Join Pigment: The AI Platform Redefining Business Planning
Pigment is the AI-powered business planning and performance management platform built for agility and scale. We connect people, data, and processes in one intuitive, feature-rich solution, empowering every team—from Finance to HR—to build, adapt, and align strategic plans in real time.
Founded in 2019, Pigment is one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies globally. Industry leaders like Unilever, Snowflake, Siemens, and DPD use Pigment daily to make more informed decisions and confidently navigate any scenario.
With a team of 500+ across Paris, London, New York, San Francisco, and Toronto, we've raised nearly $400M from top-tier investors and were named a Visionary in the 2024 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Financial Planning Software.
At Pigment, we take smart risks, celebrate bold ideas, and challenge the status quo—all while working as one team. If you're driven by innovation and ready to make an impact at scale, we’d love to hear from you.
The Opportunity
As a Backend Software Engineer, you’ll work on performance-critical systems that process and aggregate millions of records in real time, directly enabling our clients to make fast, confident business decisions.You’ll join a high-impact product squad, collaborate closely with frontend engineers and product managers, and take ownership of services that need to scale with increasing complexity and data volume.We’re looking for a pragmatic engineer with a solid foundation in backend technologies who enjoys solving hard problems and continuously improving code, architecture, and performance.
What You’ll DoDesign, build, and maintain backend services that power Pigment’s real-time, enterprise-grade platform.Work on performance optimization and system scalability to handle large volumes of complex, multidimensional data.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful features that meet both product and technical goals.Contribute to architecture decisions and bring new ideas to improve system design, observability, and reliability.Write clean, well-tested, maintainable code and participate in code reviews and engineering rituals.
Who You AreYou have at least 3 years of professional experience in backend software engineering, ideally in a product-led or SaaS environment.You are proficient in one or more backend languages; C#/.NET, Java, Go, Rust, Python, or similar.You understand the trade-offs between delivery speed and technical excellence and can make pragmatic decisions.You care deeply about code quality, testing, observability, and scalability.You communicate clearly, enjoy working in a team, and are comfortable collaborating with engineers and product stakeholders.You’re fluent in English.
Our Tech StackLanguages & Frameworks: C# on .NET Core (Linux)Database: PostgreSQLInfrastructure: Google Cloud Platform, Docker, Kubernetes, TerraformMessaging & CI/CD: RabbitMQ, CircleCIFrontend: React (TypeScript) – close collaboration expected
Technical Challenges You’ll Work OnReal-time data computation and aggregation across large datasetsPerformance optimization in a distributed environmentScaling systems to meet demanding enterprise use casesEvolving our backend architecture to support long-term growth
What You’ll GetCompetitive salary & equity packageComprehensive health insurance with Alan Blue (free for you and your family)Flexible working hours and a remote-friendly policyBeautiful offices in Paris, London, New York, and TorontoA collaborative and inclusive team, focused on solving meaningful problemsWe conduct background checks as part of our hiring process, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations in the countries where we operate. This may include verification of employment history, education, and, where legally permitted, criminal records. Any checks will be conducted lawfully prior to formal employment contracts being signed, with candidate consent, and information will be treated confidentially.
Pigment is an equal opportunity employer. We believe diversity is a strength and fosters innovation. We are committed to enabling everyone to feel included and valued at the workplace.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, family, gender identity, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability,  sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, social origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws. We may process your personal data in accordance with our HR Data Protection Notice.