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Staff Software Engineer, Data Systems

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Staff Software Engineer, Data Systems in USA new

  • Northbeam
  • Full time
  • Email
  • Remote

Responsibilities

  • Own the architecture of the data ingestion and integration platform.
  • Define technical direction for event-driven and batch processing, including build-versus-buy and migration decisions.
  • Establish standards for observability, data freshness, and failure handling.
  • Lead design across data engineering, infrastructure, product, and business teams.
  • Mentor engineers through design reviews, technical guidance, and code contributions.
  • Identify and drive resolution of unscoped platform problems.
  • Design systems integrating ad platforms, order management systems, and real-time event collection.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of software or data engineering experience, including significant experience owning large-scale ingestion, ETL, or integration platform architecture.
  • Deep proficiency in Python, strong SQL skills, and cloud data warehouse experience with BigQuery or an equivalent.
  • Experience designing API-based ETL systems at scale using REST, GraphQL, webhooks, authentication, and multi-tenancy.
  • Production experience with orchestration tools such as Airflow and containerized infrastructure including Docker and Kubernetes.
  • Demonstrated technical leadership setting direction, aligning engineers without direct authority, and improving engineering practices.
  • Experience mentoring engineers and elevating engineering practice across a team or organization.
  • Understanding of OAuth 2.0, API keys, secrets management, and secure multi-tenant architectures.
  • Experience with ERP systems, CRMs, CDPs, or other enterprise data tools and APIs is a bonus.
  • Exposure to event-driven architectures and real-time data processing tools is a bonus.
  • Knowledge of data governance, GDPR, SOC2, and security best practices for sensitive data is a bonus.
  • Experience in a multi-tenant SaaS or large-scale data-intensive environment is a bonus.

Benefits

  • Remote-friendly work with physical offices in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
  • Equity package and comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits.
  • 401(k) plan, flexible PTO, and 12 company-paid holidays.
  • 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
  • $500 work-from-home stipend.
  • Interview process typically includes 5-7 interviews and requires approximately 5-8 hours.

Salary: $190k - $220k/yr

Northbeam

Through the use of first-party data collection and machine learning, Northbeam delivers actionable insights to DTC and ecommerce brands that result in a clear picture of your customers’ buying behavior.

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