Staff Software Engineer, Data Products

🕒 September 23

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $170k - $210k / year

⏰ Full Time

🔴 Lead

🚰 Data Engineer

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Highlight

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51 - 200 employees

Founded 2020

🤝 B2B

☁️ SaaS

💰 $18M Series A - Highlight on 2023-08

B2B • SaaS

Highlight is a product research platform that helps consumer-packaged-goods (CPG) teams run rapid, end-to-end product tests (in-home usage tests, concept testing, claims and sensory testing, package testing, competitive benchmarking, etc. ). The platform combines a guided survey builder, pre-vetted audience/community panel, turnkey logistics (recruiting and shipping), AI-powered analysis, and expert review to deliver decision-ready consumer insights in days. Highlight targets product and innovation teams at brands across categories (food & beverage, personal care, household goods, apparel, pet care, alcohol/NA) and emphasizes fast turnaround, high completion rates, and turnkey study execution.

📋 Description

• Own the architecture and execution of data-intensive systems that power customer insights • Translate ideas, wireframes, and detailed designs into data-intensive web applications • Use agentic loops throughout the development process to accelerate value delivery • Conduct architecture and code reviews to coach, mentor, and raise the technical bar • Triage, investigate, and resolve complex issues involving distributed systems and third-party providers • Directly advance Highlight’s mission • Ship features that impact product strategy and customer value • Deliver performant, maintainable systems while growing engineering team capabilities

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience building data-intensive online applications • Familiarity with ETL and/or RAG design and development • Proficiency in multiple technologies across the software stack: React, TypeScript, Next.JS, ai-sdk, PostgreSQL, and C#/.NET • Familiarity with design and prototyping tools like Figma and v0 • Bonus: experience operating CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, Terraform, and Helm • Bonus: experience with production systems using AWS and EKS • Bonus: experience with observability platforms such as Grafana/OTel • Experience turning rough ideas into polished, usable data products • Ability to take initiative, deliver results, and inspire others • Ability to understand users’ needs and deliver value • Commitment to learning, growth, and collaboration • Curiosity and willingness to investigate ambiguity and open questions

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision) with 100% of employee premiums covered • Unlimited PTO • Flexible, remote WFH culture • Generous paid maternity & parental leave • 401k account • $50/month WFH reimbursement