Senior Software Engineer

TL;DR Kharon is seeking a full-time Senior Software Engineer based in New York City. This role requires in-office attendance at least 3 days a week. 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

As the Tech Lead for our Growth team, you will be the architectural backbone of our internal data ecosystem. You will lead the design and implementation of new applications and data pipelines. This is a "player-coach" role requiring a full-stack mindset and deep expertise in data architecture. You will work alongside a Director of Data Analytics, QA/BA, and Director of Product teammates and work cross functionally with Marketing, RevOps, Sales, and Client Services to produce comprehensive and accessible insights on our business.

• BI: Support of our internal business intelligence applications. Own the architecture to ensure services are modular, scalable, and performant (utilizing React/Vue for frontend and Python/Java for backend).
• Data Migrations & Systems Integration: Design and execute complex data migrations and integrations.
• ETL & Data Modeling: Build and optimize resilient ETL pipelines (e.g., using AWS Glue, Airflow, or DBT) to ingest data into our warehouse/data lake. Implement robust schema designs for relational and potentially graph databases.
• User Administration and Account Service Support: Provide technical leadership for our user and customer administration, ensuring secure, scalable, and intuitive management of internal and external user access.
• Team Leadership & Best Practices: Mentor engineers, conduct code reviews, and establish standards for API design (REST/GraphQL), documentation, and automated testing (SDLC optimization).

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years in a technical leadership or "Lead" capacity and some intersection with internal business processes.
• Strong coding skills in Python or Java, with deep experience in modern web frameworks and cloud-native architectures (AWS preferred).
• Expert-level knowledge of SQL and relational database design. Experience with data warehousing (Snowflake, Databricks, or BigQuery) and "Medallion" architecture (Bronze/Silver/Gold layers).
• Proven track record of interacting with and developing against 3rd party APIs, particularly Salesforce.
• Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and CI/CD automation to ensure high availability and low latency.
• Ability to translate complex business requirements from Marketing, Sales, and Client Services into technical roadmaps.
• Familiarity with LLM integrations or vector databases to enhance internal BI search capabilities.

   NICE TO HAVES:

• Experience with Graph Databases (Neo4j, Neptune) for mapping complex client relationships.
• Interests or experience in Geopolitics, Sanction Compliance, or Financial Risk.
• Experience with SaaS CRM (Salesforce, HubSpot), RevOps tooling, and marketing automation ecosystems.

Kharon is a highly disruptive and incredibly innovative organization that navigates risk at the intersection of global security threats + international commerce.

What does that mean? Great question.

Operating at the nexus of global security, Kharon is on a mission to revolutionize the current landscape. We take really complex data as it relates to global security and empower our clients to not only understand the risk associated with their potential business relationships but to operationalize that data so that they can make the best and most informed decisions possible. From financial crimes and sanctions to export controls and threat identifications, our tools optimize protection against the types of risks that could otherwise be incredibly dangerous and excessively costly to any business. Serving many of today’s leading global financial and multinational institutions, Kharon products are the most powerful in the space with a precision and depth that is absolutely unparalleled. 

When you look at any major global crisis event, we’re providing intelligence that’s at the heart of those circumstances. We connect the dots in a way that’s meaningful. Now, we’re experiencing unprecedented growth. As the world continues to evolve in complexity, so