Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Veeva Systems

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Work type
Remote
Location
Pleasanton, CAColumbus, OHBoston, MAKansas City, MONew York, NYRaleigh, NCToronto, Ontario, Canada
Salary
$110,000–$270,000 / yr
Posted
104 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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This role $190k
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This role pays more than 65% of similar roles. Most pay $149,500–$214,125 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $190k versus about $182k 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 72 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $80,000–$175,000 across 69 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Software Engineer, Backend

The Senior Software Engineer - Backend joins the Engineering team to support Veeva Ostro, a platform bridging the gap between life sciences manufacturers and patients. In this role, you will design and deliver scalable backend services, architect high-performance APIs, and optimize application and database performance to handle growth. You will partner cross-functionally to ship new features while championing clean architecture, rigorous unit testing, and low technical debt. The position requires deep expertise in Python and frameworks like Django, along with strong proficiency in relational databases, specifically PostgreSQL. You will also evaluate emerging backend technologies and troubleshoot live system issues to maximize uptime. This work involves solving technical challenges within a SaaS environment to improve how medicines, treatments, and diagnostics reach the people who need them most.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Architect and scale high-performance APIs for the Veeva Ostro SaaS platform.
  • Design and ship new features in partnership with cross-functional teams.
  • Provide technical feedback on product roadmaps and feature scoping.
  • Champion code quality through peer reviews, unit testing, and clean architecture.
  • Optimize application and database performance to support platform 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

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience shipping production code for B2B or B2C SaaS products.
  • 5+ years of deep expertise in Python and frameworks like Django.
  • Strong proficiency with relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL (preferred).
  • Excellent communication and cross-functional teamwork skills.

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