Senior Backend Engineer at Sales Demo - Melody Tsukahara (San Francisco, CA)

Role details

Work type

Onsite

Employment

Full-Time

Job description

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Culture: Emphasis on teamwork, cross-functional collaboration, and a “can-do” attitude. The sales team prides itself on being supportive and not cutthroat.
Remote/Hybrid Policy: Many roles are listed as Remote – Full-time with hubs in Toronto, Austin, Boston, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. The company is flexible on location for many positions.
Onboarding: Comprehensive program called “Ramp Camp” that immerses new hires in product, business, and cross-functional cohort learning.
Career Growth: Clear advancement paths for sales roles (with steps from SDR to senior manager) and a culture that invests in employee development.
Perks: Notable engineering culture with a focus on modern, real-time apps; collaborative environment where anyone can have impact.

One-liner: Lever provides a modern applicant tracking system (ATS) and candidate relationship management (CRM) platform that helps teams source, interview, and hire top talent through a collaborative, real-time interface.
Entity Type: Private (owned by Employ, Inc.)
Headquarters: Denver, Colorado, United States (with a significant office in San Francisco, California)
Founded: 2012
Founders: Not disclosed in available search results (publicly known founders are Nate Smith and Sarah Nahm, but this information was not provided by the search sources)

Primary industries: Software Development / HR Technology – specifically, talent acquisition and recruiting software.
Target customers: B2B, mid-market to enterprise (logos include Netflix, KPMG, Shopify, Eventbrite, and thousands of other leading companies).
Mission/purpose: “Hire the best by hiring together.” Lever aims to make recruiting more strategic, collaborative, and human by handling the busy work so TA teams can focus on building great candidate relationships.

Lever Hire: Comprehensive ATS with sourcing, interview scheduling, and collaborative hiring workflows.
Lever Nurture: CRM tool to engage, nurture, and build relationships with candidates over time.
Lever Analytics: Data and reporting module to measure recruiting performance and inform decisions.

All products are delivered as SaaS and are deeply integrated with a wide partner ecosystem.

Valuation: Not publicly disclosed (Lever is a privately held subsidiary of Employ, Inc.).
Key Metric: Total funding of $125.4 million raised across 9 rounds (per LinkedIn company data).
Notable Investors/Partners: Y Combinator (summer 2012 participant); Employ, Inc. is the parent company; extensive partner network integrated with the product.
Growth Signals:
- Headcount of 56 employees (as of latest LinkedIn profile; -4.3% YoY).
- Recognized as one of three market-leading ATS solutions by Employ.
- Continues to hire for key roles (Account Executives, Account Managers, Strategic Partnership Manager) across remote and hub locations.
- Expanding product suite with Nurture and Analytics to deepen customer value.

Modern, well-designed UX that differentiates from older ATS platforms.
Collaborative hiring workflows that encourage team involvement and reduce recruiter admin burden.
Strong brand trust with high-profile customers (Netflix, KPMG, Shopify) serving as social proof.
Partner ecosystem that increases stickiness and expands reach through integration leads and revenue share.

Partnerships & Alliances: Driving revenue growth through partner referrals, co-marketing, and strategic ecosystem expansion.
Product depth: Adding CRM and analytics layers to move beyond basic ATS and become a full talent cloud.
Sales growth: Focusing on the corporate segment (fastest-growing sales team) with value-based, consultative selling.

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