Full-Time

Backend Engineer

Posted on 10/3/2025

Attain

Attain

51-200 employees

Real-time purchase data platform for marketers

No salary listed

San Carlos, CA, USA + 1 more

More locations: Chicago, IL, USA

Hybrid

Redwood City schedule: Mondays in-office; three additional days Tue–Fri. Chicago schedule: 4 in-office days, 1 remote.

Category
Software Engineering (1)
Required Skills
Kubernetes
Microsoft Azure
Agile
Python
MySQL
NoSQL
Git
Node.js
SQL
Java
Postgres
Docker
TypeScript
Microservices
AWS
Go
JIRA
Redis
MongoDB
SCRUM
REST APIs
Google Cloud Platform
Responsibilities
  • Use new and modern technology to build new features and services across our microservice architecture
  • Write thoughtful & quality code that is readable, testable, and easily maintainable
  • Create data-driven and stable APIs for our mobile apps to consume
  • Strive for excellent development practices and careful code architecture that is built around rapid releases
  • Work cross-functionally with all mobile and backend engineers, and product teams to consistently release high-quality, customer-focused features
  • Adhere to, and improve upon, our agile process through requirement documents, sprint retrospectives, and other regular cadence meetings
Desired Qualifications
  • 4+ years of experience building backend services
  • Experience in the financial tech or ad-tech industry is a plus
  • Microservice or Service-oriented Architecture
  • Experience using gRPC, protobuf, or GraphQL
  • Experience with working with relational databases
  • Experience with message queues or event streams
  • Experience with cloud environments such as AWS, GCP, or Azure

Attain provides real-time purchase data and measurement solutions for marketers. It gives access to high-fidelity audiences and proprietary analytics, serving as a live purchase data source for North America. Its platform collects purchase data backed by consumer opt-in arrangements, enabling marketers to monitor and optimize campaigns with real-time insights. The data and analytics powers audience activation, sales measurement, market share analysis, and guided decision-making for marketing and media plans. Attain differentiates itself by offering immediate, opt-in purchase signals with a comprehensive data platform and proprietary analytics, focusing on real-time measurement rather than backward-looking reports. The company's goal is to help marketers make informed, strategic decisions through real-time measurement and optimization.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

$860K

Headquarters

Chicago, Illinois

Founded

2019

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Attain achieved 150% year-over-year revenue growth as of April 8, 2025, from client acquisitions.
  • Attain partnered with Samba TV to integrate permissioned data with AI media analytics for TV.
  • Attain scaled profitably in 2025, with leading brands standardizing its platform for measurement.

What critics are saying

  • Google Privacy Sandbox replaces third-party cookies by late 2026, blocking browser ad targeting.
  • FTC crackdown spikes app opt-outs to 40% within 12-18 months, eroding 10 million consumers.
  • LiveRamp poaches Attain's 650+ clients via cheaper clean room data within 9-15 months.

What makes Attain unique

  • Attain connects directly with 10 million consumers via owned apps for deterministic purchase data.
  • Attain launched Frisbee shopping rewards app in 2023, expanding retail and e-commerce visibility.
  • Attain acquired Merryfield in 2024, enhancing household and category data representativeness.

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Company News

Advanced Television Ltd.
Apr 29th, 2025
Attain, Samba TV partnership

Attain, a permissioned commerce data platform that powers real-time, live consumer purchase measurement and outcome signals for brands, has announced a partnership with Samba TV, the specialist in AI technology for media analytics, to expand Attain's incrementality measurement platform to include linear television.

Attain
Apr 29th, 2025
Attain Named Finalist in Two Categories at the 2025 Digiday Media Awards

Attaindata is proud to announce that Attain has been named a finalist in two categories for the 2025 Digiday Media Awards, recognizing innovation and excellence in digital media and marketing:

PR Newswire
Apr 22nd, 2025
Ey Us Unveils Brian Mandelbaum Of Attain As An Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2025 Midwest Award Finalist

Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates ambitious entrepreneurs who are shaping the futureCHICAGO, April 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) announced the finalists for the prestigious Entrepreneur Of The Year 2025 Midwest Award. Now in its 40th year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year program celebrates the bold leaders who disrupt markets through the world's most ground-breaking companies, revolutionizing industries and making a profound impact on communities. The program honors bold entrepreneurs whose innovations shape the future and pave the way for a thriving economy and a hopeful tomorrow. The Midwest program celebrates entrepreneurs from Indiana, Illinois and Wisconsin.An independent panel of judges selected Brian Mandelbaum among 29 finalists for their entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, growth and lasting impact in building long-term value.Attain, co-founded by Mandelbaum, is the industry's most trusted source for live purchase data, empowering marketers with real-time insights, audience targeting, and measurement solutions. Backed by over seven million opted-in consumers, Attain also provides modern financial services through its portfolio of consumer apps — allowing people to unlock savings, early wages, and rewards in exchange for permissioned data sharing."I'm honored to be recognized by EY alongside such an inspiring group of leaders," said Brian Mandelbaum, CEO & Cofounder of Attain. "At Attain, we set out to build the most trusted and comprehensive consumer data ecosystem — one that empowers consumers and drives real results for brands

PR Newswire
Jan 10th, 2024
Attain Partners Unveils Updated Logo To Highlight The Future-Focused And Innovative Spirit Of The Consulting Firm

MCLEAN, Va., Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Attain Partners, a leading management and technology consulting firm, unveiled an updated logo today across its digital channels including LinkedIn, Facebook, X, and AttainPartners.com. The new logo maintains the recognizable mark shared by all of Attain Enterprises—consulting company Attain Partners, private equity firm Attain Capital, and sports and entertainment company Attain Sports. Attain Partners' new logo features a modern design with equal emphasis on both words, "Attain Partners," using contemporary fonts. This visual update signifies the importance placed on both the overarching Attain brand and the distinct consulting company designed to change the world by disrupting the status quo."Since Attain became operational in August 2009, we have maintained the same font, color, and size for the word 'Attain' in our logo. In March 2021, we introduced 'Partners' to signify the next phase of our firm's evolution as a leader dedicated to serving the education and nonprofit markets," said Greg Baroni, Founder and CEO of Attain Partners

Bloomingburg Spring
Oct 18th, 2021
Attain, LLC hires Rebecca Whittington as on-line security editor

Attain plc has appointed Rebecca Whittington as its first on-line security editor to help journalists throughout the corporate who obtain abuse or harassment because of their job.

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