Software Engineer

WE HAVE CREATED A WORLD WHERE ART AND SCIENCE ARE BEST FRIENDS

Known is a modern marketing company engineered for the unprecedented opportunities and challenges facing marketers today. We are about 200+ people strong, pairing PhD data scientists with award-winning creatives, strategists, engineers and expert research teams to produce some of the most innovative and cutting-edge creative work in culture. We believe that when creative truly collaborates with science, strategy, and technology, amazing things can happen. 

Ad Age touted that “Known may be the ultimate example of a full-service agency,” and honored us with two prestigious recognitions this year: #3 on The A-List as one of the top agencies in the world, and Ad Age’s Data & Insights Agency of the year for the second year in a row. Without our incredible partnerships with our clients, spanning across the leading brands in finance, technology, entertainment, media, CPG, real estate, and many other categories, honors like this could not be possible, and also have helped us earn additional awards and recognitions over the years like: Emmys, Clios Entertainment and Sports Awards, Effies, Cannes Lions Awards, ProMax Agency of the Year, and Digiday’s Most Innovative Media Agency to name a few.

We couldn’t create this award-winning work without seeking out and hiring the best talent. What does it mean to be a Knowner? We are curious innovators, knowledge-hunters who are constantly challenging ourselves to do better and be better for our clients, for our team and for our world at large. Our offices around the U.S. are open and while most of our people work in a hybrid setting, we are a distributed workforce with a number of Knowners working remotely.

BUT ENOUGH ABOUT US, LET'S TALK ABOUT YOU

As a Software Engineer at Known, you can expect to work closely with Engineers, Product Managers, and Data Scientists. You’ll join small, highly focused teams where you’ll have the opportunity to contribute significantly to our products and the company’s broader technical culture.

Because our work is often project-driven, we are constantly reevaluating and updating our tech stack, which means you’ll always learn new skills and develop expertise in industry-leading technologies.

You’ll be writing Python day-to-day on the backend to author FastAPI APIs, build pipelines, and craft distributed systems. As we push the boundaries of our platform, you will have the opportunity to build and deploy agentic AI systems that leverage the latest in LLM orchestration and cloud tech. You’ll be building web UIs in Typescript and Vue. You’ll use Docker and Helm to deploy your containerized applications to our Kubernetes clusters. You’ll be using Terraform to spin infrastructure up and down. 

Finally, if you’re interested, you may be contributing to open source (we actively promote open-source projects internally; check out pytest-mock-resources, one of our in-house custom plugins).

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Design and build full-stack web applications in Python
• Create performant Web APIs with FastAPI
• Implement agentic AI systems using the latest LLM orchestration frameworks to automate complex workflows and enhance our products
• Integrate with industry-standard datastores like PostgreSQL and Snowflake
• Design asynchronous and event-driven services
• Produce robust ETL pipelines with Argo Workflows
• Deploy these applications across multiple environments with Docker, Helm, and Kubernetes
• Work closely with data scientists and product managers on a wide variety of products and projects that span the marketing and advertising industries across both television and digital
• Play an active role in designing and building new, cutting-edge products

WHO YOU ARE AND WHAT YOU HAVE

• Strong communication and teamwork skills
• 1-2+ years of professional experience building and maintaining production applications in Python
• Deep understanding of Python as a language 
• Experience with SQL and relational databases, experience with SQLAlchemy is a plus
• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes is a plus
• Experience with ETL, or message-oriented architectures is a plus
• Experience with UI frameworks, such as Vue or React, is a plus

SOME OF OUR PERKS

• Unlimited paid time off
• 401k with company matching and no vesting period
• Annual bonuses
• Generous medical plan
• Paid parental leave

ONE LAST THING TO ASK YOURSELF

All this might sound great, but you’re probably still wondering, “Would I be a good fit for Known?” or “Would Known be a good fit for me?” Our culture is propped up by four values that we aspire to every day: We are one team. We see the good. We never stop learning. There’s always a better way. At Known we are setting out to build something more than just a company. We are building a legacy filled with exceptionally talented people with a kaleidoscope of backgrounds, experiences, and origin stories who feel encouraged and empowered to bring their whole selves to work, and to partner with us in molding and shaping our culture through our values.

Known is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or qualified job applicants on the basis of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or locally protected class.

The base salary for this position is $100K-$130K

            This range is posted in compliance with state and municipal Pay Transparency laws. In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible to receive additional Known benefits.

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