The role: We are looking for an experienced software engineer who loves building products. As part of the founding team, you will work alongside the CEO and collaborate daily with the product and design teams. You will be asked to think and act like a founder, and you will be treated as an owner. Within the first month, you'll start shipping production-quality code. By month three, you will be adding new logging and infrastructure reporting systems. By month six, you'll be adding new features. And by month nine, you'll be spearheading architectural decisions on new integrations. Given the complexity of building a spreadsheet that works flawlessly with live-syncing external data, we have to keep the foundation rock solid. You will be a foundational part of our long-term strategizing and expected to plan our architecture three chess moves ahead of where we are today. Who you are: * You have a Bachelors in Computer Science (preferred) or other relevant credentials that demonstrate deep understanding of data structures, algorithms, and programming patterns * You're an seasoned engineer who has 5+ years of experience building backend architecture using Python and Django * You have advanced expertise with AWS ElasticBeanstalk, Django, PostgreSQL, Celery, and Redis * You have Javascript experience and a deep command of the contemporary Python language - more knowledgeable than most * A self-motivated learner who loves improving your skills and knowledge * A collaborative engineer who prioritizes the total output of the whole team over personal achievement * You're willing to recommend improvements to the company's existing practices but open to accept and embrace the architectural decisions and technologies already used * You're deeply interested in product quality, performance, and reliability (not just building new things) * Detail-oriented. To prove it, please include a sentence in your cover letter referencing this line and include this word: meticulous. What you'll be doing: * Design and build back-end architecture for the core platform (Python, Django) * Gradually assume some engineering leadership responsibilities, including priority-setting, leading our process, and making major architecture and technology decisions * Collaborate with our Principal engineer to design robust, scalable APIs, systems, and architecture * Identify and resolve QA issues across the product * Own and advocate for the health and quality of the systems the team builds * Document your work and our architecture for improved collaboration Salary range: We believe in providing transparency into our pay plans to help eliminate the salary gap. The following describes our expected compensation range for this position. In these annual figures, we include the value of the employee's regular salary and discretionary bonuses. We do not include other parts of the company's compensation package, including: equity & options, benefits such as healthcare, unlimited PTO, and budgets for travel & equipment. Please note that we may be able to extend offers outside of this range in order to match a wider range of candidate experiences and skills. If you are more experienced and have salary expectations higher than this range, please reach out to see if we should continue the conversation. Primary budgeted range: $150k - $200k Band 1 - $151k - $175k: This is our main target band for this position. This band is for candidates who are well-established in their career, are very autonomous, have high-cognitive capabilities, and demonstrate deep expertise in engineering. Band 2 - $176k - $200k: Candidates will be considered for the upper end of our compensation plan if they meet some of the following additional criteria: (A) have substantially more experience than required in the designated area, (B) have a wider range of experience across other complementary roles, (C) demonstrated capacity for leadership beyond the expectations of this particular role, Please note that discretionary bonuses are subject to the terms and conditions of any bonus plan in effect at that time. The amount of such bonus, if any, will be determined at the sole discretion of the company and in no event will employees be eligible for, and employees will not earn or receive, any bonus if you are not employed on the date such bonuses are paid to company employees. You should note that the company may modify salaries and benefits from time to time as it deems necessary. The company reserves the right to amend or withdraw the discretionary bonus, at its absolute discretion.