Senior Backend Engineer

AI overview

Take significant ownership in building Monte Carlo's cloud service and ML platform while collaborating with a team of seasoned engineers in a fast-paced environment.

About Monte Carlo

As businesses increasingly rely on data + AI for competitive advantage, reliability has become a non-negotiable. Named a CBInsights AI100 company and described by Forbes as the "New Relic for data", Monte Carlo supports some of the world's most prestigious companies, including Fox, Roche, Honeywell, and CreditKarma to deliver trustworthy data + AI at scale.

Backed by Accel, Redpoint Ventures, Notable Capital, ICONIQ Growth, and Salesforce Ventures, Monte Carlo is powering the future of reliable data + AI.

About the role:

We are looking for various Senior Backend Engineers to take significant ownership in building Monte Carlo's cloud service, data pipelines and ML platform. The role will involve end-to-end development: from helping formulate requirements to full production implementation. You will be collaborating with a small team of seasoned engineers in a fast-moving startup environment.

Location:

Anywhere in the Americas

Here’s what you’ll be doing:

  • Building production-grade backend services and APIs to delight customers

  • Owning major projects from inception to deployment, shipping at a rapid pace

  • Architecting simple yet flexible solutions, and then scaling them as we grow

We’re excited about you because you have:

  • 5+ years of experience delivering production-grade backend services required

  • Mastery of Python or an equivalent backend technology required

  • Experience with PySpark preferred

  • Familiarity with AWS technologies preferred

  • Experience building and scaling distributed architectures required

  • Experience building data pipelines preferred

  • Sense of urgency, ownership mindset, and customer focus required

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Come As You Are

Equality is a core tenet of Monte Carlo's culture. We are committed to building an inclusive global team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, beliefs, and experiences. 

Monte Carlo is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We are proud to be recognized for our world-class employee experience:

Monte Carlo Named to American's Most Loved Workplace List 2024

Monte Carlo Named an Inc. Best Workplace for 2024

Monte Carlo Named A Top 20 ORG For Venture Capital Funded Companies, Spring 2024

Monte Carlo Named A Top 5 ORG in San Francisco, Spring 2024

Monte Carlo Named the 2025 Databricks Governance Partner of the Year

Monte Carlo #1 Data Observability Platform G2 for 8th Consecutive Quarters 2025

Beware of Imposter Recruiters and Job Scams

  • All official communication from our recruiting team will come from an @montecarlodata.com email address.

  • We will never ask candidates to provide sensitive personal information (such as bank details, social security numbers, or payment) at any stage of the recruitment process.

  • We will never request payment for equipment, training, or application processing.

  • Our open positions are always listed on our official careers page: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/montecarlodata.

If you are contacted by someone claiming to represent Monte Carlo but you’re unsure of their legitimacy, please reach out to us directly at [email protected] before sharing any personal information.

Salary
$180,000 – $230,000 per year
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