Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Veeva Systems

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Work type: Remote
Location: Remote
Salary: $110,000–$270,000 / yr
Posted: 58 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday

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Similar $192k

This role $190k

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This role pays more than 60% of similar roles. Most pay $168,417–$216,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $190k versus about $192k for comparable roles.

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About Veeva Systems

Veeva Systems is a cloud software company serving the global life sciences industry, providing CRM, clinical, regulatory, quality, and data applications used by pharmaceutical and biotech companies.

Veeva Systems currently has 93 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $80,000–$165,000 across 82 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Backend

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Senior Software Engineer - Backend As a member of the Engineering team, you will design and deliver scalable backend services for the Veeva Ostro SaaS platform. You will be responsible for architecting high-performance APIs, collaborating cross-functionally to ship new features, and providing technical feedback on product roadmaps. Your daily work involves championing code quality through peer reviews, unit testing, and clean architecture while optimizing application and database performance to support growth. To succeed in this role, you must possess over five years of experience shipping production code for B2B or B2C SaaS products, with deep expertise in Python and the Django framework. You should also demonstrate proficiency with relational databases, specifically PostgreSQL. This role focuses on solving technical challenges within the life sciences domain by building tools that connect manufacturers of medicines and diagnostics with the people who need them.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Remote?

Median $204500 from 415 postings across 57 companies.

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Skills

Python Django PostgreSQL SaaS Unit Testing Clean Architecture Relational Databases

What you'll do

Architect and scale high-performance APIs for the SaaS platform.
Design and ship new features in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Provide technical feedback on product roadmaps and feature scoping.
Ensure code quality through peer reviews, unit testing, and clean architecture.
Optimize application and database performance to support organizational growth.
Evaluate emerging backend technologies to improve internal engineering practices.
Troubleshoot and resolve live system issues to maximize platform uptime.

What we're looking for

Must have 5+ years of software engineering experience shipping production code for B2B or B2C SaaS products.
Must have 5+ years of deep expertise in Python and frameworks like Django.
Must have strong proficiency with relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL.
Must possess excellent communication and cross-functional teamwork skills.

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