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Software Engineer, Customer Studio Backend

RemoteSeniorPosted Aug 17, 2026
SQLPythonAWSKafkaSparkPostgreSQLRedisDocker+13 more

About this role

Build and scale Customer Studio, Hightouch's no-code data activation platform for marketing teams. Work on data warehouse performance, real-time audience syncing, analytics, and AI-powered workflows at enterprise scale.

Must have

Strong backend and distributed systems engineering experience

Product-minded approach with ability to engage with product specs

Comfort with data warehouse technologies and query optimization

Experience building scalable, reliable systems at high data volume

Intellectual curiosity and motivation to tackle complex data problems

Technologies

PythonSQLAWSSparkGitDockerRESTPostgreSQLTerraformKafkaMicroservicesRedisSnowflakeAIBigQuerygRPCDatabricksKubernetesClickHouseCI/CDLLMs

Responsibilities

Optimize data warehouse performance for speed and interactivity

Build analytics and experimentation features for audience segmentation

Develop real-time audience computation and syncing capabilities

Integrate generative AI to enhance user workflows

Architect systems balancing product requirements with technical constraints

Benefits

EquityTraining and career developmentPaid parental leaveHealth insuranceDental insuranceVision insuranceCompetitive salary and stock option planFlexible hoursRemote work

Recruitment process

1

No programming interviews in hiring process

2

System design focus with product and customer requirements

3

10 year post-termination exercise window for ISO options

4

Early exercise available for equity compensation

5

Salary is location independent under remote-first policy

6

Named Leader in 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for CDPs