Senior Data Platform Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• You will be responsible for the systems that every team at Phaidra relies on for data ingestion, storage, serving, and orchestration.

• Create and develop scalable components for the data platform that facilitate high-throughput data ingestion and processing.

• Design and construct systems to store and serve batch data for analytical purposes.

• Contribute to the design and implementation of API services and scalable event-driven applications that support the product backend.

• Create clear and extensible software interfaces for internal users while maintaining a high standard for release quality.

• Design and enhance data storage and retrieval methods to ensure high throughput, security, and user-friendly access.

• Take ownership and manage your services in production, including releases, deployments, and on-call rotations, adhering to Phaidra's stringent standards for operational excellence.

• Lead cross-functional projects by collaborating with engineers, product managers, and TPMs across various teams.

• Guide your colleagues and serve as a technical mentor within the team.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 7 years of software engineering experience, with substantial focus on distributed or data-intensive systems.

• Extensive experience in designing and implementing distributed systems for data ingestion, storage, and processing.

• Proven skill in building, operating, and monitoring large-scale multi-tenant systems while ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and performance.

• Capability to take ownership of real-time production systems, aligning technical aspects with business needs, and enhancing operational excellence and incident management.

• Strong collaboration and communication skills in a fully remote environment.

• Approach your work with curiosity, accountability, transparency, directness, a focus on outcomes, and customer empathy.

• Familiarity with the latest batch and real-time data processing, storage, and service technologies, such as Apache Flink.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fast-paced, collaborative environment where your contributions directly influence the direction of the company.

• We operate as a 100% remote company.

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity offerings.

• Significant responsibilities and opportunities for professional growth.

• Comprehensive training programs, including functional, customer immersion, and development training.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (specific benefits may vary by region).

• Unlimited paid time off, with a minimum requirement of 20 days annually.

• Paid parental leave (specific benefits may vary by region).

• Flexible stipends to support your workspace, well-being, and ongoing professional development.

• Company-provided MacBook.