Staff Software Engineer (Backend Engineer + Streaming)

We're looking for a Staff Streaming Software Engineer to join the Observability team within our Cloud Infrastructure organization, where you'll set the technical direction for our high-throughput streaming systems and drive architectural decisions and long-term investments across the observability stack.

Requirements

• Deep experience architecting and operating distributed streaming or real-time data platforms at significant scale
• A track record of driving technical decisions that have lasting, cross-team impact
• Hands-on expertise with Kafka or similar distributed streaming technologies, including operational experience in production at scale
• Proficiency in backend languages such as Java, Scala, Go, or Python
• Strong instincts for reliability engineering
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex, ambiguous projects from problem definition through production, working across multiple teams and stakeholders
• Experience influencing engineering culture and technical standards beyond your immediate team
• Strong communication skills

Benefits

• Industry competitive pay
• Restricted Stock Units in a fast growing, well-funded technology company
• Health insurance package options that include HDHP and PPO, vision, and dental for you and your dependents
• Employer contributions to HSA accounts
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
• Teladoc
• 401(k) with a 100% match up to 4% of salary
• Generous paid time off and holiday schedule
• Cell phone reimbursement
• Tuition reimbursement
• Subscription to the Calm app
• MetLife Legal
• Company paid commuter benefit; $300 per month