Staff Software Engineer – DSM

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

📋 Description

• Design, develop, scale, and maintain backend systems that handle substantial data volumes.

• Engage in event-driven and API-based integrations.

• Assist in migration initiatives towards a more domain-centric and scalable architecture.

• Construct and enhance software for performance-critical workflows.

• Examine technical issues and collaborate with the team to devise solutions.

• Work closely with data science and engineering teams on technical challenges.

• Guide junior and mid-level engineers about 20% of the time.

• Concentrate on intricate technical problems for around 80% of the time.

• Operate independently with minimal supervision while ensuring timely and high-quality delivery.

• Communicate and collaborate effectively across the Outcomes, Methodology, and Recruitment teams, as well as with product and data science.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in backend software engineering.

• Profound technical expertise.

• Experience with backend systems that manage large data volumes.

• Familiarity with event-driven and API-based integrations.

• Background in complex, real-time, high-volume systems with high throughput and low latency.

• Knowledge of Spark, Apache ecosystem tools, Delta Lake, Parquet, Kafka, and Avro.

• Proficiency in Python and/or PySpark.

• Familiarity with Docker, SQL, and NoSQL databases.

• Experience with REST APIs and event-driven integrations.

• Strong grasp of algorithms, data structures, Big O notation, and event-driven architecture.

• Comfortable operating in performance-focused, production-critical settings.

• Excellent problem-solving abilities and a proactive, collaborative approach.

• Ability to communicate effectively with engineers and data science collaborators.

• Preferred academic background in computer science, computer engineering, or a related discipline.

• Experience with AWS, GCP, or other cloud providers is a nice-to-have.

• Familiarity with Pandas is a nice-to-have.

• Experience with the Spring framework and microservices is a nice-to-have.

• Background in large-scale data or analytics environments is a nice-to-have.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunity for remote work.

• Autonomy and the freedom to innovate.

• Collaborative development approach.

• Opportunities for employee growth.

• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• A culture built on trust, respect, and employee development.