Sr. Fullstack Software Engineer, Training & Coaching

About Highspot

Highspot is pioneering the category that is fundamentally changing the way companies increase sales productivity. On a mission to transform the way millions of people work with sales enablement, Highspot is committed to building breakthrough software with a spark of magic. We believe a great place to work is about more than the work – it’s about what the company stands for, and how it authentically represents its values in the real world. To this end, we have put intentional focus on creating equitable workspaces for each of our employees. Our goal is to create a culture where everyone feels a deep sense of belonging and is empowered to be an agent of change, with the ability to transform themselves, their workplace, and their world.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior Backend Software Engineer who will bring their creativity and experience to Highspot to help us build software with a spark of magic. This is a role that works closely with Product Management, Design, and Frontend Engineering. While we don’t expect you to be an expert in all of these technologies, some of the languages and tools we use to build Highspot include Ruby, Java, Clojure, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, Solr, AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.

What You'll Do

• Develop new customer-facing product features and clean, reusable, supportable, and well-tested RESTful APIs and web services
• Recommend and drive both frontend & backend infrastructure improvements.
• Collaborate with our UI/UX designers and Product owners to translate product ideas, specifications, and mocks into fully functional and accessible user experiences
• Optimize and perform enhancements to large-scale data services built on top of MongoDB,, and other technologies.
• Build scalable methodologies, tools, and techniques accompanied by excellent technical documentation.
• Drive our crew’s technical vision and implementation strategy
• Mentor and empower your team members.
• Collaborate with the broader Engineering team on overall technical strategy, processes and frontend infrastructure.

Your Background

• 6+ years of relevant professional software engineering experience with a focus in backend, not including internships/co-ops
• Proficiency in building cross-browser, highly interactive web applications using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
• Comfortable with modern open source technologies and tools such as React
• Familiarity with consuming RESTful APIs
• 3+ years of commercial software development using React.
• Extensive experience architecting SaaS software platforms at scale.
• Proficiency in multiple backend technologies. familiarity with industry trends.
• Proficiency in cloud computing, containerization, and high-scale distributed systems
• Docker/CI/K8s experience is not required but relevant to this role
• An entrepreneurial spirit: you’re agile, creative, resourceful, and tenacious as you solve problems and achieve team and company goals
• Comfortable with modern open source technologies and tools
• B.S./M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience

Base salary range: $154,000 - $252,000. Employees are eligible to receive stock options and may also receive other forms of compensation.

The above represents total expected compensation for this role. Actual compensation will depend on various job-related factors, including, but not limited to, location, experience, and job qualifications.

Highspot also offers the following employee benefits for this position:

-Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life benefits

-Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution

-401(k) Matching with immediate vesting on employer match

-Flexible PTO

-8 paid holidays and 5 paid days for Annual Holiday Week

-Quarterly Recharge Fridays (paid days off for mental health recharge)

-18 weeks paid parental leave

-Access to Coaches and Therapists through Modern Health

-2 volunteer days per year

-Commuting benefits

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Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship, color, ethnicity, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or invisible disability status, political affiliation, veteran status, race, religion, or sexual orientation.

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