Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform

We're looking for a seasoned software engineer to join Parafin's Infrastructure team and lead the development of our next-generation Data Platform. This role is critical to ensuring that our data infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and developer-friendly as we continue to power financial services for small businesses.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in software engineering with a strong background in data infrastructure, pipelines, and distributed systems.
• Advanced proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Hands-on Spark development experience.
• Expertise with modern cloud data stacks—AWS (S3, RDS), Databricks, and Airflow—and lakehouse architectures.
• Hands‐on experience with foundational data‐infrastructure technologies such as Hadoop, Hive, Kafka (or similar streaming platforms), Delta Lake/Iceberg, and distributed query engines like Trino/Presto.
• Familiarity with ingestion frameworks, developer‐experience tooling, and best practices for data versioning, lineage, partitioning, and clustering.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive attitude toward ownership and platform health.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, especially in cross-functional settings.

Benefits

• Medical, dental & vision insurance
• Work from home flexibility
• Unlimited PTO
• Commuter benefits
• Free lunches
• Paid parental leave
• 401(k)
• Employee assistance program