Terminal (YC S23)

Senior Software Engineer – Data Platform

Terminal (YC S23)

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: TorontoCanada

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Salary

💰 CA$150,000 - CA$200,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Own projects aimed at enhancing data replication, storage, enrichment, and reporting capabilities.
  • Build and optimize efficient streaming and batch data pipelines that support our core product and API.
  • Design scalable storage solutions for handling petabytes of IoT and time-series data.
  • Develop and maintain real-time data systems to ingest growing data volumes.
  • Implement distributed tracing, data lineage and observability patterns to improve monitoring and troubleshooting.
  • Write clean, maintainable code in Java and Python for various platform components.
  • Shape architectural decisions to ensure scalability and reliability throughout the data platform.

Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience in platform engineering or data engineering.
  • 2+ years of experience designing and optimizing data pipelines at TB to PB scale.
  • Proficient in Java, with a focus on clean, maintainable code.
  • Strong system design skills with a focus on big data and real-time workflows.
  • Familiarity with lake-house architectures (e.g., Iceberg, Delta, Paimon).
  • Experience with real-time data processing tools like Kafka, Flink and Spark.
  • Knowledge of distributed systems and large-scale data challenges.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and a collaborative mindset.
Benefits
  • Strong compensation and equity packages
  • Brand new MacBook and computer equipment
  • Top-tier health/dental benefits and a flexible healthcare spending account
  • Personal spending account for professional development, fitness and wellness
  • Four weeks paid time off + statutory holidays
  • In-person culture with an office located in downtown Toronto
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
JavaPythondata pipelinesreal-time data processingsystem designbig datalake-house architecturesdistributed systemsdata replicationdata storage
Soft Skills
problem-solvingcollaborative mindset