Intermediate Python Developer
We're looking for an Intermediate Python Developer focused on data products to deliver production-grade data tools and APIs that eliminate integration friction and accelerate time-to-value for customers onboarding with Alembic. You'll build the SDKs, libraries, and automation tools that make it seamless for both our team and our customers to work with complex marketing data. This is a high-impact role where you'll reduce integration time from weeks to days, directly improving our customer experience and sales velocity.
What You'll Do
- Deliver reusable Python SDKs and libraries to accelerate both internal and customer development cycles
- Automate data validation and transformation workflows to eliminate manual integration work
- Reduce time-to-first-value to under 2 weeks for new customer implementations
- Build robust ETL / ELT pipelines that handle diverse marketing data sources with resilience and observability
- Collaborate with customer-facing teams to understand integration pain points and build solutions that address them
- Create clear documentation and examples that make our data products easy to adopt
What Will Help You Succeed
Python & Data Engineering Fundamentals3+ years writing production Python - comfortable with modern Python (3.10+), type hints, async / await, and common libraries (pandas, SQLAlchemy, Pydantic)Strong fundamentals in data structures & algorithms - can design efficient data transformations and understand performance implicationsPostgreSQL experience with query optimization, indexing strategies, and database design - comfortable with both ORM and raw SQLBuilt ETL / ELT data pipelines that move, transform, and validate data at scaleKnow how to make pipelines resilient, observable, and debuggableExperience validating data, handling schema evolution, and dealing with messy real-world dataDevelopment & DeploymentDaily comfort with Linux environments - Bash scripting, understanding of process management, filesystem operationsDependency management (Poetry, pip-tools, or similar) - know how to manage lock files and reproducible environmentsExperience with CI / CD pipelines, environment configuration, and deploying services to productionNice to HavesPlugin / Extension development experience - building plugins for tools like Apache NiFi, Linear, Cursor, or similar platformsExperience with AI / ML tooling and AI coding assistants (Cursor, Copilot) in workflowWhy You Might Be Excited About Alembic
Hard problems with real impact : You'll tackle the hardest challenges in marketing analytics while building systems that influence multimillion-dollar decisions at Fortune 100 companiesTechnical autonomy : You want ownership over technical decisions and the freedom to solve complex problems your wayCutting-edge technology : Work with advanced AI / ML algorithms, composite AI solutions, private NVIDIA DGX clusters, and the latest in data processing at scaleElite team : Join top engineers who thrive on challenging problems and high-impact workStartup upside : Early-stage equity opportunity with experienced leadership and proven product-market fitWhy You Might Not Be Excited
If you only want to tell people what to build instead of building and coding alongside them, we're not the environment for youYou prefer company practices with 100% built-out process for every detailYou prefer static over dynamic. Projects, priorities, and roles will adapt to your skill set and goals. Though we have real paying customers and a playbook for growth, we proudly remain an early-stage startup