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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 Engineer to contribute to Highspot’s Analytics Platform capability within our Data & Analytics Pillar. This role is responsible for developing and scaling backend services that power our in-app analytics experience, enabling customers with real-time insights into their go-to-market performance. As a key backend engineer, you will work on the architecture, performance, and reliability of our query serving infrastructure.
You will focus on backend innovations, ensuring query performance in our In-Memory OLAP database, optimizing backend APIs, and improving our query transpiler. Partnering across teams, you will enhance system reliability, drive best practices, and mentor engineers in building high-performance backend systems that enable our customers to make data-driven decisions with confidence.
What You'll Do
- Architect and Scale the Analytics Platform – Design and evolve key backend components including database/query optimizations, backend API scalability, and efficient query execution to support real-time insights.
- Ensure Backend Analytics Excellence – Develop and maintain scalable, efficient, and well-governed backend services that serve analytical queries and reports.
- Optimize Query Processing – Guide the querying and processing of analytics data, optimizing for performance, usability, and seamless integration across backend systems.
- Enhance Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for Data Governance – Improve our RBAC framework to ensure secure and compliant access to analytics data.
- Drive Best Practices and Technical Standards – Establish and advocate for best practices in query optimization, schema evolution, and backend performance tuning.
- Collaborate Across Teams – Work closely with Product, Data Engineering, and AI/ML teams to evolve and optimize backend infrastructure and ensure seamless data integration.
- Mentor and Grow the Team – Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other engineers in backend development, query processing, and database optimizations.
- Operational Excellence – Define and drive SLAs, availability, and performance objectives, ensuring the Analytics Platform meets the needs of our customers.
Your Background
- Backend Engineering Expertise - 7+ years in software engineering with strong experience in backend systems, query engines, and analytics platforms.
- Strong Expertise in Backend Systems & Query Processing – Hands-on experience with OLAP databases, query transpilation, and optimizing query performance.
- Strong Programming and Data Skills – Proficiency in Python, Java, or Go, with deep expertise in SQL, query optimization, and backend API development.
- Cloud-Native & Infrastructure Knowledge – Familiarity with AWS, Kubernetes, and Terraform/Pulumi for analytics services and backend scalability.
- Backend-Focused Architectural Leadership – Experience designing scalable analytics-serving platforms and backend query execution workflows.
- Performance and Reliability Mindset – Passion for solving complex backend challenges, ensuring low latency, and high availability.
- Collaboration & Technical Influence – Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering teams to drive backend improvements.
Why You'll Love Highspot
- Make an Impact – Contribute to the Analytics Platform powering insights for thousands of customers.
- Innovate at Scale – Work on cutting-edge backend analytics technologies and high-performance query execution.
- Collaborate with the Best – Be part of a world-class engineering culture that values craftsmanship, ownership, and innovation.
- Grow with Us – Access strong mentorship, leadership opportunities, and career growth in an environment that invests in your development.
Base salary range: $166,000 - $272,000. 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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