Software Engineer - Backend & Data (Eastern Europe)

Spate is a machine intelligence platform used by top industry beauty brands to analyze search signals and identify trends, helping brands develop marketing and product strategies. They are seeking a backend engineer to enhance their data pipeline, storage, and API for their SaaS platform.

Location: Remote (Eastern Europe)

Salary: €60k to €80k

Responsibilities

• Support customers and staff in understanding and exploiting the platform, data and tools
• Ensure the availability of the platform, data and tools
• Define and implement improvements for the platform, data and tools related to security, quality, testing, automation, documentation and new features
• Contribute to sprint planning, backlog grooming, and task prioritization
• Estimate the effort required for development tasks and help create project timelines
• Track and report on progress, addressing any delays or roadblocks proactively

Requirements

• 3 years of experience as a software engineer, working on backend and ETL for web applications
• Experience collecting, cleaning, and analyzing large data sets
• Proficiency in Python
• Proficiency in SQL
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Project management skills and ability to handle multiple priorities at different timescales
• Proven problem-solving skills using deductive reasoning, understanding hierarchical relationships, and identifying gaps in logic
• Self-starter and ability to work independently
• Located in Eastern Europe

Benefits

• Join a well-funded company that is working with the top brands in consumer goods
• Work directly with the founders to set the direction of the company
• Compensation --> €60k to €80k, depending on experience
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Always be up-to-date on the latest trends!

Additional Information

• The role is remote, full-time contractor in Eastern Europe.
• The company uses data science to predict consumer trends in beauty, personal care, wellness & functional food.
• Founded in 2018 by ex-Googlers, funded by Y Combinator and Initialized Capital.
• They serve ~90 clients, including major brands like L’Oréal, Estée Lauder, Unilever.
• They emphasize diversity and inclusion, and value a multicultural, globalized work environment.