Senior Software Engineer, Product Data Platform

Brex

7 days ago

San Francisco, CA, USA

Senior

H1B Sponsor

Base Salary

$192k - $240k/yr

Responsibilities

Analyze and optimize complex query plans, execution paths, cost models, joins, and indexing strategies.
Drive schema and access-pattern improvements to resolve systemic performance bottlenecks.
Debug and remediate P95/P99 latency issues under load in production systems.
Design and operate distributed systems with thoughtful tradeoffs around consistency, latency, caching, and failure modes.
Evaluate existing architectures to proactively identify scaling risks and long-term reliability gaps.
Implement and improve caching strategies, read/write separation, and replica usage.
Contribute to and improve backend systems primarily in the JVM ecosystem (Kotlin/Java).
Raise the technical bar through thoughtful design reviews and clear communication of tradeoffs.

7+ years of backend engineering experience building and operating production systems at scale.
Experience building platforms or infrastructure used by real customers.
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally.
Deep hands-on experience with relational databases (Postgres or Aurora strongly preferred).
Strong expertise in query plan design and analysis, indexing strategies, and real-world database optimization.

Hybrid work environment with a minimum of three coordinated days in the office per week.
Up to four weeks per year of fully remote work.

ElasticsearchJavaKotlinPostgreSQL