Staff Backend Engineer (Data Platform)

Join as a Staff Backend Engineer and play a critical role in the evolution of our Spark-based data platform. You will lead development efforts for complex, data-rich platform features and set an example for the team in code quality and thoughtful software design. This is an opportunity to work on challenging code and make a significant impact on the overall design of our platform. Enjoy benefits such as unlimited vacation, meaningful compensation, healthcare with benefits, learning and development resources, flexible working arrangements, and growth opportunities. - Lead development efforts for complex, data-rich platform features, ensuring code quality and thoughtful software design. - Construct rules-based calculating engine for processing sales commissions, addressing the challenges of sales compensation plans. - Collaborate with Product, Engineers, and Analytics teams to design and build complex backend solutions, focusing on customer empathy. - Thrive in a detail-oriented collaborative environment with Product, Engineers, and Analytics teams - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Prior experience designing and building complex backend solutions. We use Python, but the language is less important than the skillset - Deep appreciation for building end-to-end customer facing products with a strong sense of customer empathy - History of reducing ownership cost and improve reliability and observability in a product - Big plus if you have a background working with Spark, or other ETL tools / frameworks - Interest in being involved in ’s product direction along with establishing best development practices and processes from design to deployment , while maintaining our software solution - Solid background in schema design and data modelling, SQL and ideally some NoSQL solutions - You're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. There are many paths to a successful career and we’re looking forward to reading yours