POS-29231
Do you get excited about building a platform that serves millions of customers and helps them grow their businesses? Are you the kind of engineer who thinks, “there should really be a API for this—so I’ll create one”? If so, we want to talk to you.
We’re looking for an experienced Staff Technical Lead who understands the value of great APIs, thrives on solving complex technical problems, and is driven to create lasting customer impact.
About the Team
The Query API team is a part of our Data Platform engineering organization that builds & maintains critical data stores & APIs that are the foundation of HubSpot’s product.
The Query API team is responsible for an API for complex analytical requests by customers, AI agents and internal teams. This API is utilized to build our reporting products and to help AIs answer complex prompts from customers. HubSpot is a multi-tenant system, so our systems are designed to be highly reliable with low response latency, huge data scale and massive qps. We have big plans for the team and our APIs and need a strategic hands-on team leader to help us achieve our vision.
About the Role
As a Staff Technical Lead on the Query API team, you will be a player-coach, leading a dedicated team of approximately 3–5 engineers. You are, first and foremost, a skilled and passionate engineer who thrives on building and creating.
This role offers a unique blend of hands-on contribution (about 75% of your time) and leadership responsibilities (about 25%). You’ll stay deeply involved in coding and design while guiding your team in building high-quality, scalable, and reliable systems. You’ll also collaborate cross-functionally to ensure the portability platform not only meets technical standards but also drives meaningful impact for our customers and HubSpot’s growth.
We are looking for people who:
- Have years of experience consistently delivering high-value, high-impact, cross-team projects. Staff and Principal Engineers are the most senior individual contributors at HubSpot. They continually raise the bar for the engineering organization and help drive product vision forward through architectural contributions coupled with consistent, hands-on coding.
- Have a thirst for technical challenges implemented within secure, compliant systems. We leverage technologies such as Java, ElasticSearch, and Kafka. We’re not necessarily looking for someone who is an expert in a specific technology, but someone who is well-versed in engineering principles and eager to leverage them when running toward the problems that we face.
- Stay deeply hands-on in technical work while also providing strategic direction, mentoring engineers, and collaborating cross-functionally with stakeholders.
- Have a history of building solutions with outsized organizational and business impact, raising the bar for technical excellence.
- Demonstrate pragmatic decision-making and problem-solving abilities with a bias for fixing problems through technology rather than process.
- Can guide teams beyond the status quo; we need engineers who lead us beyond what we have, and towards what we can build, while building a shared notion of how to get there.
Embodies our engineering team values.
Cash compensation range: 227400-363800 USD Annually
Pay & Benefits
The cash compensation below includes base salary, on-target commission for employees in eligible roles, and annual bonus targets under HubSpot’s bonus plan for eligible roles. In addition to cash compensation, some roles are eligible to participate in HubSpot’s equity plan to receive restricted stock units (RSUs). Some roles may also be eligible for overtime pay. Individual compensation packages are tailored to your skills, experience, qualifications, and other job-related reasons.
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About HubSpot
HubSpot (NYSE: HUBS) is an AI-powered customer platform with all the software, integrations, and resources customers need to connect marketing, sales, and service. HubSpot's connected platform enables businesses to grow faster by focusing on what matters most: customers.
At HubSpot, bold is our baseline. Our employees around the globe move fast, stay customer-obsessed, and win together. Our culture is grounded in four commitments: Solve for the Customer, Be Bold, Learn Fast, Align, Adapt & Go!, and Deliver with HEART. These commitments shape how we work, lead, and grow.
We’re building a company where people can do their best work. We focus on brilliant work, not badge swipes. By combining clarity, ownership, and trust, we create space for big thinking and meaningful progress. And we know that when our employees grow, our customers do too.
Recognized globally for our award-winning culture by Comparably, Glassdoor, Fortune, and more, HubSpot is headquartered in Cambridge, MA, with employees and offices around the world.
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HubSpot was named Glassdoor’s #4 Best Place to Work in 2021, and our award-winning culture has been recognized by Great Place to Work, Comparably, Fortune, Entrepreneur, Inc., and more. We build connections, careers, and employee growth by creating a workplace that values flexibility, autonomy, and transparency. You can learn more about our commitment to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace in the HubSpot Culture Code.
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