# Software Engineer, Customer Studio Backend

**Company:** [Hightouch](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/hightouch)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Backend Engineering
**Salary:** $180k – $320k/yr
**Skills:** Distributed Systems, Data Warehouses, SQL, Snowflake, Databricks, Query Optimization, Real-Time Data Processing, Cdc, Generative AI, System Architecture
**Posted:** 2026-04-28

> Builds backend systems for Customer Studio, optimizing data warehouse performance, real-time audience syncing, analytics, and AI-enhanced workflows for marketing teams. Requires strong distributed systems expertise and product-minded thinking.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Optimize data warehouse performance, including query optimizations and pre-computed state storage.
- Build analytics and experimentation features for audience segmentation and performance tracking.
- Develop real-time audience computation and syncing using CDC technologies.
- Integrate generative AI to enhance user workflows for data activation.

## Requirements
- Strong expertise in backend and distributed systems architecture, scalability, maintainability, and reliability.
- Product-minded approach with experience writing and engaging with product specs.
- Customer-first thinking and ability to dive deep into high-scale data challenges.

## Compensation
- Salary range: $180,000 - $320,000 USD per year (location independent).
- Equity compensation via ISO options with early exercise and 10-year post-termination window.

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