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Staff Software Engineer (Data Platform)

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<p data-start="117" data-end="650"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong data-start="117" data-end="160">Staff Software Engineer (Data Platform)</strong></span><br data-start="160" data-end="163"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Join our dynamic team at the forefront of cutting-edge technology as we seek a seasoned Staff Data Engineer. Embark on a journey where your deep-rooted expertise in distributed systems, data architectures, and large-scale processing becomes the cornerstone of building high-performance data platforms. This pivotal role demands proficiency in designing and scaling compute and I/O-intensive data systems, ensuring reliability, efficiency, and cost optimization across the data lifecycle.</span></p> <p data-start="652" data-end="1725"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">● Design and build scalable data platform components for batch and real-time data processing.</span><br data-start="763" data-end="766"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">● Architect, develop, and operationalize large-scale data systems across ingestion, transformation, and serving layers.</span><br data-start="885" data-end="888"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">● Build and manage robust data pipelines ensuring high reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency.</span><br data-start="989" data-end="992"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">● Develop reusable frameworks and tooling to accelerate productivity for data engineers and data scientists.</span><br data-start="1100" data-end="1103"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">● Leverage expertise in Python, Airflow, SQL, and cloud platforms to build production-grade data solutions.</span><br data-start="1210" data-end="1213" data-is-only-node=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">● Optimize query performance and data models using strong understanding of columnar OLAP systems such as ClickHouse, Doris, and StarRocks.</span><br data-start="1351" data-end="1354"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">● Implement streaming and near real-time data processing systems.</span><br data-start="1419" data-end="1422"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">● Translate complex business requirements into scalable and efficient data platform solutions.</span><br data-start="1516" data-end="1519"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">● Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and provide technical leadership and mentorship.</span><br data-start="1618" data-end="1621"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">● Drive architectural decisions by evaluating tradeoffs and selecting the right tools for the problem.</span></p> <p data-start="1727" data-end="2936"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Requirements:</strong></span><br><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">● Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a similar discipline.</span><br data-start="1830" data-end="1833"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">● 8+ years of professional experience in data engineering, backend systems, or distributed systems.</span><br data-start="1932" data-end="1935"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">● Proven experience building scalable data platforms and large-scale data systems.</span><br data-start="2017" data-end="2020"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">● Strong experience with ETL pipelines, data integration, and workflow orchestration systems such as Airflow or Temporal.</span><br data-start="2141" data-end="2144"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">● Hands-on experience in Python and SQL with strong understanding of data warehouse concepts.</span><br data-start="2237" data-end="2240" data-is-only-node=""><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">● Experience working with distributed OLTP/OLAP databases such as ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, Cassandra, or Elasticsearch.</span><br data-start="2358" data-end="2361"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">● Knowledge of messaging and streaming systems such as Kafka.</span><br data-start="2422" data-end="2425"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">● Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP) and big data tools such as Spark.</span><br data-start="2502" data-end="2505"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">● Strong understanding of columnar storage systems and query optimization techniques.</span><br data-start="2590" data-end="2593"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">● Solid understanding of distributed systems fundamentals and associated tradeoffs.</span><br data-start="2676" data-end="2679"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">● Experience working with containers and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes.</span><br data-start="2770" data-end="2773"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">● Strong Linux fundamentals and system-level debugging skills.</span><br data-start="2835" data-end="2838"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">● Familiarity with modern data architectures such as Lakehouse (Iceberg, Hudi, Delta) is a plus.</span></p>

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