Sr. Backend Engineer, tvScientific

About tvScientific

tvScientific is the first and only CTV advertising platform purpose-built for performance marketers. We leverage massive data and cutting-edge science to automate and optimize TV advertising to drive business outcomes. Our solution combines media buying optimization measurement and attribution in one efficient platform. Our platform is built by industry leaders with a long history in programmatic advertising digital media and ad verification who have now purpose-built a CTV performance platform advertisers can trust to grow their business.

As a Senior Backend Engineer with expertise in Python you will collaborate with a small team of remote engineers to enhance our flagship customer-facing product. You should possess a deep understanding of fundamental engineering principles and have practical experience in web development automated testing version control continuous deployment infrastructure management and agile planning.

This role is ideal for someone whos ready to go beyond shipping features who acts as a force multiplier for the team by helping to shape architecture elevate technical quality and support the Engineering Manager in mentorship and planning. You wont be responsible for direct people management but youll be a go-to partner in helping the team grow unblock and thrive.

What youll do:

• Own and deliver key product features from design through deployment working closely with design product and other stakeholders.
• Mentor and support engineers offering guidance and helping to reinforce high engineering standards across the team.
• Collaborate closely with design product and cross-functional stakeholders to deliver a user-friendly and engaging product for our customers.
• Ship high-performing and resilient APIs that adhere to industry standards and are delightful to use.
• Step into a technical lead role on projects as needed coordinating across functions and guiding execution without formal authority.
• Maintain a high standard of quality across our codebase by advocating for cleanliness readability speed testability and documentation.
• Champion software quality emphasizing readability reliability testability and documentation.

What were looking for:

• Experience working with Python backends (ideally Django).
• Exceptional remote communication skills. Especially in writing.
• The ability to work autonomously in a startup environment; you thrive under pressure and are comfortable adapting to rapidly evolving plans.
• Proven production experience working with a relational database (we use MySQL). Bonus points for experience working with other types of datastores or backing services.
• A rigorous approach to software quality. You like to write tests.
• A knack for learning new technologies strong problem-solving skills and an openness to creative solutions.
• A genuine passion for crafting reliable web applications. You get it right the first time.
• Computer Science degree or equivalent.
• Nice-to-Haves:
  • Adtech Experience.
  • Specific Domain Experience in CTV.
  • Familiarity with AWS services experience working in a microservice architecture or with containerization technologies.
  • Previous involvement in a production environment with a customer-facing reporting and analytics system.
  • Experience working with other types of datastores or backing services like Redis.

In-Office Requirement Statement:

• We recognize that the ideal environment for work is situational and may differ across departments. What this looks like day-to-day can vary based on the needs of each organization or role.

Relocation Statement:

• This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit ourPinFlexpage to learn more about our working model.

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