At PitchBook, we are always looking forward. We continue to innovate, evolve, and invest in ourselves to bring out the best in everyone. We’re deeply collaborative and thrive on the excitement, energy, and fun that reverberates throughout the company. 

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Our extensive learning programs and mentorship opportunities help us create a culture of curiosity that pushes us to always find new solutions and better ways of doing things. The combination of a rapidly evolving industry and our high ambitions means there’s going to be some ambiguity along the way, but we excel when we challenge ourselves. We’re willing to take risks, fail fast, and do it all over again in the pursuit of excellence.

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If you have a good attitude and are willing to roll up your sleeves to get things done, PitchBook is the place for you. 

 

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About the Role:

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As a member of the Product and Engineering team at PitchBook, you will be part of a team of big thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers who strive to deepen the positive impact we have on our customers and our company every day. We value curiosity and the drive to find better ways of doing things. We thrive on customer empathy, which remains our focus when creating excellent customer experiences through product innovation.

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We know that greatness is achieved through collaboration and diverse points of view, so we work closely with partners around the globe. As a team, we assume positive intent in each other’s words and actions, value constructive discussions, and foster a respectful working environment built on integrity, growth, and business value. We invest heavily in our people, who are eager to learn and constantly improve. Join our team and grow with us! 

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As a Staff Software Development Engineer within the Product organization, you will be responsible for architecting and delivering the next suite of services that power the PitchBook platform. You will be essential in guiding one or more technical teams to build exceptional solutions that are relied upon and used by thousands of PitchBook customers every day, and work with PitchBook professionals around the world with the collective goal of delighting our customers and growing our business. 

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The team will rely on your broad and deep experience in building and delivering comprehensive cloud solutions and full understanding of the team’s business domain to shape principles, practices, and capture just-in-time decisions based on trade-off analysis. 

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With your strong analytical skills, you’ll be able to break down abstract and complex problems into smaller problems and apply Domain Driven Design approaches such as identifying bounded contexts and establish decomposition process. You will be expected to devise solutions based on limited information and precedent to find creative ways to tackle challenges. It is essential that you be able to interpret, assess, and resolve a wide range of issues and be able to select the right course of action. 

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You will collaborate with external and internal stakeholders of different roles and backgrounds, who may have varying degrees of understanding of the domain. You may need to adapt your style of communication based on the audience you are interacting with and will be relied on to influence decisions to build optimal solutions to complex challenges. Additionally, as a technical expert in a broad set of domains, you will be expected to engage actively in promoting architecture guideline, principles, and practices across team(s), and be a driver for consistency and alignment for cross cutting concerns using influence and effective communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders. 

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Lastly, you exhibit a growth mindset, willing to solicit feedback, engage others with empathy, and help create a culture of belonging, teamwork, and purpose. If you love building customer-centric solutions, strive for excellence every day, are adaptable and focused, and believe work should be fun, come join us! 

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Primary Job Responsibilities:

\n\nArchitect, design, develop, and maintain components of PitchBook’s services, including backend with aspects of front-end related to architecture (micro front-end patterns). Hands-on development will be part of the responsibilities \nEnsure qualities/non-functional requirements of the platforms and products are defined, measurable, and are continuously evaluated to deliver the right product to our users \nDocument architecture evolutions (current state, future state, phasing), communicate architecture, and elaborate with teams \nImplement well-designed, testable, and efficient code that meets product requirements, coding standards, performance, scalability, reliability, and the organization’s goals and principles \nCollaborate with other engineers, product managers, and other internal stakeholders in an Agile environment \nProvide technical guidance and perform architectural reviews with team members \nDesign and deliver end-to-end initiatives with little to no guidance \nDefine and participate in processes that improve products using return on experience and root cause analysis of incidents \nComplex legacy application reverse engineering \nSupport the vision and values of the company through role modeling and encouraging desired behaviors \nParticipate in various company initiatives and projects as requested \n\n

 

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Skills and Qualifications:

\n\nDegree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a similar field \n8+ years of related experience with a Bachelor’s degree or 6+ years and a Master’s degree or a PhD with 3+ years of related experience, or equivalent experience \n6+ years in Software Development or Engineering role \n4+ years of experience with Java or a similar object-oriented language \n2+ years of experience developing micro service \nExperience in Domain Driven Design: demonstrated ability to identify domains and bounded context, establish architecture alignment across teams and respective domain ownership, apply Domain Driven Design integration patterns across service architecture \nExperience in data architecture: Event/Data Buses/Messaging (Kafka or similar), Data Pipeline/Integration Pipelines across systems (ETL/ELT), SQL, and Data Lake/Data Warehouse (Redshift, Snowflake) \nExperience in Service-Oriented & Microservices Architecture, Cloud Architecture, Clean Architecture, Hexagonal Architecture \nFluent in identifying and applying architecture patterns and designing RESTful API \nExperience working and designing middleware, platform, frameworks, or system of systems \nExperience with web technologies and standards (e.g., JSON, JWT) \nExperience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and/or Google Cloud Platform (GCP) \nExperience in Java and Spring Boot/Spring Framework \nExperience with Container orchestration software (e.g., Kubernetes) \nExperience with other relevant technology stack: python, microsoft sql server, redis, jenkins, struts, postgresql, docker, jmeter, vue.js, sonarqube, wijmo, aws documentdb, aws lamba, aws general services, node, nuxtjs, selenium, gradle, checkmarx, testrail, angular, dot net, dot net core, dot net 6, mongo db, jquery, and apache tomcat. \nHighly experienced working within a development team in an Agile environment \nAbility to handle a project through the entire software development lifecycle, end to end \nDemonstrate ability to lead and/or provide guidance to junior peers across multiple teams \nExcellent communication skills, written, and verbal \nStrong problem-solving ability \nProficiency with the Microsoft Office suite including in-depth knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel with the ability to pick up new systems and software easily \n\n

 

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Benefits + Compensation at PitchBook:

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Physical Health

\n\nComprehensive health benefits\nAdditional medical wellness incentives\nSTD, LTD, AD&D, and life insurance\n\n

 

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Emotional Health

\n\nPaid sabbatical program after four years\nPaid family and paternity leave\nAnnual educational stipend\nAbility to apply for tuition reimbursement\nCFA exam stipend\nRobust training programs on industry and soft skills\nEmployee assistance program\nGenerous allotment of vacation days, sick days, and volunteer days\n\n

 

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Social Health 

\n\nMatching gifts program\nEmployee resource groups\nSubsidized emergency childcare\nDependent Care FSA\nCompany-wide events\nEmployee referral bonus program\nQuarterly team building events\n\n

 

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Financial Health 

\n\n401k match\nShared ownership employee stock program\nMonthly transportation stipend\n\n

 

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*Please be aware the above PitchBook benefit and perk offerings are subject to corresponding plan and policy documents and may change during the course of your employment.

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Compensation

\n\nAnnual base salary: $215,000-$235,000\nTarget annual bonus percentage: 15%\n\n

 

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*Starting pay will be based on several factors and commensurate with qualifications & experience. We also have a location-based compensation structure; there may be different ranges for candidates by location.

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Working Conditions:

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We believe our business and our culture are strongest when we work together in person. We also know that it’s helpful to have some flexibility to work remotely. Most roles work in the office 3+ days/week, and some are expected to work in the office 4-5 days/week. The current expectation for this role is that you are working in the office 4+ days/week and that you are in the office full-time during the training period, for which the length varies by role. During an initial phone screen, the team will discuss expectations for this specific position. 

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The job conditions for this position are in a standard office setting. Employees in this position use PC and phone on an on-going basis throughout the day. Limited corporate travel may be required to remote offices or other business meetings and events.

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Life At PB:

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We are consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work and our culture is at the heart of our success. It’s our fundamental belief that people do and create great things and that people are the cornerstone of prosperity. We believe that proactively seeking out different points of view, listening to others, learning, and reflecting on what we’ve heard creates a sense of belonging within PitchBook and strengthens the PitchBook community.

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We are excited to get to know you and your background. Concerned that you might not meet every requirement? We encourage you to still apply as you might be the right candidate for the role or other roles at PitchBook.

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