Principal Software Development Engineer, Highspot
Conversational Intelligence & Ecosystems
$170.4-230.4k
2+ days a week in office
Sales enablement platform
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Sales enablement platform
501-1000 employees
Be an early applicant
$170.4-230.4k
2+ days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To empower companies to elevate customer conversations that drive strategic growth.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor or Master degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 12 + years of experience in Ruby/Java/Python/Any programming language development with a strong understanding of object-oriented programming principles and design patterns
- Proven experience as a software architect designing and implementing enterprise-scale Ruby/Java/Python/Any programming language applications
- Strong knowledge of database technologies such as SQL, NoSQL databases (e.g., Postgres, MongoDB etc.) and Message queue ( RabbitMQ, Kafka)
- Extensive experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform
- Proficiency in microservices architecture, containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes), and serverless computing
- Strong knowledge of cloud-native development practices, including infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams
- Experience with Agile software development methodologies and familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence, or similar for Agile project management
- Willing to work in a startup-like environment - fast paced, challenging
What the job involves
- As a Principal Software Engineer, Backend, you’ll play a pivotal role in architecting and shaping the technical foundations that enable a new wave of capabilities: AI agents that generate content, automate decisions, extract insights from conversations, summarize activities, and deliver actionable intelligence—all rooted in customer-specific context and rigorous permissioning models
- You’ll partner closely across engineering, product, and machine learning teams to ensure our platform can support adaptive, secure, and scalable AI-driven experiences
- While expertise in every technology we use isn’t required, our stack includes Ruby, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, React, Next.js, Solr, AWS, Docker, Kafka, and Kubernetes
- Design scalable, secure architectures spanning multiple teams and systems, while remaining hands-on
- Drive high standards through code reviews, performance tuning, and continuous delivery
- Improve operational processes, monitoring, and observability to ensure a stable and reliable platform
- Contribute to defining and evolving the long-term technical strategy and roadmap for the platform
- Work closely with product, engineering, ML, and QA teams to deliver solutions
- Research new technologies and recommend adoption where it adds value
- Maintain clear architectural and technical documentation
- Foster a culture of innovation, ownership, and high-quality engineering across the organization
Our take
Highspot is an AI-driven sales enablement platform that enhances sales team performance globally. It offers intelligent content management, training, contextual guidance, and customer engagement in a unified platform. This integration, supported by actionable analytics, helps companies turn strategic plans into effective sales.
Highspot's annual recurring revenue has grown over tenfold in recent years, highlighting the importance of sales enablement in improving sales team performance. The company's innovation and customer satisfaction have led to record new customer acquisitions and revenue growth, with clients like Hootsuite, Twitter, Siemens, and Nestle.
Despite a 10% workforce reduction following its expansion into Canada, Highspot continues to innovate. The Spring ’24 release expands generative AI capabilities, providing personalised, just-in-time coaching and content personalisation at scale. Highspot Discover showcases these innovations, reinforcing Highspot's leadership in sales enablement.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-9% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Jan 2022
$248m
SERIES F
Feb 2021
$200m
SERIES E
Total funding: $642.6m
Company benefits
- Generous PTO
- Free, Immersive Learning Courses
- Flexible Transportation Options
- Equity For Everyone
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Flexible work and holiday schedules
- Competitive compensation
- Work from home opportunities
- Modern Health and Wellness Program
- Group Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP & DPSP)
Leadership
Robert Wahbe
(CEO)Former Corporate Vice President of the Server and Tools Division at Microsoft
Oliver Sharp
(Chief Solution Architect)Former General Manager of Strategy, Server and Tools Division at Microsoft
David Wortendyke
(CPO)Former Partner Architect at Windows Azure for over 20 years
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