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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff / Staff Software Engineer - **Company:** SCOWTT INC. - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $180,000.0 - $260,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Google AdWords, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Automation of Tests, Batch Processing, Big Data, BigQuery, Software as a Service, Cloud Storage, Databases, Customer Data Management, Data Validation, Data Infrastructure, Data Sharing, Data Systems, Data Warehousing, Database Queries, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Machine Learning, Node.Js, Operational Databases, Cloud Services, Next.js, Salesforce.Com, Secure Coding, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, TypeScript, Web Application Frameworks, ReactJS, Snowflake, Concurrency, Backend, Event Driven Architecture, Build Management, Information Technology, Build Tools, Machine Learning Operations, Front End Software Development, Hubspot, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Terraform, Data Pipelines, Amazon Redshift, Databricks - **Published:** September 20, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-staff-staff-software-engineer-scowtt-inc-10127308 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience * 7+ years of experience building production software systems * Strong hands-on software engineering experience with Python and TypeScript / Node.js * Significant experience designing and operating backend services and production data pipelines * Strong SQL skills and experience working with large datasets and analytical databases * Experience building and operating systems in GCP and/or AWS * Demonstrated ability to independently own complex systems from design through production * Strong problem-solving skills and ability to move quickly in ambiguous environments Should Have * Experience with modern data warehouses and platforms such as BigQuery, or Redshift * Experience building ingestion frameworks across APIs, databases, object storage, and event-driven systems * Strong understanding of distributed systems, data modeling, idempotency, retries, concurrency, and failure recovery * Experience building curated datasets and data infrastructure supporting machine learning and analytics workloads * Experience designing production APIs and backend services at scale * Experience with cloud services such as GCS, S3, Cloud Run, Lambda, SQS/PubSub, Postgres/RDS, or equivalent technologies * Strong understanding of monitoring, observability, automated testing, and production operations * Proven ability to influence technical direction through architecture and execution, * Experience integrating with CRM and marketing platforms such as Salesforce, HubSpot, Google Ads, Meta, or similar systems * Experience building multi-tenant SaaS platforms * Familiarity with ML training, feature generation, inference, and model-serving workflows * Experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React or Next.js * Experience with Terraform or other Infrastructure as Code tooling * Familiarity with ad-tech, mar-tech, sales-tech, or CRM ecosystems * Experience building developer platforms, data onboarding frameworks, or self-service data tooling ## Description We are looking for a Senior / Staff Software Engineer - Data Platform to build and evolve the data and application systems that power our Marketing AI and AI Sales Agents. This is a hands-on engineering role with significant ownership across data pipelines, backend applications, analytics systems, and customer data integrations. You will build systems that ingest data from a wide variety of customer platforms, transform it into reliable and curated datasets, and make that data available to our ML systems, analytics applications, and customer-facing products. The role is primarily backend focused, but we are a startup-you should be comfortable working across the stack and occasionally building frontend functionality when needed to get a product or capability shipped. We value engineers who can take an ambiguous problem, determine the right technical approach, and drive it independently from design through production. What You'll Do * Own backend and data systems end-to-end, from architecture and implementation to production operation and scale * Design and build scalable data pipelines for CRM, web, advertising, product, and other customer data * Build integrations with data warehouses and platforms such as BigQuery, Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift, and customer-managed databases * Design reliable ingestion patterns across APIs, cloud storage, databases, data sharing, batch processing, and event-driven systems * Build curated datasets and data models used by ML systems, analytics, reporting, and customer-facing applications * Develop backend APIs, services, and internal applications using Python and TypeScript * Build systems for large historical backfills as well as reliable, low-latency incremental processing * Solve systemic problems around data quality, schema evolution, scalability, observability, reliability, and operational efficiency * Build tooling that makes customer onboarding, data validation, configuration, and troubleshooting faster and more automated * Work across GCP and AWS and make pragmatic architecture decisions based on the problem at hand * Occasionally contribute to frontend applications when necessary to deliver complete product experiences * Help define architecture, engineering standards, and reusable patterns as the platform scales * Mentor other engineers and raise the engineering bar across the team * Follow and enforce security best practices, including secure coding, proper handling of sensitive data, authentication/authorization controls, and compliance with company security policies ## Related Videos - [How to Build Truly Production-ready Apps - Modern JS-based SaaS Stack for Indie Devs and Small Teams](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/246-how-to-build-truly-production-ready-apps-modern-js-based-saas-stack-for-indie-devs-and-small-teams) - [Developing the Backend with Stefan Lingler, CTO at Shpock](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100360-developing-the-backend-with-stefan-lingler-cto-at-shpock) - [Watch Tests Go Brrrr! : Getting Started with Cypress in ReactJS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/282-watch-tests-go-brrrr-getting-started-with-cypress-in-reactjs) - [GraphQL + Apollo + Next.js: A Lovely Trio](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/311-graphql-apollo-next-js-a-lovely-trio) - [Meet Your New BFF: Backend to Frontend without the Duct Tape](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/682-meet-your-new-bff-backend-to-frontend-without-the-duct-tape) - [From Zero to Hero: NextJS 13 and Tailwind CSS for Beginners](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/766-from-zero-to-hero-nextjs-13-and-tailwind-css-for-beginners) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [The Best X (Twitter) Accounts for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/294-the-best-x-twitter-accounts-for-developers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers)