Senior Engineer, Back-End

About AnnalectAnnalect is the Data & Technology arm of Omnicom Media GroupAnnalect’s 2,000+ innovators leverage data and technology to help clients across Omnicom build relationships that matter — whether that means fostering consumers’ trust in brands, building new experiences, or delivering advanced analytics where it’s most needed. Annalect is the driving force behind Omni, Omnicom’s unique open operating system, which works hand-in-hand with clients’ and partners’ data and tools, to orchestrate better marketing outcomes.Annalect’s unique approach to data and technology – one that relies on transparency, neutrality, and interoperability – allows us to deliver purpose-built and scalable solutions that make data actionable. Our advanced teams of product leaders, data scientists, consultants, and engineers enable us to meet the business goals of our internal and external clients.Team OverviewThe Annalect Technology team is an engaged and innovative group of technologists that includes backend, frontend, full-stack, data engineers, and a variety of disciplines within the technology field. It is comprised of team members who are highly collaborative and committed to a culture of work/life balance and continual learning and development.Position OverviewAnnalect is currently seeking a back-end developer to join our technology team remotely. In this role, you will help grow our microservices and API layer which sit atop our Big Data infrastructure. We are passionate about building distributed back-end systems in a modular and reusable way. We're looking for people who have a shared passion for data and desire to build cool, maintainable, and high-quality applications to use this data. In this role you will participate in shaping our technical architecture, design and development of software products, collaborate with back-end developers from other tracks, as well as research and evaluation of new technical solutions.Key Responsibilities• Designing, building, testing and deploying scalable, reusable and maintainable applications that handle large amounts of data.• Growing our API layer: author, update, and debug API microservices; contribute to API design and architecture.• Perform code reviews and provide leadership and guidance to junior developers• Ability to learn and teach new technologiesRequired Skills And Qualifications• About 6-8 years of overall experience in backend development.• 4+ years of solid coding experience working in Python.• Experience with RESTful APIs (data caching, JWT auth, API load testing, RAML).• Experience with Linux/Unix Systems and fluency in bash.• Experience with the microservices, containers (Docker), container orchestration (Kubernetes), serverless computing (AWS Lambda) and distributed/scalable systems.• Good understanding of data structures and algorithms• Passion for writing good documentation and creating architecture diagrams• Experience processing and analyzing large data sets. Familiarity with working with data and databases (DynamoDB, Starburst/Trino, SQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Amazon Aurora, Redis, Amazon Redshift, Google BigQuery)• Rigorous approach to testing (unit testing, functional testing, integration testing)Additional Skills• Experience with JavaScript or other languages (Go, C/C++,) is welcome, but not required. This position requires strong back-end development skills, but if you are familiar with contemporary web-application design (Web-components, react,Js) it’s great.• Knowledge of AWS or other cloud environments (GCP/Azure) a plus.• Passion for data-driven software. All of our tools are built on top of data and require work with data.• Past Media Agency experience or industry knowledge is highly beneficial, but not required.Perks of working at Annalect• Culture! We have an incredibly fun, collaborative environment that encourages engagement and work/life balance• Generous PTO that includes vacation days, personal days, a fantastic Summer Friday program and extended time off around the holiday season.• As part of Omnicom, we have the backing and resources of a global billion-dollar company, but also have the flexibility and pace of a “startup” - we move fast, break things, and innovate.This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, other job-related qualifications/skills, and geographic location (to account for comparative cost of living). The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, benefits include: health insurance, vision insurance, dental insurance, 401(k), Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, vacation days, sick days, personal days, paid parental leave, paid medical leave, and STD/LTD insurance benefits.Compensation Range$105,000—$150,000 USDThis role is hybrid, requiring three (3) days per week in the office. The remaining two (2) days may be worked remotely. Specific in-office days will be discussed during the interview process, with flexibility to align with team needs. Please note that the number or required in-office days may be adjusted over time, potentially increasing the number of required in-office days based on business needs.Annalect, a division of Omnicom Media Group is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. 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