Backend Software Engineer

Location: Washington, District of Columbia, US
Recruiter: Perplexity
Date posted: Thursday, November 20, 2025

 

Job Description:

Backend Software Engineer

Cross Screen Media is a media analytics & software company, founded by industry veterans. We're changing the way agencies plan, execute, and measure video advertising campaigns. To achieve this, we need to build an amazing team and that's where you come in

We are looking to hire a Backend Software Engineer with a strong work ethic and a passion for building new software. This candidate will take ownership of key services and features in the backend of our product suite. Given the nature of our products at Cross Screen Media, we have complex and engaging problems that demand a diverse skill set. Our engineers are expected to embrace modern development practices, including leveraging the latest AI tools and workflows to accelerate development, improve quality, and unlock new capabilities. The right candidate will enjoy taking on a variety of responsibilities, creating innovative solutions to unique challenges, and working with large and complex datasets. 

We're currently accepting 100% remote employees. Engineering leadership is local to Dallas, TX and Austin, TX; there may be hybrid opportunities for candidates in those areas.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs in Python/Django.
• Take ownership of assigned features and services, ensuring they are reliable, scalable, and well-documented.
• Work with Postgres for application data and integrate with Snowflake for analytics workloads.
• Contribute to schema design and provide input on pipelines to ensure backend features interoperate smoothly with our data platform.
• Participate in agile planning, estimation, and delivery of features.
• Write clean, testable code and help maintain high engineering standards.
• Support deployment, monitoring, and troubleshooting in a Linux-based environment.
• Work closely with front-end engineers and data scientists to deliver end-to-end solutions.

Experience:

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Solid experience with Python, including Django (or equivalent frameworks).
• Strong experience with relational databases (preferably Postgres), including schema design and query optimization.
• Familiarity with Snowflake or other cloud data warehouses, particularly in the context of integrating backend systems with analytical platforms.
• Comfort working in Unix/Linux environments and with command-line tools.
• Understanding of distributed systems, API design, and asynchronous programming.
• Nice to have: Experience with AWS services for application hosting, storage, or data processing.
• Nice to have: Exposure to ad tech concepts & terminology

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Collaborative and creative atmosphere, with inspired leadership
• Career advancement opportunities
• Recognition and reward for outstanding performance, with high bonus potential
• Great medical, dental & vision insurance packages
• Competitive 401K with company match
• Unlimited paid-time-off
• 100% remote
• Access to the latest AI development tools and workflows and an engineering culture that expects and supports their use to drive productivity and innovation
• Biannual company offsites, including a goal of one per year in an interesting location (2024's was in Costa Rica)

*Unfortunately we are not able to sponsor visas for this position.

 

Apply for this job on Perplexity