[Remote] Software Engineer (Backend)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Standard Metrics is an AI-driven financial data platform that helps investors and their portfolio companies make more informed decisions. They are looking to add a backend engineer to design and build their core product, take ownership of outcomes, and contribute to company culture.
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
Benefits
- Health and dental insurance: We cover you and your family's 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.
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