Software Engineer (TypeScript/JavaScript)
Databento · Remote / Boston / Salt Lake City / San Francisco / New York
About this role
## Software Engineer (TypeScript/JavaScript) ### About the role Databento is the market data platform for modern finance, providing real-time and historical data across futures, options, and equities through a unified API. We’re looking for a midlevel or senior IC to join our Platform/API engineering team. This role focuses primarily on **TypeScript/JavaScript**, with some **full-stack/Python** work as well. ### Responsibilities - Own, build, and maintain our **JavaScript client library**, ensuring it’s robust, well-tested, and easy for external users to integrate with. - Integrate native libraries into JavaScript/TypeScript using tools like **N-API**, **node-addon-api**, or **Wasm**. - Build responsive, performant front-end applications using **React**, **Redux**, **Vite**, **Web Workers**, and **WebSockets**. - Contribute to full-stack projects, including backend work in **Python (or Rust)**, **REST API design**, and **database/migration** work. - Work between design and engineering teams to translate designs (e.g., **Figma handoffs**) into production-ready components and **design systems**. - Set up and maintain **CI/CD pipelines**, including publishing to **npm**. - Document components using **Storybook** or similar tooling. - Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure smooth feature rollouts and updates. ### Preferred background - Experience working between high-performing design and engineering teams, including production-ready design systems and tools (e.g., **Figma handoffs**). - Proficiency with **React**, **Redux**, **Vite**, **Web Workers**, and **WebSockets**. - Background in **trading**, **market data**, or **quantitative finance**. - Hands-on backend experience building **APIs**, working with **databases**, and **migrations**. - Full-stack experience with backends in **Python or Rust**, including **REST API design**. - Familiarity with **Storybook** or similar component documentation tooling. - Good communication skills and work ethic for a **remote workplace**. ### Benefits & compensation - **100% remote** work (team members across the globe; paid in local currency) - Health, dental, disability, and life insurance - **401(k) matching** for full-time employees - Base salary range: **$130,000–$215,000** (benchmarked to Tier 1 locations) - Total compensation may include **bonuses, commissions, and equity** (role-dependent) ### Phishing scam notice Be cautious of phishing scams impersonating Databento that offer fake job interviews and request purchases. Official emails come only from **@databento.com** or **us.greenhouse-mail.io** (our ATS). Other domains (e.g., databento-careers.com, databento.online) are fraudulent. ### Equal opportunity Databento provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of protected characteristics. If you need an accommodation, please let us know. *Even if your experience doesn’t exactly match every qualification, we still encourage you to apply.*
Listing freshness
CronJobs last confirmed this listing 1h ago. If its source stops confirming the opening for seven days, this page is removed from active inventory.