Marketing Backend Developer

About The Role

We’re looking for a Marketing Backend Developer to join our Demand Generation team and help power the backend infrastructure behind our customer-facing websites and Marketing Operations systems. This role is a great fit for a developer with solid backend fundamentals, hands-on experience with cloud and API-based architectures, and a desire to keep growing technically while partnering closely with marketing and web teams.

What You'll Do

• Develop, maintain, and support backend services and APIs that power customer-facing websites and marketing platforms.
• Build and maintain integrations between Marketing Operations systems (e.g., Marketo, Salesforce) to ensure reliable data flow and workflow automation.
• Contribute to database design and maintenance to support marketing and customer data needs, with a focus on reliability and performance.
• Build and maintain APIs and services that integrate with third-party platforms and internal tools.
• Optimize backend code and processes for performance, scalability, and stability.
• Collaborate with front-end developers, designers, and marketing stakeholders to deliver high-quality digital experiences.
• Troubleshoot and resolve backend issues, escalating complex problems when needed.
• Write and maintain clear technical documentation for systems, integrations, and processes.
• Communicate progress, risks, and status updates to relevant stakeholders.

About You

• 1–3 years of experience developing and supporting backend systems, APIs, or services.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Working knowledge of cloud-based infrastructure, preferably AWS (e.g., Lambda, S3, DynamoDB, and similar services).
• Experience building or maintaining server-side APIs using Ruby, Python (Django, Flask), Node.js, or similar backend technologies.
• Familiarity with marketing technology stacks and integrations (e.g., CRM, marketing automation platforms) is a strong plus.
• Exposure to modern web architectures such as composable or JAMStack environments.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated experience leveraging AI tools and technologies to improve workflows, enhance decision-making, or drive innovation.

Nice To Have

• Experience supporting or integrating with Marketo, Salesforce, or similar platforms.
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., CloudFormation, SAM, or Terraform).
• Experience working on customer-facing web platforms in a marketing or SaaS environment.
• Experience with Google Tag Manager, Contentful, or Netlify.
• Familiarity with core front-end development concepts, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and component-based architectures.
• Experience working with a modern JavaScript framework (e.g., Astro, React, Vue, Svelte, or Next.js).
• Exposure to modern web build tools and workflows (e.g., Vite, bundlers, static site generation, or JAMStack patterns).

Additional Information

The annual salary range for this position is $82,000 to $105,000. The salary range for performing this role outside of the US / Austin / California may differ. 8am is committed to offering competitive, fair and commensurate compensation and has provided an estimated pay range for this role. Actual compensation may vary based on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and education.