We’re reinventing the market research industry. Let’s reinvent it together.
At Numerator, we believe tomorrow’s success starts with today’s market intelligence. We empower the world’s leading brands and retailers with unmatched insights into consumer behavior and the influencers that drive it.
Job Description: Backend Engineer
Remote, India
Numerator provides unparalleled consumer insights at a massive scale. Our technology harnesses data through the application of gamified mobile apps and sophisticated web crawling technology to deliver an unmatched view of consumer shopping and purchase experience.
Numerator is looking for a passionate Backend Engineer to join our Receipt Processing Team. As part of our Receipt Processing team, you will be responsible for our transcription system, to over a billion receipts captured through our mobile panel app. This is a high growth and impactful role that will give you tons of opportunity to drive decisions for projects from inception through production.
If you are seeking an environment where you get to do meaningful work with other great engineers, then we want to hear from you!
What You’ll get to do
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Help to create the design, architecture, and execution of everything from backend APIs to data processing and databases.
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Make decisions about code design, architecture, and refactoring to balance technical debt against delivering functionality.
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Work on medium to large sized feature projects from conception to completion, working with stakeholders to identify project risks and recommend mitigating solutions.
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Collaborate with our cross-functional team to build powerful and easy-to-use products.
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Architectural designs and decisions, to improve the availability of the system
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Maintaining the system in general, on-call bug-fixing for mission critical issues
Example Projects
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Build out and expand the framework for the rules engine transcription of our receipts data to in leverage the inherent structure and spacing of the tabular data in a receipt.
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Expand our human in the loop systems to be able to learn hot to extract item level data from e-receipts.
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Build out a data QA process to approve the output of both our machine learning algorithms, and our hundreds of data associates attributing products.
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Refactor our backend to optimize for scale as the number or receipt line items we need to transcribe continues to grow.
Our Tech Stack
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Web: HTML, Javascript, CSS, Angular.
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Backend: Python, Django, Aurora Postgres, Aurora Mysql, Redis.
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Distributed Computing: Celery, Airflow, Azkaban, RabbitMQ
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Data Warehouse: Snowflake
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Infrastructure: AWS EC2, Kubernetes, Docker, Helm, Terraform
What you bring
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Have 3+ years of experience in a backend or full stack role.
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Programming experience in Python, C#, Java, or another object-oriented language.
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Familiarity with web technology, such as HTTP, JSON, HTML, and JavaScript UIs.
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Experience with databases, SQL or NoSQL.
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You look ahead to identify opportunities and foster a culture of innovation.
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BS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
Nice to haves
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Experience with REST services and API design.
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Knowledge of cloud-based systems (EC2, Rackspace, Kubernetes, Docker development
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Knowledge of and Expertise with big data, analytics, and personalization.
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Start-up or CPG industry experience.
There is strength in numbers - We are the Numerati
Numerator is 5,800 employees strong. We have the confidence to be real and embrace what makes each Numerati unique. Our diverse experiences, ideas and backgrounds fuel our innovation.
Being part of the Numerati means that we’ll take care of you! From our Recharge Days, maximum flexibility policy, wellness resources for employees and their families, development opportunities and much more — we’re always finding ways to better support, celebrate and accelerate our team.
Skills Required
- 3+ years of experience in a backend or full-stack role
- Programming experience in Python, C#, Java, or another object-oriented language
- Familiarity with HTTP, JSON, HTML, and JavaScript user interfaces
- Experience with SQL or NoSQL databases
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience
- Experience with REST services and API design
- Knowledge of cloud-based systems, including EC2, Kubernetes, and Docker
- Knowledge or expertise in big data, analytics, and personalization
- Startup or CPG industry experience
Numerator Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Numerator and has not been reviewed or approved by Numerator.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is described as generous, with PTO, paid holidays, and companywide “Recharge Days” alongside options like paid volunteer time. Mentions of flexible or unlimited PTO policies indicate breadth across leave types.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage spans medical, dental, and vision, with mental-health support and an EAP also noted. Protection benefits such as disability and life insurance further reinforce coverage strength.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Work–life balance is emphasized through flexible schedules, remote work programs, and quiet focus time. Wellness-oriented offerings like gym memberships and company-sponsored outings complement this flexibility.
Numerator Insights
What We Do
Numerator is a data and tech company bringing speed and scale to market research. Headquartered in Chicago, IL, Numerator has more than 2,400 employees worldwide. The company blends proprietary data with advanced technology to create unique insights for the market research industry that has been slow to change. The majority of Fortune 100 companies are Numerator clients.
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