Lead Backend (Python) Engineer - Embedded Integrations

As a Lead Backend Engineer, specializing in integrations, you will help design, develop, and maintain seamless and secure connections between our product and third-party marketing technology platforms, driven by a client-centric mindset and a commitment to technical excellence. You will be empowered to be a technological bridge builder, connecting our innovative product with the vast and evolving world of marketing technology, all while making a tangible impact on our clients' success and satisfaction. You can expect a dynamic career with opportunities for technical growth, innovation, and direct impact on product success. You will collaborate with diverse teams, engage with clients, and contribute to an innovative work culture.

Responsibilities:

• Work with other team leads to create, implement, and maintain integration solutions that facilitate seamless connections between our product and third-party marketing technology platforms
• Develop and consistently maintain top-tier, robust, and secure code for all integration projects
• Enhance our product's interoperability by assessing and integrating new third-party solutions
• Help address integration-related issues, ensuring minimal disruption to our clients' operational continuity

Qualifications:

• 7+  years of professional experience in software development
• High level of proficiency with Python, an understanding of API design, integration platforms (e.g., REST, SOAP, gRPC), authentication mechanisms, and familiarity with other programming languages and security protocols
• Exceptional problem-solving skills, including the ability to efficiently identify, analyze, and resolve complex integration issues, and communicate to others on the team how to contribute to the solutions for these issues.
• Strong communication skills, enabling collaboration with cross-functional teams and clients, translating technical concepts into easily understandable language, and getting the team aligned on technical proposals
• Meticulous attention to detail when designing and implementing integration solutions, including the use of comprehensive testing and validation to ensure data accuracy and reliability
• Demonstrate empathy toward client needs, with a commitment to truly understanding their challenges and goals, ensuring that integration solutions align with their requirements
• Ability to lead a team in adhering to software development best practices, encompassing coding standards, version control, and documentation
• A willingness and eagerness to continuously learn, adapt to evolving technologies, and strive for personal and professional improvement
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement distributed software solutions