Lead the development of backend services for new products, collaborating with teams to set standards, conduct code reviews, and ensure high-performance delivery.
Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $2B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.
At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history in 2021 by becoming a public benefit corporation (PBC), legally bound to balancing the interests of customers, employees, society, and investors.
As a Work Anywhere company, we support your flexibility to work from home or in the office, so you can thrive in your ideal environment.
Join us in transforming the life sciences industry, committed to making a positive impact on its customers, employees, and communities.
The Role
We are looking for a passionate engineer with a strong sense of ownership to lead the development of backend services for a new product on our New Markets team. You should enjoy working on 0–1 products and feel at home in a fast-paced, agile environment with complex problems to solve. In this role, you will collaborate closely with front-end engineers, designers, product managers, and senior leadership to develop and maintain our backend services.
What You'll Do
- Develop a scalable, high-performance, easy-to-use backend that enables the New Markets team to launch stellar products
- Provide technical leadership and help raise the bar for the entire team
- Choose the right technologies, set coding standards, conduct code reviews, and offer technical mentorship
- Collaborate with engineers, designers, product managers, and leadership to plan and execute the product roadmap
Requirements
- Technical Skills
- 5+ years of experience as a backend engineer
- Proficiency in Python-based backend development
- Proficiency in SQL, preferably with SQLAlchemy
- Non-Technical Requirements
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills; able to articulate ideas and thoughts clearly
- Strong product sense, with the ability to view problems from the user’s perspective
- A strong sense of ownership; takes initiative to address issues when they arise
- Strong mentorship skills
- This role requires you to be in the PST or MST time zone
- Must have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States. Veeva will not provide sponsorship at this time
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with Kubernetes/EKS
- Familiarity with OpenSearch
- Familiarity with PostgreSQL
- Experience with web front-end or mobile app development
Learn More
- Engineer Perspective: 3 Reasons to Consider Veeva
- Engineering at Veeva
Perks & Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance
- Flexible PTO and company paid holidays
- Retirement programs
- 1% charitable giving program
Compensation
- Base pay: $110,000 - $270,000
- The salary range listed here has been provided to comply with local regulations and represents a potential base salary range for this role. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range above or below, depending on experience and location. We look at compensation for each individual and base our offer on your unique qualifications, experience, and expected contributions. This position may also be eligible for other types of compensation in addition to base salary, such as variable bonus and/or stock bonus.
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Veeva’s headquarters is located in the San Francisco Bay Area with offices in more than 15 countries around the world.
Veeva is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status, pregnancy, protected veteran status, protected genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristics protected by local laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected].
Top Skills
Eks
Kubernetes
Opensearch
Postgres
Python
SQL
Sqlalchemy
Veeva Pleasanton, California, USA Office
4280 Hacienda Drive, Pleasanton, CA, United States, 94588
Veeva San Francisco, California, USA Office
100 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA, United States, 94104
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