Senior Backend Engineer

Tatari

$170K — $200K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of software development using Python and either object-oriented or functional programming languages.
  • Experience with coding tools like Cursor, Copilot, and Cody for higher quality coding processes.
  • Proven ability to evaluate and implement LLM-based systems in production environments.
  • 4+ years of experience in building scalable distributed systems.
  • Deep knowledge of modern data stacks including RDS, Databricks, Spark, and others.
  • Expertise in SQL and data modeling for optimal data interactions.
  • Experience working cross-functionally on impactful projects.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and lead the development of new platform features.
  • Collaborate empathetically on architecture and scaling decisions with other teams.
  • Mentor junior engineers to foster their growth and skills.
  • Design efficient relational and non-relational data models.
  • Facilitate architecture discussions and conduct peer code reviews.
  • Work closely with Data Science and Product teams to enhance the platform and deliver the company mission.

Benefits

  • Equity compensation provided.
  • Health insurance for employees and dependents.
  • Comprehensive retirement plan options including 401K and FSA.
  • Monthly stipend of $150 for personal spending.
  • Annual $1,000 budget for continued education.
  • Unique $500 'Newbie Productivity Perk' for newcomers.
  • Generous unlimited PTO and sick leave policy.
  • Monthly wellness day off to ensure work-life balance.
  • Complimentary snacks, drinks, and catered lunches.
  • Periodic team building events to foster collaboration.
  • Hybrid work model with 2 days a week in the office.
Full Job Description
We are looking for Senior Backend Engineers to join Tatari and play a key role in the evolution and scaling of our platform. In this role, you will contribute to system architecture decisions, mentor junior team members, promote best practices, and ship high-quality code to production daily. At Tatari you are empowered to do your best work at a sustainable pace with a stellar group of smart, creative, and humble human beings. Come help us build a television first programmatic buying experience!

Responsibilities:
  • Architect and own the development of new features
  • Collaborate with tact and lead with empathy across the organization on system architecture, technology, and scaling decisions
  • Mentor more junior members of the team
  • Design relational and non-relational data models for optimal storage, retrieval, and complex processing/calculations
  • Drive technical architecture discussions and peer code reviews
  • Collaborate effectively with Data Science, Product, and across engineering teams to push boundaries, shape our roadmap, and deliver on our mission

Qualifications:
  • 6+ years developing software with object-oriented and/or functional programming languages - Python required
  • Hands-on experience with agentic coding tools (e.g., Cursor, Copilot, Cody) to accelerate development while maintaining a high quality bar
  • Experience evaluating and deploying LLM-based systems in production (latency, cost, reliability trade-offs)
  • 4+ years building distributed systems at scale
  • 4+ years with a modern data stack (RDS, Databricks, Spark, Redshift, Kafka, Airflow, lakehouse architectures, real-time databases, dbt, etc.)
  • Deep SQL and data modeling expertise
  • Experience working across the organization delivering on large impact initiatives
  • Nice to have:
    • Experience developing highly available API using modern frameworks (e.g. REST, gRPC, GraphQL)
    • Experience developing applied AI/ML-enabled features
    • Familiarity with prompt engineering, RAG architectures, evaluation frameworks, or fine-tuning

Benefits
  • Total compensation ($170,000 - $200,000)
  • Equity compensation
  • Health insurance coverage for you and your dependents
  • 401K, FSA, and commuter benefits
  • $150 monthly spending account
  • $1,000 annual continued education benefit
  • $500 Newbie Productivity Perk
  • Unlimited PTO and sick days
  • Monthly Company Wellness Day Off
  • Snacks, drinks, and catered lunches at the office
  • Team building events
  • Hybrid RTO of 2 days per week in office

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