Backend/Data Engineer
Backend/Data Engineer at Sweetspot — New York, NY, US
- Company: Sweetspot
- Location: New York, NY, US
- Employment type: FULL_TIME
- Salary: USD 130000–200000 / year
- Posted: 2026-07-17
About this role
As a Backend Engineer at Sweetspot, you will join a team dedicated to pushing the boundaries of LLM usage over disparate and unstructured data sources across United States federal and state governments. You will play a critical role in building and integrating data pipelines that feed directly into a framework built for the aforementioned. More broadly, you will join a team that is highly focused on building a product that bolsters the American economy and provides every business, regardless of size, the tools they need to secure government opportunities.
Please note that this is role is only open to US citizens.
Things you should know about us
We work extensively with industry experts to build software that is useful for our clients. This means frequent customer calls and a constant level of iteration.
Talent density is far more important than team size. We want to hire the absolute best, and are willing to wait to find the right person.
If you’re early in your career and/or don’t come from a “prestigious” background, don’t be afraid to apply - we all went to a state school and don’t place a large emphasis on prestige.
Our office is in Manhattan.
What you’ll do
Design, develop, and maintain scalable and efficient data pipelines to process and transform large volumes of data from disparate sources across the internet
Implement and optimize data pipelines using Python/SQLAlchemy and Dagster, ensuring high performance, reliability, and scalability
Work with PostgreSQL databases, including design, optimization, and troubleshooting
Collaborate with teammates to build and maintain software that can query hundreds of millions of vectors in a single request
Participate in code reviews, testing, and deployment processes to ensure code quality and maintainability
Monitor and troubleshoot data infrastructure to identify and resolve issues proactively
Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices in data engineering and incorporate them into your work
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Strong proficiency in Python programming language
Solid experience with PostgreSQL databases, including writing efficient queries, performance tuning, and database administration
Familiarity with data pipeline frameworks such as Dagster, Airflow, Luigi, or similar
Knowledge of data processing and transformation techniques, including ETL processes
Experience with Git
Experience with Docker
Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex systems
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment
US citizen
Preferred qualifications
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
Experience with data engineering best practices
Experience with FastAPI and asynchronous programming
Experience with SQLAlchemy
Experience with data warehousing and business intelligence tools
We offer a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package, and opportunities for growth and development within a fast-paced and innovative company.
If you are passionate data engineering, have a strong foundation in software development, and are interested in contributing to the growth of the American economy, we would love to hear from you. Sweetspot Chat, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply.