Software Engineer – Backend

Standard Metrics

Backend Engineer joining AI-driven financial data platform to design and build core product. Contributing to culture and ownership of outcomes within early-stage team.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $150,000 - $190,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSDjangoKubernetesPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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

Requirements

What you’ll need

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.)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health and dental insurance: We cover you and your family's 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.
Regular offsites: While we are a remote-first company and build our communication, processes, and structures with a dispersed workforce in mind, we also love getting the team together. On a recurring basis, we fly the whole team out to an exciting destination to plan, bond, and innovate.

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Hard Skills & Tools

backend developmentPythonDjangoweb applicationsKubernetesTerraformAWSCircleCIGitflowcontinuous integration

Soft Skills

ownershipcollaborationdocumentationbug fixingcontribution to company culturehiring efforts