Principal/Sr. Software Engineer (Backend)

Principal/Sr. Software Engineer (Backend)

Who We Are 

At the birth of digital, Claravine noticed a persistent problem with data integrity. This discovery led to a unique category solution that continues to redefine how top brands and agencies manage the digital experience. We take the drama out of data by standardizing data at the source, giving people, teams and technology a shared understanding of their data, and creating AI-ready data & solutions. 

What We Do

Claravine is The Data Standards Company. We help brands and agencies deliver on the promise of modern marketing by standardizing taxonomies, naming conventions, and metadata across all digital experiences at the source of data creation. That’s why a quarter of the Fortune 100 use our platform, The Data Standards Cloud, to define, apply and connect standards across their ecosystem for faster decisions, greater agility, and increased ROI.

Who You Are

The Principal/Sr Software Engineer (Backend) plays a crucial role in developing, maintaining, and optimizing the server-side components of our platform, as well as driving the technical vision, architecture, and strategy for our platform to ensure the successful execution of projects. They mentor, train, and unblock engineers of varying skill and experience levels, and are seen as a technical expert in their field. 

What You’ll Do

• Create efficient, maintainable, testable and reusable code.
• Audit existing codebase to improve performance.
• Technical Leadership 
  • Provide hands-on technical mentorship and guidance to engineers. 
  • Help set our technical direction, establish best practices, promote the use of AI tools & solutions, and ensure adherence to industry standards for software development.
• Code Quality and Standards
  • Drive a culture of code excellence, promoting clean, robust, and testable code. 
  • Conduct code reviews and implement processes to uphold coding standards.
• Architecture and Design
  • Share ownership for the architectural decisions for the platform, ensuring scalability, performance, and security. 
  • Develop features with security best-practices in mind.
  • Conceptualize and implement solutions for data storage.
  • Work closely with product managers and UX designers to translate business requirements into technical specifications.
• Mentorship & Development
  • Serve as a mentor and trainer for all other engineers, independent of experience level; spend a dedicated amount of time each week to 1:1s, code reviews, and/or general knowledge sharing.
  • Mentor junior and mid-level engineers on developing newly designed systems.

Tech Stack

Languages:

• Kotlin
• PHP
• Typescript

Frameworks:

• Spring
• Laravel
• Node

Databases:

• Mysql
• Postgres

Infrastructure:

• AWS
• Kubernetes
• Terraform

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software development, with a substantial portion in building B2B SaaS products.
• Proven ability to work in multiple programming languages simultaneously; to read, analyze, and optimize previously written code.
• Proficient in relational databases and distributed systems.
• Proficient in writing infrastructure as code with Helm and/or Terraform
• Proficient in developing a public REST API.
• Practical experience scaling systems in Kubernetes.
• Experience integrating system monitoring tools (e.g. Datadog, Sentry) to demonstrate high reliability and availability metrics.

What We Offer

Compensation

Annual base salary is anticipated to be between $175,000.00 and $195,000.00 per year. Eligible employees may also receive incentive, commission, equity, and/or annual bonus pay based on individual and company performance. Compensation may vary based on factors such as, but not limited to, individual skills, experience, training, education/certifications, geographic location, internal equity, and local market conditions and demands.

Benefits & Perks

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Claravine pays 80% of the premium cost across all enrollment tiers (individual, family, etc.) 
  • Access to additional services including Kindbody (gynecology & family building care), TalkSpace (online mental health therapy), Teladoc, and One Medical.
• 401k with company match up to 3.5%
• Flexible Time Off (With Manager Approval)
• 9 paid company holidays in the US, plus the week between 12/24-1/1
• Generous parental leave paid at 100%
  • 8 weeks gender-neutral parental leave
  • + 8 weeks for employees delivering a child (16 weeks total)
• Monthly technology stipend to support remote work costs (e.g., internet)
• One-time New Employee Stipend to set up your remote workspace

Equal Opportunity Statement

Claravine, Inc is committed to the principles of equal employment. It is our intent to build and maintain a work environment that is free of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation based on an individual’s race, color, religion, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, veteran and/or military status, protected medical leaves, domestic violence victim status, political affiliation, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. 

We Encourage You to Apply

We know that some candidates, especially those from historically underrepresented groups, may hesitate to apply unless they feel they meet 100% of the requirements. If you’re excited about this role and believe you could be a great fit, we encourage you to apply. Your unique experiences and perspective could be exactly what we need.