Software Engineer

Software Engineer, Marketing

Muck Rack is the leading SaaS platform for public relations and communications professionals. Our mission is to enable organizations to build trust, tell their stories, and demonstrate the unique value of earned media. Muck Rack’s AI-powered, comprehensive, and integrated platform streamlines the PR workflow to help businesses generate positive media coverage, monitor mentions to manage brand reputation, and analyze PR’s impact on business outcomes. By combining media database, monitoring, and reporting into one dynamic platform, we empower teams to collaborate seamlessly, pitch effectively, and analyze results faster and more efficiently.

Founder-controlled, fully distributed, and growing sustainably, Muck Rack has received several awards for its unparalleled culture and product from organizations like Inc., Quartz, G2, and BuiltIn. We value resilience, transparency, ownership, and customer devotion, and infuse these values into everything we do. 

We’re looking for a collaborative and experienced Software Engineer to join our digital marketing team and make a big impact.

As a software engineer on the Marketing team, you’ll work in close partnership with marketing, engineering, product, design, analytics, and leadership to implement marketing-led web initiatives across the platforms and tools that we use. This can include anything from building new page components in Wagtail CMS to running A/B tests to optimizing webpage performance and SEO and much more.

Our tech stack includes Wagtail CMS, Python, Django, Vue.js, SCSS, Webpack, MySQL, Elasticsearch, and more. Our technology team is focused on scale, quality, delivery, and thoughtful customer experience. We ship frequently without sacrificing work/life balance.

To be set up for success in this role, you’ll need to have:

• 2+ years total professional experience as a software engineer, preferably in marketing-related web projects

• Proficiency with Wagtail or a similar content management system (CMS)

• Proficiency with Django or a similar web framework

• Proficiency with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript

• Proficiency with marketing tools such as Marketo, Google Tag Manager/Analytics

• Proficiency in debugging website performance and SEO issues

• Familiarity with A/B testing tools like VWO or similar

If any of the below also describe you, this could be an exciting opportunity:

• Self-starter: you are proactive about learning a new tech stack, identifying new opportunities to drive business goals and improve user experience, and breaking down large technical projects into manageable tasks

• CMS literate: you are comfortable leveraging content management systems like Wagtail CMS to build great editorial and end user experiences

• Detail-oriented: you can build high quality, visually consistent, and performant web pages that closely align with company branding and expectations from leadership, and that help achieve our marketing goals

• Collaborative: you can work closely with non-technical colleagues to understand problems, recommend solutions, and carry out those solutions in a timely fashion

In addition, we’re always looking for candidates who:

• Have excellent communication skills, with an ability to explain ideas clearly, give and receive feedback, and foster a good rapport with teammates

• Take pride in the quality of their code (Your code should be readable, testable, and understandable years later. You adhere to the Zen of Python.)

• Work well in a fast-paced development environment with testing, continuous integration and multiple daily deploys

• Have the ability to manage complexity in a large project, and incur technical debt only after considering the tradeoffs

• Take a logical approach to problem solving that combines analytical thinking and intuition

• Have an interest in journalism, news, media or social media

Interview Overview

Below you'll find an outline of the interview plan for this role. Please note that this is what we expect the process to look like; we may ask you for supplemental information or require an additional step before making a final decision.

• 30 min interview with a member of our Talent Team

• 45 min interview with the hiring manager

• 60 min peer panel interview

• Final call(s) with executive team member(s)  

Salary

The base salary for this role is between $152,000–$175,000 USD, depending on skills and experience. We take a geo-neutral approach to compensation within the U.S., meaning that we pay based on job function and level, not location.

For roles based in Canada, we offer a competitive salary range aligned with local market value. The base salary for this role in Canada is between $131,000–$145,000 CAD.

Individual compensation decisions are based on a number of factors, including experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall healthily throughout the range based on these factors. We recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this job description as posted. If that ends up being the case, the updated salary range will be communicated with you as a candidate.

Why Muck Rack?

Remote Work, Forever 

• Fully distributed team with a permanent remote setup

• Home office stipend, phone and internet reimbursement, coworking membership

• Virtual and in-person team bonding (lunches, events, competitions)

Transparent & Fair Compensation 

• Competitive geo-neutral pay in the U.S.

• Annual reviews to ensure equity and market alignment

• Standardized bonus or commission structure

• 401(k) with employer contributions

• Equity opportunities

Health & Wellness

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance for employees and dependents

• 100% premium coverage for individuals on high-deductible plans

• 24/7 Virtual Care and Employee Assistance Program

• Employer-funded HSA contributions and other pre-tax benefits

• Quarterly wellness stipend and free Headspace subscription

Time Off & Family Benefits

•  4+ weeks of PTO, plus paid sick and mental health days

• 13 paid holidays with the option to swap for personal days

• Up to 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave

Learning and Development

• Transparent pathways for internal mobility and promotion

• Bi-annual performance reviews, team workshops, and leadership training

• Unlimited access to Coursera and O’Reilly

• 2 additional PTO days annually for learning and development

Inclusive, Customer-First Culture

• Commitment to equity and valuing diverse perspectives

• Agile, founder-led company focused on collaboration and innovation

• Trusted by 3,000+ companies worldwide

Note: Benefits and compensation reflect offerings for U.S.-based employees. Support is provided for employees in other locations, in compliance with local laws and regulations.

While we are a fully distributed team, we do have limitations on where we can hire and maintain a list of acceptable working locations based on job function. If we are unable to hire in your current location for the role for which you applied, you will be notified via email. While we enjoy many benefits as a permanently distributed and remote company, we cannot always support relocation or extended travel and have guidelines in place to ensure compliant work away from your designated permanent residence.

Please note: For detailed information regarding our GDPR and/or CCPA compliance policies, including how we handle personal data and privacy rights, kindly refer to the email correspondence accompanying this application.

Muck Rack does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or any other third parties. Any unsolicited resume sent to Muck Rack will be considered Muck Rack property, and Muck Rack will not pay a fee should it hire the subject of any unsolicited resume.

Muck Rack considers applicants for all positions on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs, and without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, alienage or citizenship status, ancestry, marital status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, veteran status, familial status, status as a victim of domestic violence, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.