Staff Backend Engineer (Python)
Bestow$180,000 - $225,000/year
- Full Time
- Senior (5 to 8 years)
Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
E-commerce Infrastructure, Product Experience Management (PXM)Industries
Software Engineer - SXM Engineering
Position Overview
Salsify is seeking talented and passionate Software Engineers to join our SXM Engineering team. This is an opportunity to be part of a company scaling its core commerce infrastructure, with a mission to help brand manufacturers, distributors, and retailers collaborate to win on the digital shelf. As a Software Engineer, you will innovate, improve products, and solve complex business and scalability problems. You will work across the entire Salsify technology ecosystem, building and maintaining Backend services and APIs in Python and Go, interacting directly with major retailers and manufacturers.
About Salsify
Founded in 2012, Salsify is the market leader in Product Experience Management (PXM), providing a platform that enables collaboration and success for brands and retailers in over 80 countries. Our shopper-centric products create memorable commerce experiences, improving brand trust, product differentiation, conversion rates, profit margins, and time to market. We work with hundreds of leading brands globally, including Coca-Cola, Mars, L'Oreal, and GSK, and retailers such as E.Leclerc and Carrefour.
Salsify is committed to fostering an equitable, diverse, and inclusive company culture where every individual's authenticity is valued.
Responsibilities
- Build and ship production-grade software using technologies such as Python, Go, Ruby, MySQL, Redis, Elastic Search, Azure Cloud, AWS, Rabbit MQ, and Kubernetes.
- Set technical direction and help define the technical approach for team projects.
- Collaborate closely with product and engineering management to define the product roadmap.
- Work with go-to-market teams to launch new functionality.
- Grow as a leader within the team and the broader engineering organization.
- Mentor new team members.
- Participate in tech talks and guilds to exchange ideas and strategies for building quality software.
- Contribute to the success of an exciting, fast-growing Boston-based company with global customers.
Requirements
- 5+ years of commercial software development experience.
Company Information
- Founded: 2012
- Industry: Commerce Infrastructure / Product Experience Management (PXM)
- Growth Stage: Scaling from $100M to $500M
- Global Reach: Customers in over 80 countries
- Key Clients: Mars, L'Oreal, Coca-Cola, Bosch, GSK, E.Leclerc, Carrefour, Metro, Intermarché, Dawn Foods, Auchan, Coty.
- Location: Boston, MA (Implied)
- Culture: Equitable, diverse, inclusive, clarity, competence, accountability, autonomy, fun.
Skills
Python
Backend Development
Software Engineering
Salsify
Platform for managing product data and assets
About Salsify
Salsify provides a platform called CommerceXM that helps brands and retailers manage their product data and digital assets for online sales. The platform combines Product Information Management (PIM), Digital Asset Management (DAM), and Experience Management (XM) to ensure that product information is consistent and engaging across various online channels. Clients, including direct-to-consumer brands and large retailers, can automate the transformation of digital assets and synchronize supply chain data, which allows them to maintain a single source of truth for their product listings. This capability improves operational efficiency and enhances customer engagement, ultimately leading to increased sales. Salsify operates on a subscription-based model, offering different service tiers to meet the varying needs of its clients.
Boston, MassachusettsHeadquarters
2012Year Founded
$440.3MTotal Funding
SERIES_FCompany Stage
Data & Analytics, Consumer SoftwareIndustries
501-1,000Employees