Director of Engineering
Core
Lead engineering for high-scale data ingestion, email processing, and backend API systems serving investment funds and Fortune 500 companies.
Role type
Senior IC Director of Engineering (Backend/Distributed Systems)
Builds
High-availability ERP data connectors, large-scale email processing pipelines, and evolving backend APIs
Domain
Market research analytics, alternative data, distributed backend systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Python, Go, Java, Kafka, Redis, MySQL, distributed systems architecture, microservices, API design, system observability
Preferred skills
gRPC, Thrift, AWS/GCP/Azure, Kubernetes, DevOps, AI agent integration
Technologies
Kafka, Redis, MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB, Cassandra, ScyllaDB, HBase, Aerospike, gRPC, Protobuf, Thrift, AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker
Responsibilities
Implement and maintain ERP data connectors ensuring high availability; own reliability and scalability of large-scale email processing systems; bridge business requirements with technical implementation; design and upgrade backend APIs; maintain existing services and build foundational components; collaborate with global teams across time zones
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
