Standard Metrics is an AI-driven financial data platform that helps investors and their portfolio companies make more informed, forward-looking decisions with automated reporting and benchmarking tools. We’re a team of optimistic product builders on a mission to accelerate innovation in the private markets. Standard Metrics is backed by 8VC and Spark Capital, along with other leading VCs and angels, and is currently a trusted partner for many of the top VC/PE firms in the world.
We're looking to add a backend engineer to our team. You'll have an opportunity to have a big impact at this early stage, not only on the core product but also on the culture and direction of the company. We're looking for someone who's comfortable going outside their comfort zone and wearing many different hats. Strong experience building web applications is essential; if you've built them from scratch, that's even better.
What You'll Do- Design, architect, and build Standard Metrics’ core product as a member of the engineering team
- Take ownership of entire outcomes, and continue to support and grow them through iteration, documentation, and bug fixes (we do not have a QA team)
- Collaborate with the product team in scoping and defining the features that will best help the company achieve the outcomes aligned with our goals and the values we believe in
- Be an active contributor to the company culture and future hiring efforts
- 3+ years of backend development experience
- Expertise in Python (with Django framework experience preferred)
- Strong record of building and delivering web applications
- Expertise in modern infrastructure (Kubernetes, Terraform, AWS, CircleCI, etc.) preferred, but not required
- Understanding and adherence to modern software development practices (Gitflow, continuous integration, peer reviews, etc.)
For our employees located in the USA, we aim to pay at or above the market rate of US-based tech hubs like San Francisco or NYC. For international roles, we aim to pay top of market for your country. The estimated annual salary for this role is between $150,000-$190,000, plus a competitive equity package. Actual compensation will be determined based on experience and qualifications.
Health and dental insurance: We cover you and your dependents' medical/dental/vision insurance 100% in the USA. Internationally we match local health coverage for you and your family.
Flexible vacation: Take time off when you need it! We find most employees take 3-4 weeks in addition to holidays, but there are no firm rules. We trust our employees to know what's best for them.
Paid parental leave: 12 weeks of paid leave for all new parents in the USA. Internationally we match parental leave standards in your area.
Complete transparency: Everyone has full access to business metrics and financial information about the company.
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