Software Engineer (Backend)

Summary

Standard Metrics is an AI-driven financial data platform that helps investors and their portfolio companies make more informed decisions. They are seeking a backend engineer to design and build their core product while contributing to the company culture and hiring efforts.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, and build Standard Metrics’ core product as a member of the engineering team
• Take ownership of entire outcomes, and continue to support and grow them through iteration, documentation, and bug fixes (we do not have a QA team)
• Collaborate with the product team in scoping and defining the features that will best help the company achieve the outcomes aligned with our goals and the values we believe in
• Be an active contributor to the company culture and future hiring efforts

Skills

• 3+ years of backend development experience
• Expertise in Python (with Django framework experience preferred)
• Strong record of building and delivering web applications
• Understanding and adherence to modern software development practices (Gitflow, continuous integration, peer reviews, etc.)
• Expertise in modern infrastructure (Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, CircleCI, etc.) preferred, but not required

Qualifications

Must Haves

• 3+ years of backend development experience
• Expertise in Python (with Django framework experience preferred)
• Strong record of building and delivering web applications
• Understanding and adherence to modern software development practices (Gitflow, continuous integration, peer reviews, etc.)

Nice to Haves

• Expertise in modern infrastructure (Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, CircleCI, etc.) preferred, but not required

Benefits

• Health and dental insurance: We cover you and your dependents' medical/dental/vision insurance 100% in the USA. Internationally we match local health coverage for you and your family.
• Flexible vacation: Take time off when you need it! We find most employees take 3-4 weeks in addition to holidays, but there are no firm rules. We trust our employees to know what's best for them.
• Paid parental leave: 12 weeks of paid leave for all new parents in the USA. Internationally we match parental leave standards in your area.
• Complete transparency: Everyone has full access to business metrics and financial information about the company.
• Regular offsites: While we are a remote-first company and build our communication, processes, and structures with a dispersed workforce in mind, we also love getting the team together. On a recurring basis, we fly the whole team out to an exciting destination to plan, bond, and innovate.