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Job description
Role at Attio
About the role
Builders shape how the platform evolves to serve ambitious go-to-market teams in the AI era. Sharp judgment, craft, and execution define success in a fast-paced, collaborative startup.
Software engineers turn product ideas into working code. Engineers work in small teams, review each other's work, and ship in small batches. Most teams follow agile practices such as sprints and daily standups. Engineers also write tests, fix bugs, and improve performance. The field values clear communication as much as technical skill. Engineers spend part of every week on planning, code review, and debugging, not just writing new code. The ability to explain a technical decision in plain words separates strong engineers from the rest.
Key facts
What you'll do
Complex problems are owned to drive planning and execution for impactful results. Decisions across product and operations align through collaboration among product, engineering, and operations teams. Curiosity fuels experiments and refinements inside the CRM as teams learn, iterate, and improve. Work is coordinated with peers across teams to deliver outcomes in a fast-paced, collaborative startup environment. Stakeholder decisions align through strong communication and a bias for action. How people work is influenced by a focus on meaningful customer outcomes. Execution reliability emerges from an obsession with detail and a passion for high-quality work.
Requirements
The posting states a bachelor's degree requirement. A degree forms the baseline for this role. Creative problem-solving demonstrates ownership of outcomes. Expertise spans engineering, design, operations, or related fields. Curiosity and a drive to learn, iterate, and improve show commitment to growth and adaptation. Thriving in a fast-paced, collaborative startup handles sustained execution pressure. Communication skills and a bias for action maintain clarity and momentum with teams. Customer outcomes align with a desire to make a meaningful impact on how people work. Detail obsession and passion for high-quality work uphold execution standards.
Practical notes
This role welcomes open applications from diverse backgrounds and locations. Typical interview steps
Hiring for engineering roles usually starts with a recruiter screen, followed by one or two technical rounds. Candidates often solve a coding problem, discuss past projects, and answer system design questions. Some loops include a take-home task. Final rounds typically cover team fit and give candidates a chance to ask questions. Interviewers look for how you break down an unfamiliar problem, not just whether you reach the answer. Practicing a few problems aloud and reviewing your own past projects are the best preparation.
Nice to have
Meaningful impact on how people work guides thoughtful contributions. Detail obsession and passion for high-quality work support consistent excellence.
Skills & tools
Expertise spans engineering, design, operations, marketing, or emerging functions. Tools include CRM workflows, product experimentation, and integrations with customer data platforms.
Good to know
Questions to ask
Good questions to ask the employer in the interview: what does success look like in the first six months, how is the team structured, what is the current biggest challenge, and how are decisions made. Asking about growth paths and the review process is also well received. Employers expect questions, and good ones show preparation.
Career growth
Engineering careers usually progress from individual contributor to senior, staff, and principal levels. Some engineers move into management and lead teams of five to twenty people. Others stay on the technical track. Growth follows demonstrated impact, not tenure alone. A typical engineering ladder has clear levels with defined expectations for scope, quality, and mentorship. Moving up usually requires owning outcomes end to end rather than completing assigned tickets.
About the company
Attio is the CRM built for the AI era. Designed for the most ambitious go-to-market teams, it gives companies the power to understand every customer, automate at scale, and build their go-to-market motion exactly as they need.