Full-Time

Senior Backend Engineer

Acquisition and App Experience

Posted on 9/5/2024

Postscript

Postscript

201-500 employees

SMS marketing platform for e-commerce merchants

Data & Analytics
Fintech

Compensation Overview

$170k - $200kAnnually

Senior

Remote in USA

This position is fully remote.

Category
Backend Engineering
Software Engineering
Required Skills
Python
SQL
AWS
REST APIs
Flask
Product Design
Requirements
  • A track record of leading teams and projects through phases of ambiguity and challenge with great results—SaaS experience preferred
  • A proven career as a software engineer building large scale backend applications and APIs, hands-on experience using Python (Flask, SQLAlchemy, compiled language experience a plus).
  • Experience with relational databases, SQL, and experience with database modeling
  • Familiarity with building applications on AWS services and maintaining high observability of the applications
  • Experience building modular, flexible architectures (maximizing readability and extensibility)
  • Stellar verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience building great products (high growth, early stage tech preferred)
  • Experience coaching and mentoring engineers
Responsibilities
  • Research, design, and deploy new technical solutions for a variety of ground-breaking projects
  • Architect, build, and maintain highly available, extensible, and scalable REST APIs for external and internal customers
  • Help architect and iterate on our growing list of acquisition tools
  • Collaborate closely on a cross-functional team to deliver a world-class product
  • Take ownership and get creative with your solutions, dive into bold ideas in order to achieve outstanding results
  • Contribute to the health of the team through honest and direct feedback as we iterate and improve on our processes
  • Guide your team to make optimal technical and product design decisions
  • Mentor other engineers on best practices and growth opportunities
  • Be accountable for communicating transparently and proactively, defining scope, breaking down and estimating tasks, risk and change management

Postscript.io offers an SMS marketing platform tailored for Shopify merchants in the e-commerce industry. The platform helps businesses grow their subscriber lists, create messaging strategies, and improve customer service through text messaging. A key feature is SMS SalesBeta, which connects businesses with trained sales associates to enhance subscriber engagement and revenue. Postscript.io also provides a unique metric called Subscriber Lifetime Value (SLTV) to measure the effectiveness of SMS marketing efforts.

Company Stage

Series C

Total Funding

$101.8M

Headquarters

Scottsdale, Arizona

Founded

2018

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

0%

2 year growth

1%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Postscript raised $65M in Series C funding, indicating strong investor confidence.
  • The rise of conversational commerce enhances Postscript's SMS marketing capabilities.
  • Increased focus on AI-driven personalization can boost Postscript's customer engagement.

What critics are saying

  • Ongoing legal disputes with Attentive could harm Postscript's reputation and finances.
  • Recent layoffs may indicate financial instability or restructuring challenges.
  • Reliance on Shopify merchants poses a risk if Shopify changes its market dynamics.

What makes Postscript unique

  • Postscript focuses on SMS marketing for Shopify merchants, a niche market segment.
  • The platform offers a unique Subscriber Lifetime Value metric for SMS performance.
  • Postscript provides expert strategists and best practices to maximize SMS revenue.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Flexible Paid Time Off

Remote Work Options

Stock Options

Company Equity

INACTIVE