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Kentik

Sr Staff Backend Engineer, Platform Engineering - KDE Storage

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4 months ago
Remote, United StatesSenior / Staff+
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Base Salary

$200k - $245k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Co-own and design a high-performance storage layer for network monitoring data.
  • Define and lead the execution of a multi-year technical roadmap for KDE Storage services.
  • Collaborate with engineering, support, and sales teams to establish platform-wide storage standards.
  • Solve complex engineering problems related to data-intensive platform storage.

Requirements

  • 7+ years of experience in backend development using Go/C/Rust.
  • Strong understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, and high-throughput data pipelines.
  • Experience with Timeseries Databases, especially the storage layer.
  • Experience with object storage or distributed filesystems.
  • Experience designing tiered storage strategies and TTL-based data eviction at scale.
  • Strong collaboration skills suitable for a remote-friendly culture.

Benefits

  • 100% of premiums paid by the company for health, vision, and dental coverage for employees and dependents.
  • Annual Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) of $3,000 for individuals or $4,500 for families.
  • Paid family and medical leave.
  • Open PTO, a quarterly Wellness Day, and a minimum of 10 paid holidays.
  • 401(k) retirement account.
  • Home office reimbursement.
  • Stock options.

Tech Stack

AmbassadorApache KafkaExpressGogRPCJavaScriptJenkinsMySQLNode.jsPostgreSQLPythonReactRedis

Categories

BackendData Engineering