Staff Software Engineer- Risk Platform

 Posted 3 months ago
     
10+ years experience
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The engineer will be responsible for building the next generation of distributed data storage and processing systems designed to scale indefinitely and surpass traditional query performance. Duties include identifying and developing scalable solutions, shaping product strategy, developing code architecture foundations, and mentoring other engineers.

As a Staff Software Engineer, you will take us beyond traditional monolithic SQL engines and batch pipelines. You will build the next generation of distributed data storage and processing systems. You will build systems that can scale indefinitely, and surpass traditional query performance, while making the interfaces for that data simple, expressive, and cleanly abstracted. Your interfaces will support a broad array of data consumers, from our web application, to business analytics, and artificial intelligence.

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Primary Duties:
  • Identify and develop scalable and performant solutions. 
  • Work across discipline to shape product strategy and execution.
  • Develop the foundations of code architecture and quality. 
  • Mentor and coach engineers.
  • Set and uphold the standard for engineering processes to support high-quality engineering. 


Minimum Qualifications:
  • BS/BTech (or higher) in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field required. 
  • 8+ years of production-level experience as an engineer building highly scalable systems.
  • 4+ years of experience acting as a trusted technical decision-maker in a team setting, solving for short-term and long-term business value.
  • 4+ years of experience working with SQL or other database querying languages on large multi-table data sets.
  • Experience architecting, developing, and deploying large-scale distributed systems at scale.
  • Experience with cloud technologies, e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP.
  • Experience building continuous integration and continuous development (CI/CD) pipelines.
  • Strong familiarity with server-side web technologies (eg: Java, Python, Scala, C#, C++, Go).


Preferred KSAs:
  • 8+ years of production-level experience as an engineer building highly scalable and reliable infrastructure.
  • Experience in designing, building and optimizing data pipelines and ETL processes.
  • Proficiency in working with large datasets and knowledge of data storage technologies.
  • Experience working with data ingestion systems and optimizing performance for handling large-scale data processing and analysis.
  • Experience working with AWS technologies, Kafka etc.
  • 6+ years of experience working with with CSS/HTML/Javascript and modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, VueJs/Ember).
  • In-depth knowledge of database systems.
  • Familiarity with  database replication, sharding and other techniques for scalability and high availability of databases.
  • Experience in performance monitoring and optimization of data systems and infrastructure.
  • Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Experience building continuous integration and continuous deployment(CI/CD) pipelines.
  • Experience with security and systems that handle sensitive data.
  • Knowledge of data security principles and ensuring compliance with regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA) through proper data governance practices.
  • Lead and mentor junior engineers, providing guidance and support in their professional development.


Physical Requirements:
  • Sitting for prolonged periods of time. Extensive use of computers and keyboard. Occasional walking and lifting may be required.


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