Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Dataminr

Senior Software Engineer developing robust backend systems for Dataminr's customer platform. Collaborating with teams to innovate and improve core functionalities using modern technologies.

Posted 4/17/2026full-timeRemote • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $160,000 - $210,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsElasticSearchJavaKafkaMicroservicesPostgresPythonRedisScala

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Contribute code to production systems from the get-go
Work across a diverse tech-stack and gain robust experience with widely-used technologies like Elasticsearch, Kafka, SNS/SQS, and Aerospike
Design significant features that impact core customer functionality and influence the next iterations of our architecture
Implement industry best practices along with novel patterns and technologies
Partner with other members of the team to plan and deliver the next iteration of our customer applications

Requirements

What you’ll need

4+ years of experience building back end services and applications
Experience with Java, Scala, Python and/or other object oriented programming languages
Experience working with microservices, distributed systems, real time streaming technologies (Kafka, Kinesis, etc) and databases (Postgres, Redis, Aerospike, etc)
Strong object-oriented design, API design, data modeling, and coding skills
Solid understanding of data structures and algorithms
Proven track record of implementing and following strong engineering practices through hands-on coding

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work arrangements
Generous PTO and sick leave
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaScalaPythonmicroservicesdistributed systemsreal time streaming technologiesdata modelingobject-oriented designdata structuresalgorithms