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Databento is a data-driven consulting company dedicated to helping organisations harness the power of data for strategic decision-making. Their ultimate mission is to empower businesses by providing expert guidance in data management, analytics, and visualisation. Databento's purpose is to facilitate a transformative approach to data, enabling clients to unlock insights, optimise operations, and drive innovation. Through customised solutions and a commitment to data excellence, the company strives to be a catalyst for positive change, fostering a data-centric culture that propels businesses towards greater efficiency and success.

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Databento

A simpler, faster way to get market data.

You need 1+ years of software engineering experience, strong Python skills, API familiarity, database knowledge, containerization, deployment pipeline experience, and good communication for remote work.

You will design and maintain APIs in Python, collaborate on web features, manage database migrations, ensure CI/CD best practices, enhance performance, and facilitate smooth feature rollouts.

Software Engineering

Product

San Francisco

Databento is a startup that builds modern APIs to get financial data. As a Series A startup, we've raised nearly $30M to date, and have grown our revenues by over 980% Y/Y in the past year—all with a team of fewer than 30 employees. We're looking for a software engineer to join our team. This is a remote role that primarily involves backend development and product engineering, with optional frontend responsibilities. We're open to hiring from a broad range of experience levels (on parity with L3 to L6 at a large tech firm). You'll have an outsized impact on the company's trajectory. We offer health, dental, disability, and life insurance benefits, as well as 401(k) matching and visa sponsorships for full-time employees. We accommodate 100% remote work, with teammates living around the globe and paid in their local currency. Responsibilities * Design, develop, and maintain scalable APIs and backend services in Python and FastAPI. * Work with our product designers and frontend engineers to build new web application features. * Manage database schema changes and migrations to support our applications. * Collaborate with the systems team to implement best practices for the build, deployment, and CI/CD. * Implement monitoring and improve application performance and stability. * Ensure smooth feature rollouts and updates. Requirements * At least 1 year of full-time software engineering experience, preferably at a tech company, high-growth startup, or fintech firm with a large-scale web application. * Strong proficiency in Python. * Experience with modern web APIs (e.g., REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, HTTP/3) and web development frameworks (e.g., FastAPI, Django). * Experience with relational (e.g., MySQL, Postgres, Vitess) and NoSQL databases (e.g., Clickhouse). * Practical experience with containerization (e.g., Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes). * Practical experience with deployment pipelines (e.g., zero-downtime deployment, A/B/multivariate testing, feature flags). * Good communication skills and work ethic for a collaborative remote environment. Nice to have * Experience with frontend development (JavaScript, HTML/CSS, React SPAs, Next.js, Astro, Tailwind CSS). * An interest in financial data or algorithmic trading. -- Databento, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Databento complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Pursuant to applicable laws, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. And if you believe that you will need any type of accommodation, please let us know. Our recruiting data suggests that underrepresented applicants often downplay their skills. Even if your experience doesn't exactly match the qualifications listed, we still want to hear from you. Please apply!

Databento is a startup that builds modern APIs to get financial data. As a Series A startup, we've raised nearly $30M to date, and have grown our revenues by over 980% Y/Y in the past year—all with a team of fewer than 30 employees.We're looking for a software engineer to join our team. This is a remote role that primarily involves backend development and product engineering, with optional frontend responsibilities. We're open to hiring from a broad range of experience levels (on parity with L3 to L6 at a large tech firm). You'll have an outsized impact on the company's trajectory.We offer health, dental, disability, and life insurance benefits, as well as 401(k) matching and visa sponsorships for full-time employees. We accommodate 100% remote work, with teammates living around the globe and paid in their local currency.Responsibilities * Design, develop, and maintain scalable APIs and backend services in Python and FastAPI. * Work with our product designers and frontend engineers to build new web application features. * Manage database schema changes and migrations to support our applications. * Collaborate with the systems team to implement best practices for the build, deployment, and CI/CD. * Implement monitoring and improve application performance and stability. * Ensure smooth feature rollouts and updates.      Requirements * At least 1 year of full-time software engineering experience, preferably at a tech company, high-growth startup, or fintech firm with a large-scale web application. * Strong proficiency in Python. * Experience with modern web APIs (e.g., REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, HTTP/3) and web development frameworks (e.g., FastAPI, Django). * Experience with relational (e.g., MySQL, Postgres, Vitess) and NoSQL databases (e.g., Clickhouse). * Practical experience with containerization (e.g., Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes). * Practical experience with deployment pipelines (e.g., zero-downtime deployment, A/B/multivariate testing, feature flags). * Good communication skills and work ethic for a collaborative remote environment.      Nice to have * Experience with frontend development (JavaScript, HTML/CSS, React SPAs, Next.js, Astro, Tailwind CSS). * An interest in financial data or algorithmic trading.      --Databento, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Databento complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Pursuant to applicable laws, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. And if you believe that you will need any type of accommodation, please let us know.Our recruiting data suggests that underrepresented applicants often downplay their skills. Even if your experience doesn't exactly match the qualifications listed, we still want to hear from you. Please apply!

Software Engineer (API/Backend) - Databento

San Francisco, California, United States

Databento is a startup that builds modern APIs to get financial data. As a Series A startup, we've raised nearly $30M to date, and have grown our revenues by over 980% Y/Y in the past year—all with a team of fewer than 30 employees.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We're looking for a software engineer to join our team. This is a remote role that primarily involves backend development and product engineering, with optional frontend responsibilities. We're open to hiring from a broad range of experience levels (on parity with L3 to L6 at a large tech firm). You'll have an outsized impact on the company's trajectory.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;We offer health, dental, disability, and life insurance benefits, as well as 401(k) matching and visa sponsorships for full-time employees. We accommodate 100% remote work, with teammates living around the globe and paid in their local currency.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Responsibilities&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Design, develop, and maintain scalable APIs and backend services in Python and FastAPI.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Work with our product designers and frontend engineers to build new web application features.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Manage database schema changes and migrations to support our applications.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Collaborate with the systems team to implement best practices for the build, deployment, and CI/CD.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement monitoring and improve application performance and stability.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Ensure smooth feature rollouts and updates.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Requirements&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;At least 1 year of full-time software engineering experience, preferably at a tech company, high-growth startup, or fintech firm with a large-scale web application.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Strong proficiency in Python.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Experience with modern web APIs (e.g., REST, GraphQL, WebSocket, HTTP/3) and web development frameworks (e.g., FastAPI, Django).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Experience with relational (e.g., MySQL, Postgres, Vitess) and NoSQL databases (e.g., Clickhouse).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Practical experience with containerization (e.g., Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Practical experience with deployment pipelines (e.g., zero-downtime deployment, A/B/multivariate testing, feature flags).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Good communication skills and work ethic for a collaborative remote environment.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;Nice to have&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Experience with frontend development (JavaScript, HTML/CSS, React SPAs, Next.js, Astro, Tailwind CSS).&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;An interest in financial data or algorithmic trading.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;--&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;Databento, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Databento complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Pursuant to applicable laws, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. And if you believe that you will need any type of accommodation, please let us know.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;Our recruiting data suggests that underrepresented applicants often downplay their skills. Even if your experience doesn't exactly match the qualifications listed, we still want to hear from you. Please apply!

Software Engineer (API/Backend)

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You should have 1+ years in software engineering, strong Python skills, experience with web APIs, databases, containerization, and deployment pipelines, plus good communication for remote work.

You will design and maintain APIs with Python and FastAPI, collaborate on web features, manage database migrations, implement CI/CD best practices, monitor performance, and ensure smooth updates.

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