As a Backend Software Engineer in the Corporate Research Digital Platforms (CRDP) group, you will join an agile team to design and build scalable backend services that support data analytics and AI workflows. Your responsibilities include developing secure APIs for internal applications, building data ingestion pipelines, implementing analysis-ready data models, integrating with cloud platforms like Databricks and Delta Lake, and ensuring robust authentication and authorization mechanisms. You will also collaborate closely with data scientists, frontend engineers, and product teams to enhance reliability and operational readiness of backend services. The role requires expertise in Python or TypeScript, experience with AWS DevOps practices, familiarity with observability tools, and a strong background in securing sensitive data within regulated environments.
Skills
Python
AWS
Databricks
Delta Lake
RESTful APIs
CI/CD
DevOps
Unity Catalog
SQL
Authentication
Authorization
Role-Based Access Control
MVP-to-scale transitions
Observability tools
Metrics
Tracing
Logging
Data Governance
Metadata Management
What you'll do
Design and build scalable backend services for data, analytics, and AI workflows.
Develop secure APIs exposing analytical datasets and model outputs to internal apps.
Build and maintain data ingestion and processing pipelines in collaboration with teams.
Implement analysis-ready data models for statistical modeling and machine learning.
Integrate backend services with cloud platforms like Databricks and Delta Lake.
Apply authentication, authorization, and access controls to protect sensitive data.
What we're looking for
6+ years of professional backend software engineering experience delivering production systems
4+ years of experience designing, building, and operating production-grade RESTful APIs using modern programming languages
3+ years of experience deploying and operating backend services on a major cloud platform (AWS preferred)
Familiarity with the Databricks ecosystem including Delta Lake, Jobs, SQL endpoints, Unity Catalog
Experience implementing authentication, authorization, and role-based access control in backend systems
Strong problem-solving skills and experience working in cross-functional, agile teams
Excellent interpersonal, collaborative, team building, and communication skills for matrixed teams
Market check
Salary context
This
$145,676–$178,049
range sits above
37%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$136,400–$214,950
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$142,400–$205,345
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 240 comparable postings.*
* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.
Employer
About 3M
3M is a diversified technology and manufacturing conglomerate producing thousands of products across healthcare, safety, electronics, transportation, and consumer goods. Industry: Diversified Manufacturing
3M currently has
38 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$145,676–$178,049
across 34 roles with salary data.