Makes technical decisions affecting multiple teams, crossing organizational boundaries
Establishes conventions & processes to be followed by other employees
Actions determine the utilization of company resources (people, money, assets) and affect the effectiveness of the company
Handles multiple, multi-team initiatives simultaneously, using judgement to prioritize among more issues than can be handled individually.
Understands evolving industry capabilities & practices and can judiciously apply up--to-date information for optimal results
Competent at communicating technical issues with non-technical audiences
Spreads their behavior, principles, and knowledge as a means of improving technical results of other employees (via many means – modeling behavior, 1:1s, working sessions, quality documentation)
Partners with product management, to ideate solutions to business problems & goals

Requirements

10+ years of software engineering experience, including ownership of distributed, data-intensive systems in large-scale production environments.
Strong expertise in cloud-native engineering, with a preference for GCP.
Hands-on experience with BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Dataproc, Cloud Functions, or equivalent services.
Proficient in backend development using Java, Python, or Node.js, with a deep understanding of microservices and service orchestration.
Hands-on experience with Big Data frameworks: Apache Spark, Kafka, Hadoop, Hive, and Airflow.
Experience designing and optimizing streaming architectures and near real-time processing systems.
Strong understanding of data modeling, SQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., MySQL, MongoDB, Redis), and performance tuning at scale.
Exposure to AI-assisted engineering tools or strong interest in leveraging such tools to improve software delivery.
Solid grounding in computer science fundamentals: data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, operating systems.
Familiarity with DevOps, including CI/CD pipelines, automation, and performance monitoring.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills; experience working across cross-functional teams.

Benefits

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

cloud-native engineeringGCPBigQueryPub/SubDataprocCloud FunctionsJavaPythonNode.jsApache Spark

Soft Skills

communicationcollaborationjudgmentprioritizationmodeling behaviormentoringdocumentationproblem-solvingcross-functional teamworkleadership