Software Engineer - Partner Engineering
Certa.ai · United States
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- $120,000 / year
- United States
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Job highlights
- Build scalable API integrations for Certa.ai.
- Collaborate across teams: product, customer, client.
- Leverage Python, Django, PostgreSQL, and AWS.
- Work remotely with flexible scheduling.
- Gain experience in AI/ML integrations.
About the role
About Certa
Certa is a leading enterprise platform purpose-built for third-party risk management, vendor onboarding, and procurement workflow automation. Our no-code/low-code platform enables Fortune 500 companies and global enterprises to digitize and govern end-to-end supplier relationships - from intake through risk monitoring and off-boarding. Our Professional Services team is central to this mission, delivering transformative implementations that unlock measurable value for clients.Role Overview
The engineering team is solving deeply technical and challenging problems at scale, while the product team is building innovative and intuitive products leveraging our core platform, and the customer team is solving complex use cases across a range of industries and verticals with the right mix of engineering and product solutions.What if there was a specialist engineering team that worked at the intersection of these functions to empower them and made the sum greater than the whole? That’s what the partner engineering team does! The role is diverse, multi-faceted, and cross-functional providing exposure to both software engineering and product management. You will collaborate with product managers, solution architects, project managers, customer teams, and clients to understand complex requirements, research and brainstorm solutions, design systems and integrations, and build them out seeing them through to completion.
Needless to say – the work is challenging and rewarding, brings about a ton of learning, and the impact is far-reaching! We are looking to scale the team to keep up with our rapid growth and are on the lookout for rockstar engineers who are go-getters and love solving problems and building products.
Core Responsibilities
- Design and implement scalable API integration framework that connect customer systems with our services. (Can be legacy, GraphQL or REST APIs)
- Work with customers to understand their use cases and translate them into effective integration solutions
- Build reusable integration frameworks and components
- Create detailed technical specifications and integration documentation
- Optimize integrations for reliability, performance, and ease of maintenance
Required Experience
- Strong background in enterprise system integrations
- Experience building scalable SaaS products and integration frameworks
- Expert knowledge of Python, Django, DRF, Celery, and PostgreSQL
- Experience with webhooks, event processing, and asynchronous architectures
- Experience with AWS Serverless Framework
Key Skills
- Ability to understand and work with AI service integrations
- Strong system design and architecture capabilities
- Excellent problem-solving and communication abilities
- Experience with testing and debugging distributed systems
- Skill in translating complex technical concepts for various audiences
- AWS and cloud infrastructure expertise
Prefer to Have
- Experience integrating AI/ML services into production applications
- Knowledge of common AI integration patterns and best practices
- Background working with enterprise clients
- Startup experience
Perks
- Best-in-class compensation
- Fully-remote work with flexible schedules
- Continuous learning
- Massive opportunities for growth
- Quarterly hacker house
- PTO, Sick, Holidays, and personal days off
- Comprehensive health coverage (generous employer paid contribution to healthcare, 401k + company match, mental health resources for you and your family)
- Latest Tech Workstation
- Rockstar team to work with (we mean it!)
Key skills/competency
- Software Engineering
- Partner Engineering
- API Integration
- System Design
- Python
- Django
- PostgreSQL
- AWS
- SaaS
- Enterprise Systems
Skills & topics
- Software Engineer
- Partner Engineering
- API Integration
- Python
- Django
- AWS
- SaaS
- Enterprise Systems
- System Design
- Remote Work
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight Python, Django, AWS, and enterprise integration experience.
- Craft a strong cover letter: Emphasize problem-solving and collaboration skills.
- Prepare for technical interviews: Review system design and API integration concepts.
- Showcase AI/ML interest: Discuss any experience with AI service integrations.
- Research Certa.ai: Understand their platform and value proposition.
Technical preparation
Practice Python, Django, and PostgreSQL challenges.,Design scalable API integration frameworks.,Understand AWS Serverless and cloud infrastructure.,Review webhook and event processing concepts.
Behavioral questions
Describe a complex integration challenge you solved.,How do you collaborate with non-technical stakeholders?,Share an example of optimizing system performance.,How do you approach learning new technologies?
Frequently asked questions
- What is the primary focus of the Partner Engineering role at Certa.ai?
- The Partner Engineering role at Certa.ai focuses on building and scaling API integrations to connect customer systems with Certa's platform. This involves designing integration frameworks, working with clients to understand use cases, and optimizing solutions for reliability and performance.
- What are the key technologies used by the Partner Engineering team at Certa.ai?
- The Partner Engineering team primarily uses Python, Django, DRF, Celery, and PostgreSQL. Experience with AWS Serverless Framework and various API types (legacy, GraphQL, REST) is also crucial.
- Is this a remote position at Certa.ai?
- Yes, this position at Certa.ai offers a fully remote work arrangement with flexible schedules, allowing employees to work from anywhere.
- What kind of experience is required for the Software Engineer - Partner Engineering role?
- The role requires a strong background in enterprise system integrations, experience building scalable SaaS products and integration frameworks, and expert knowledge of Python, Django, DRF, Celery, and PostgreSQL. Familiarity with webhooks, event processing, and asynchronous architectures is also important.
- Does Certa.ai offer opportunities for professional growth?
- Yes, Certa.ai emphasizes continuous learning and offers massive opportunities for growth within the company, including exposure to software engineering and product management.
- What are the benefits of working at Certa.ai as a Software Engineer?
- Benefits include best-in-class compensation, fully-remote work with flexible schedules, continuous learning, massive growth opportunities, a quarterly hacker house, comprehensive health coverage, and a 'rockstar team'.
- What is Certa.ai's platform used for?
- Certa.ai's platform is an enterprise solution for third-party risk management, vendor onboarding, and procurement workflow automation, designed to help Fortune 500 companies digitize and govern supplier relationships.
- What is the role of AI/ML in this position?
- The role involves the ability to understand and work with AI service integrations, with a preference for candidates experienced in integrating AI/ML services into production applications and knowledge of common AI integration patterns.
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