Backend Engineer

About Spate

At Spate, we use data science to predict the next big consumer trend in beauty, personal care, wellness & functional food.

Spate was founded in 2018 by Yarden Horwitz & Olivier Zimmer, two ex-Googlers who led the trendspotting division at Google and uncovered trends such as turmeric, cold brew, and face masks. Spate has been funded by the prestigious Y Combinator incubator and Initialized Capital. We currently have ~90 clients in the U.S., mainly in the beauty space from direct-to-consumer brands to big names such as L’Oréal, Estée Lauder, Unilever, etc.

As two ex-Googlers with a passion for using data to spot new patterns in consumer behavior, and we have made it our mission to build the world’s greatest consumer trends prediction platform of all time. And not just because we want to be trendy, but because we want to help brands get better at giving consumers what they really want.

Brands waste over $200BN every year due to product launch failures and inventory waste. By spotting Turmeric, we were able to tell brands to stop wasting money on kale products and provide consumers with glorious golden milk lattes instead - because that’s what consumers want.

How do we do this? We tap into publicly available consumer data (anonymous and aggregated) to identify interesting shifts in consumer behavior.

The Role

This is a technical role with a high degree of autonomy expected.

• 3 years of experience as a software engineer, working on backend and ETL for web applications
• Experience collecting, cleaning, and analyzing large data sets
• Proficiency in Python
• Proficiency in SQL
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Project management skills and ability to handle multiple priorities at different timescales
• Proven problem-solving skills using deductive reasoning, understanding hierarchical relationships, and identifying gaps in logic
• Self-starter and ability to work independently
• Located in Eastern Europe

Responsibilities

• Support customers and staff in understanding and exploiting the platform, data and tools
• Ensure the availability of the platform, data and tools
• Define and implement improvements for the platform, data and tools related to security, quality, testing, automation, documentation and new features
• Contribute to sprint planning, backlog grooming, and task prioritization.
• Estimate the effort required for development tasks and help create project timelines.
• Track and report on progress, addressing any delays or roadblocks proactively.

Benefits

• Join a well-funded company that is working with the top brands in consumer goods
• Work directly with the founders to set the direction of the company
• €60k to €80k, depending on experience
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
• Always be up-to-date on the latest trends!