Software Engineer

Polar Analytics is a Full-Stack Business Intelligence Solution for Consumer Brands. A powerful, yet simple solution for business users to get the insights they need to succeed and make the right decisions.

Our mission is to empower indie DTC brands worldwide to grow faster and more profitably!

What’s Unique About Polar Analytics? 💎

• Traction - We’ve grown to over 3,000 + active merchants as of June 2024, and we’re on track to reach 5,000 this year.

• Tech & Product - We leverage the latest advancements of the modern data stack and make it user-friendly to non-technical users.

• Funding Strategy - We’re backed by Point9, an exceptional B2B SaaS investor that’s renowned for finding Unicorns at an early stage.

• Team - We’re a collective of experienced individuals from leading eCommerce SaaS platforms and are on a mission to become the next unicorn.

Polar Analytics is building the data platform for eCommerce. We are looking for a skilled Node Backend Engineer to join our team.

At the Platform Engineering squad you’ll be building and scaling the foundational infrastructure that powers our data platform. We focus on high-performance, reliabliability, and scalable solutions for ingesting and processing third-party data. Our engineers have the autonomy to drive impact from day one, making crucial decisions that shape our data ingestion capabilities.

At Polar, we value ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement. If you’re passionate about solving complex technical challenges while contributing to the growth of a fast-paced SaaS platform, we’d love to hear from you.

Why this role?

1. Work on building a reliable and highly scalable platform that forms the backbone of Polar Analytics’ data ingestion engine.

2. Collaborate closely with product and engineering to solve complex challenges related to third-party API integrations and data ingestion.

3. Drive the implementation of innovative solutions for managing and reflecting API changes, with opportunities to explore AI and automation to optimize the process.

4. Be part of a growing company, working on a product that helps thousands of brands globally leverage data to grow faster and more profitably.

What’s the scope?

1. Build, maintain, optimize, and scale a core service that ingests data from 50+ third-party APIs.

2. Use third-party APIs to add new connector capabilities to the platform.

3. Collaborate with the engineering teams to lay the foundation for a reliable and scalable data platform, supporting the growth of the company’s data infrastructure.

4. Explore and implement innovative solutions to reduce the overhead caused by frequent API changes.

The job is made for you if...

• You have over 2 years of software engineering experience in backend development Node, Typescript and Cloud experience (Preferably AWS)

• You’re a skilled problem solver, you design efficient solutions while thinking about possible bottlenecks and tradeoffs.

• You understand the importance of following software engineering good practices and building a reliable and maintainable code base.

• You own your work end to end. You plan, build, run, deploy, monitor and optimize.

• You are curious and keen to come up with solutions to reduce technical overhead.

Our Stack

We like to try new things out but most of our stack is built around Typescript back and front, as it increased our productivity individually and as a team. Here are the things we use - and love:

• React

• Typescript

• Node.js (express)

• PostgreSQL / Snowflake

• Micro-services architecture on AWS with terraform

Our Hiring Process 📝

We follow a structured hiring process to ensure fairness and transparency. Our process may vary depending on the role, but this is what you can expect after you apply:

1. Recruiter Screen (30 mins): A call with our Head of Talent to talk through your current/past experience, your motivations and Tell you more about Polar Analytics.

2. Role Fit Interview (45 mins): Here, you’ll meet either the Hiring Manager or a team member of a similar level to discuss your ways of working and understand your skillset and ability for the role.

3. Competency Deep Dive (1 hour): This interview usually consists of a practical element (case study, Presentation, Technical Problem Solving etc) designed to give you a broader understanding of how we drive impact at Polar. This will be with the hiring manager and one other team member.

4. Culture Interview (45 mins): A conversation with one of our Culture Champions. We assess your team fit based on our values (see below).

We value your time and effort in the application process, and we aim to provide feedback as quickly as possible.

Our Values 🌟

• No Ego 🤝 - We’re all about teamwork and valuing everyone’s input.

• Transparency 🪞 - Honesty, feedback, and open communication are cornerstones of our growth.

• Growth Mindset 🚀 - We’re always learning, improving, and striving for excellence.

• Care for others 💜 - We’re empathetic, customer-centric, and proactive in helping others.

• Act Like the Owner 🔑 - We take responsibility and ownership to drive the success of our business.

• Driven by Impact 🎯 - We focus on delivering value to our customers and stakeholders.

Company Perks & Benefits:

• 🌎  Choice-first organisation with a culture built around impact rather than hours

• 🏖 5 weeks of vacation

• 💰 Competitive salary & equity (our compensation philosophy targets 60th - 80th percentile in the top 3 European tech markets)

• 💻 Latest MacBook Pro or equivalent

• 🏡 Remote Office Upgrade budget to spend in your first year to ensure you have the best environment possible to work in

• 🩺 Complimentary private health insurance (we use Alan)

• 😍  Every 6 months we organize a company-wide offsite to discuss where we’re going and strengthen the social bonds