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Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform

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2 months ago
San Francisco, CA, USA
Senior / Staff+
H1B Sponsor

Base Salary

$218k - $327k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain high-performance backend services.
  • Lead technical design and implementation for critical systems.
  • Collaborate with engineering, product, data science, operations, and risk teams.
  • Drive technical excellence by establishing best practices.
  • Mentor and guide engineers to foster technical growth.
  • Own project outcomes from concept through deployment.
  • Identify opportunities for technical improvement and innovation.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience focused on backend systems.
  • Deep understanding of distributed systems, data modeling, and service-oriented architectures.
  • Experience building and operating large-scale, production-grade systems.
  • Strong collaboration skills with cross-functional partners.
  • Ability to lead technical discussions and deliver measurable outcomes.
  • Experience mentoring engineers and improving team performance.

Benefits

  • Remote work options.
  • Medical insurance.
  • Flexible time off.
  • Retirement savings plans.
  • Modern family planning support.

Tech Stack

Apache KafkaApache SparkDatabricksJavaKotlinPythonSnowflake

Categories

AI & MLBackendData EngineeringData Science