Senior Python Engineer (On-site or Remote)
HowGood
Location
Brooklyn, NY, US
Type
Full-time
Posted
Jan 22, 2026
Compensation
USD 130000 – 185000
Mission
What you will drive
Core responsibilities:
- Work with the Research and Product teams to implement and design new features, such as metric calculations or better ways of storing/presenting data
- Own the architecture, implementation, and delivery of features from concept to deployment
- Test and document your work, along with the standards and conventions agreed upon by the team
- Help the team grow and improve team culture by putting forward your ideas
Impact
The difference you'll make
This role enables customers to see the entire universe of sourcing choices and understand their impact within a greater system, helping leading brands, retailers and investors improve their environmental and social impact through data-driven decision-making.
Profile
What makes you a great fit
Required skills and experience:
- 4+ years experience with Python or Django in a production environment
- Experience building REST APIs
- Experience with PostgreSQL or another relational database
- Familiarity with Git and Docker
- Passionate about code readability, docs, and testing as priority, ahead of optimization
- Ability to communicate their opinions to the team, as well as with senior management
Benefits
What's in it for you
Benefits and compensation:
- Salary range $130,000-$185,000 (salary commensurate with experience)
- Health insurance + Vision & Dental
- 401k with company match
- Unlimited PTO (that we actually want you to use!)
- Paid parental leave
- Work remotely, or from our upstate NY office, or hybrid
About
Inside HowGood
HowGood is an independent research company with the world's largest database on product sustainability, helping leading brands, retailers and investors improve their environmental and social impact through ingredient-level insights into factors ranging from greenhouse gas emissions to animal welfare to labor risk.