Senior Backend Engineer

Job Title: Senior Backend Engineer (Python/Django)
Location: Remote, US
Department: Engineering
Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Experience: Senior (8+ years of experience)
Salary Range: $160,000 - $180,000 base salary
Core

Hours:

9 AM - 1 PM PST / 12 - 4 PM EST

tv Scientific is the first and only CTV advertising platform purpose-built for performance marketers. We leverage massive data and cutting‑edge data science to automate and optimize TV advertising that drives business outcomes. Our solution is built by industry leaders and combines media buying, optimization, measurement, and attribution in one efficient platform, tailored for CTV/OTT.

As a Senior Backend Engineer with expertise in Python, you will collaborate with a small team of remote engineers to enhance our flagship customer‑facing product. You should possess a deep understanding of fundamental engineering principles and have practical experience in web development, automated testing, version control, continuous deployment, infrastructure management, and agile planning.

This role is ideal for someone who’s ready to go beyond shipping features. This engineer is someone who acts as a force multiplier for the team by helping to shape architecture, elevate technical quality, and support the Engineering Manager in mentorship and planning. You won’t be responsible for direct people management, but you’ll be a go‑to partner in helping the team grow, unblock, and thrive.

Our company is remote‑first, prioritizing focused work and the effective use of developer time. The code you contribute will directly and significantly impact both our company and our valued customers.

• A great attitude! Egos are not part of our team culture.
• 8+ years of experience working with Python backends (ideally Django).
• Exceptional remote communication skills. Especially in writing.
• The ability to work autonomously in a startup environment; you thrive under pressure and are comfortable adapting to rapidly evolving plans.
• Proven production experience working with a relational database (we use MySQL). Bonus points for experience working with other types of data stores or backing services.
• A rigorous approach to software quality. You like to write tests.
• A knack for learning new technologies, strong problem‑solving skills, and an openness to creative solutions.
• A genuine passion for crafting reliable web applications. You get it right the first time.
• Computer Science degree or equivalent.

• Own and deliver key product features from design through deployment, working closely with design, product, and other stakeholders.
• Mentor and support engineers, offering guidance and helping to reinforce high engineering standards across the team.
• Collaborate closely with design, product, and cross‑functional stakeholders to deliver a user‑friendly and engaging product for our customers.
• Ship high‑performing and resilient APIs that adhere to industry standards and are delightful to use.
• Step into a technical lead role on projects as needed, coordinating across functions and guiding execution without formal authority.
• Maintain a high standard of quality across our codebase by advocating for cleanliness, readability, speed, testability, and documentation.
• Champion software quality, emphasizing readability, reliability, testability, and documentation.

• Adtech Experience.
• Specific Domain Experience in CTV.
• Familiarity with AWS services, experience working in a microservice architecture or with containerization technologies.
• Previous involvement in a production environment with a customer‑facing reporting and analytics system.
• Experience working with other types of data stores or backing services, like Redis.

At tv Scientific we believe people do their best work when they feel challenged and engaged by their day‑to‑day responsibilities, when they’re surrounded by smart, hard‑working people, and when they have a healthy work life balance. Our company culture and benefits package reflects these beliefs.

• Full health, dental, and vision insurance - up to 95% funded by the company for employees.
• Employee stock…