Otterai

Software Engineer, Activation and Growth

Mountain View, CA

Sponsorship not specified$136k-$185kDetected 13 days ago

PythonDjangoNoSQLMySQLRedisCassandraDynamoDBAWSCloud PlatformsA/B TestingAccessibilityAgileCollaboration

About the role

As a Software Engineer on the Activation team, you'll work at the intersection of product, growth, and systems - shaping how users discover the product, activate into it, and bring others along with them.
You'll work across the full lifecycle of growth features, from the backend systems that power onboarding and sharing flows to the instrumentation that tells us what's actually working.

Build and iterate on backend systems that power core activation features - onboarding, sharing, invite flows, and notification pipelines
Instrument new features with analytics events to measure funnel conversion and user behavior, in close collaboration with data partners
Participate in A/B experiments: support test setup, interpret results, and help translate findings into product decisions
Write clean, well-tested, maintainable code that your teammates can build confidently on top of
Contribute actively to design reviews, sprint planning, and team retrospectives
Has some exposure to product analytics or A/B testing, and is eager to develop deeper fluency

Surface and address problems in existing systems - not just within your assigned scope
Holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or has equivalent practical experience
Has 2-4 years of backend software engineering experience, with a track record of shipping user-facing features
Has working experience with Python and a backend web framework such as Django;
Is familiar with relational databases ( MySQL or similar) and has some exposure to NoSQL or high-performance data stores such as DynamoDB, Cassandra, or Redis - and understands when to reach for each
Has some exposure to cloud infrastructure, ideally AWS (EC2, S3, or similar services)
Thinks about user outcomes alongside technical correctness when making engineering decisions

Salary Range: $136,000 to $185,000 USD per year.
This salary range represents the low and high end of the estimated salary range for this position. The actual base salary offered for the role is dependent on several factors. Our base salary is just one component of a comprehensive total rewards package.

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