a public benefit corporation building technology to help media, governments and legal services work together to notify the public.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2023 (1)
2021 (5)
2020 (9)
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$30MKey Investors
Lux Capital
2022-08-06Series A· $30M
Leadership Team
J
Jake Seaton
Founder & CEO
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