Position Details

Salary $163K – $224K USD / year

Type Full-Time

Experience lead

Exp. Years 8+ years

Education Not specified

Category Software Engineering

About this role

Staff Software Engineer focused on building and scaling the data platform. You will lead design and development of high-throughput data ingestion, transformation, and storage pipelines in Go, shape the platform's technical strategy, and mentor other engineers while participating in on-call rotations.

Key Responsibilities

Lead design and development of core data platform components
Architect and implement robust data pipelines in Go
Define and drive technical strategy for data platform
Provide technical leadership and mentorship
Participate in on-call rotation

Technical Overview

Role centers on distributed data processing, Go-based pipelines, data architecture, and reliability. Emphasis on engineering leadership, scalable design, and collaboration with product analytics.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior/staff software engineer with 8+ years of experience designing and operating large-scale distributed data processing systems. They are proficient in Go (Golang), have deep experience building data pipelines and data platforms, and can provide technical leadership and mentorship while participating in on-call duties.

Must-Have Skills

8+ years in a software engineer roleExperience designingbuildingand operating large-scale distributed data processing systemsGo (Golang)distributed data pipelinesdata ingestiondata transformationdata storagedata architecturestrong CS fundamentalson-call rotationmentorshipautomation practices

Nice-to-Have Skills

Cloud Infrastructure (AWS)NestJSKafka

Required Skills

8+ years in a software engineer roledistributed data processing systemsdata pipelinesdata ingestiondata transformationdata storagedata architectureGo (Golang)architectural strategyon-callmentorshipautomation practices

Hard Skills

GoGolangdistributed systemsdata pipelinesdata ingestiondata transformationdata storagearchitecturetechnical leadershipmentorship

Soft Skills

leadershipmentorshipproblem-solvingcommunicationstrategic thinking

Industry & Role

Industry SaaS

Job Function Lead design, development, and strategy for the data platform and distributed data processing in Go

Role Subtype Staff Software Engineer

Keywords for Your Resume

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Deal Breakers

Less than 8 years of software engineering experience

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