Senior Software Engineer – Data

Elliptic

Senior Software Engineer at Elliptic focusing on data engineering solutions for blockchain analytics. Designing and building data systems that support financial crime prevention and increase transparency in crypto.

Posted 7/30/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $165,000 - $305,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing, building, and maintaining large-scale distributed data systems in cloud environments, with a strong focus on performance, scalability, and maintainability. Proficient in leveraging big data frameworks and containerized environments to optimize engineering workflows.

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Scala ProgrammingDistributed Data Systems DesignBig Data Frameworks (Spark, Databricks)Cloud Infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure)Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

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Hard Skills

Scala ProgrammingFunctional ProgrammingDistributed Data SystemsBig Data FrameworksData ModellingWorkflow OrchestrationStream Processing FrameworksEvent-Driven ArchitectureAI-Driven ToolingCloud-Based Environments

Soft Skills

CollaborationTechnical Decision-MakingPeer ReviewJudgement

Tools & Technologies

SparkDatabricksAWSGCPAzureDockerKubernetes

Industry Keywords

Data EngineeringData OrchestrationCrypto TechnologiesBlockchain Technologies

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDockerGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesScalaSpark

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Write, ship, and maintain production code as a hands-on engineer.
Architect, design, and implement large-scale distributed data systems and pipelines.
Contribute to technical decision-making across batch and streaming data solutions.
Collaborate with engineers, product managers, data scientists, and intelligence analysts to build customer-focused products.
Explore and integrate new technologies (e.g. data orchestration or cloud-native tools) to optimise performance and scalability.
Take shared ownership of data systems, from design to deployment and ongoing improvement and support.
Perform thoughtful peer reviews that raise code quality and share best practices across the team.
Contribute to platform-wide initiatives that improve reliability, observability, and cost efficiency.
Help shape the technical roadmap for data engineering across Elliptic.
Leverage and deploy AI and agentic systems to operate more effectively.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Hands-on production experience with Scala and functional programming.
Ability to design, build, and maintain distributed data systems in a cloud-based environment.
Hands-on experience with big data frameworks such as Spark or Databricks.
Knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
Judgement to balance scalability, performance, and maintainability.
Experience with data modelling and workflow orchestration.
Interest in stream processing frameworks and event-driven architecture.
Experience working in containerised environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
Interest in AI-driven tooling for engineering workflows.
Interest in crypto and blockchain technologies.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage through a range of providers (including Tufts, Kaiser, Aetna, UHC, and Blue Shield of CA) with generous premium contributions for you and your dependents.
401k: Company match included.
Full access to Spill mental health support.
Remote Work Budget: $650 budget to set up your home office space.
$1,000 annual Learning & Development budget to use on anything (agreed with your manager) that contributes to your growth and development.
25 days of annual leave + US Public Holidays.
An extra day off for your birthday.
We provide eligible employees, regardless of gender or whether they become a parent by birth or adoption, 16 weeks fully-paid leave.