Staff Backend Engineer - Engineering

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Engineering • Paris (Remote Available) Business Developer

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Department Experience Staff Location Paris (Remote Available) Competitive + Equity Job Description

Requirements

6+ years of professional software engineering experience Strong computer science fundamentals

(CS degree or equivalent experience) Experience working on SaaS products, ideally with usage at scale Proficient in

Ruby ,

Rust , or

Java

(bonus for more than one) Comfortable with

SQL

and backend performance optimization Familiar with data engineering concepts and tools (e.g., Airflow, dbt, Kafka, Snowflake, etc.) Curious, autonomous, and pragmatic You've previously helped design or scale a modern data stack You've worked in a fast-paced startup environment or as a founding engineer You care about product and user experience, not just backend code Responsibilities

Design and build backend services that power our event ingestion, transformation, and querying engine Contribute to our internal data engine and columnar storage architecture (think DuckDB / ClickHouse / Trino / Iceberg) Collaborate closely on product definition and shape the technical roadmap Establish a robust backend stack that can scale as we grow Hybrid Remote Work Work from home and in our beautiful Paris office. Equity Incentivized for long-term success. Time Off 30+ days of paid vacation a year. 5,000€ budget for MacBook Pro (or equivalent) and accessories. Transportation Reimbursement 50% of your commute costs covered. Daily meal vouchers to enjoy lunch. Health Insurance All-in-one health insurance through Alan. Learning & Development Sustainability Incentives for eco-friendly commuting and sustainable practices. About Altertable We're building a unified, AI-driven data platform that puts data to work for people. The stack is broken: slow, fragmented, reactive. Our manifesto is a call to wake it up. It's time for data that works like your best teammate: always on, always thinking, always ready to help.

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