Software Engineer, Data Platform
Build and maintain data infrastructure processing petabytes of data. Own end-to-end projects for data ingestion, transformation, and serving systems. Requires 3+ years of software engineering experience.
About the job
What You'll Be Doing
- Build and maintain data infrastructure processing petabytes of data across millions of users
- Write clean, well-tested code for data ingestion, transformation, and serving systems
- Own projects end-to-end with guidance from senior engineers. From design through deployment and production support
- Collaborate with data scientists, engineers, and product teams to deliver solutions that power Discord's insights
What You Should Have
- 3+ years of software engineering experience with strong programming skills in Python, Java, Rust, Go, or similar
- Solid CS fundamentals and demonstrated ability to quickly learn new technologies and ramp up on unfamiliar systems
- Proven debugging skills and growth mindset. You seek feedback and continuously improve
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to clearly explain technical concepts to different audiences
Bonus Points
- Passion for Discord and gaming
- Experience with the data ecosystem: pipelines, ETL, modeling, or warehousing (Kafka, Spark, Flink, Airflow, Dagster, SQL, etc.)
- Cloud infrastructure knowledge (AWS, GCP, Azure) or containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
Skills
Python, Java, Rust, Go, Kafka, Spark, Flink, Airflow, Dagster, SQL, AWS, GCP, Azure, Docker, Kubernetes
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