Senior Data Engineer / SSE
Core
Designing, building, and operating a large-scale data platform including pipelines, lakehouse architecture, and query engines to power analytics, ML, and business decision-making.
Role type
Senior Software Engineer (Data Platform)
Builds
Scalable batch and near-real-time data pipelines, lakehouse architecture, query platforms, and orchestration workflows.
Domain
Internet / Job Marketplace / Data Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Data engineering at scale, Apache Airflow, Presto/Trino, Apache Hudi, distributed data processing, ETL/ELT pipeline design, SQL, Python/Java/Scala, data modeling, debugging
Preferred skills
Kafka, Spark, Flink, Hive, Iceberg, Delta Lake, BigQuery, data quality frameworks, metadata management, cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure), ML feature pipelines
Technologies
Apache Airflow, Presto, Trino, Apache Hudi, Kafka, Spark, Flink, Hive, Iceberg, Delta Lake, BigQuery, AWS, GCP, Azure
Responsibilities
Design and build scalable data pipelines for product, business, and ML use cases; Design and improve lakehouse architecture; Build and maintain orchestration workflows; Create reusable data models and curated datasets; Improve platform reliability, observability, and data quality; Optimize storage, compute, and query performance; Partner with product, analytics, and ML teams to convert data needs into platform solutions; Mentor data engineers and influence architecture decisions.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC