Senior Software Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Design and develop the cloud-native Stream Governance platform, which is a multi-tenant, highly available, and scalable service for Kafka and real-time data.

• Take ownership and lead the comprehensive design and implementation of intricate backend services within a cloud-native, microservices-oriented environment.

• Manage projects from the initial requirements and design stages through to implementation, rollout, and continuous operation in a production setting.

• Make architectural and technical decisions that carefully consider reliability, scalability, performance, and operability.

• Tackle complex technical challenges with high quality, offering specialized technical guidance to the team while mentoring and supporting other engineers through code and design reviews.

• Assess and improve the efficiency of our platform's technology stack, ensuring we stay aligned with industry trends and adopt cutting-edge solutions.

• Assume responsibility for developing, managing, and maintaining a mission-critical service with a 99.99 SLA across 100+ regions in AWS, GCP, and Azure.

• Collaborate across engineering and with other key stakeholders to develop and implement the overall roadmap for delivering an exceptional Data Streaming Platform.

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, inclusive collaboration, and high technical standards.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 7 years of industry experience in designing, building, scaling, and operating backend systems in production environments.

• Strong expertise in at least one major backend programming language (e.g., Java, Go, C/C++, or Python) along with solid fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and system design.

• Practical experience with distributed systems, such as event-driven architectures, high-throughput services, or large-scale data pipelines, with a deep understanding of consistency, fault tolerance, and performance tradeoffs.

• Extensive experience managing production services in a public cloud (AWS, GCP, or Azure), including containerized workloads (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

• Proficiency in cloud-native technologies, including networking and security, and experience participating in an on-call rotation.

• Demonstrated experience in leading and mentoring technical teams.

• A history of technical leadership: driving projects, influencing architecture, and coordinating efforts across multiple engineers or teams.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the capacity to align stakeholders, clearly convey complex ideas, and guide decision-making.

• A BS, MS, or PhD in computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

🏝️ Benefits

• Offers Equity