
About Ascend.io
Automating data engineering for smarter businesses
Key Highlights
- Headquartered in Menlo Park, CA with 21-100 employees
- $69 million raised in Series A funding
- Unified platform for automating data engineering workflows
- Flexible multi-code interface for data transformation
Ascend.io, headquartered in Menlo Park, CA, is a leading data engineering automation platform that simplifies the management and optimization of complex data workloads. With $69 million in Series A funding, Ascend.io serves a growing customer base across Europe and Asia, enabling businesses to strea...
🎁 Benefits
Ascend.io offers flexible PTO, 100% insurance coverage, a 401k plan, and meaningful equity for employees. The company also provides a learning and dev...
🌟 Culture
Ascend.io promotes a remote-friendly culture that emphasizes communication and collaboration among team members. The company values continuous learnin...
Skills & Technologies
Overview
Ascend.io is hiring a Backend Engineer to design and implement scalable micro-services for their data engineering platform. You'll work with technologies like AWS, GCP, and Azure, requiring 5+ years of experience in backend engineering.
Job Description
Who you are
You have 5+ years of backend engineering experience, with a strong focus on designing and implementing scalable systems. You thrive in environments where you can share knowledge and learn from others, and you are passionate about architecture and building for scale. Your familiarity with a wide range of technologies allows you to identify unique and elegant solutions to complex problems. You are well-versed in monitoring and automation, ensuring that systems are robust and maintainable.
You have experience integrating with modern big data and infrastructure platforms, and you are comfortable evaluating new tools and technologies to improve team efficiency. Your ability to drive architectural design decisions enhances the performance and scalability of backend systems, making you a valuable asset to any engineering team.
What you'll do
As a Backend Engineer at Ascend.io, you will design and manage robust systems that power the entire Ascend platform. You will be responsible for driving architectural design decisions that improve the scalability, performance, and efficiency of our backend systems. Your role will involve integrating and utilizing a wide array of cloud services, including AWS, GCP, and Azure, to deliver innovative data solutions.
You will actively participate in our evolving engineering process, collaborating with team members to refine and enhance our backend architecture. Your contributions will help simplify and accelerate data delivery for our customers, allowing them to focus on bringing data innovations to life. You will also have the opportunity to mentor junior engineers and share your expertise with the team, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
What we offer
At Ascend.io, we are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive work environment. We offer competitive compensation and benefits, along with opportunities for professional growth and development. You will be part of a dynamic team that values collaboration and innovation, working together to make data engineering delightful for our customers. Join us in our mission to simplify data delivery and empower organizations to harness the full potential of their data.
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