# Staff Software Engineer, Data Quality and Governance

**Company:** [Stripe](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/stripe)
**Location:** Seattle, WA
**Role:** Data Engineering
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Distributed Systems, SQL, Scala, Java, Go, Apache Iceberg, Apache Kafka, Change Data Capture, Apache Flink, Spark, Apache Airflow, Hive Metastore, Pinot, Trino, Aws Cloud
**Posted:** 2026-08-06

> Leads engineers building and operating large-scale data discovery, metadata, catalog, pipeline, and warehouse systems while improving data quality and governance. Requires 10+ years of data-systems experience, distributed-systems expertise, backend programming, strong SQL, and technical leadership.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead technical outcomes for a team of engineers through mentorship, guidance, and support.
- Build and operate large-scale data discovery, metadata, and catalog platforms.
- Develop subject-matter expertise and manage SLAs for data pipelines and full-stack web applications supporting critical stakeholders.
- Collaborate with product managers and cross-functional peers to create and improve canonical datasets and data warehouses, establish golden paths, and ensure trustworthy data.
- Leverage AI, LLMs, and agents at scale to produce and analyze high-quality data for ambiguous problems.
- Drive key data initiatives through the full development lifecycle, from planning to delivery, while maintaining high standards of quality and timely completion.
- Foster a collaborative, inclusive, innovative, and supportive engineering environment.

## Requirements
- 10+ years of experience building and operating data systems, pipelines, warehouses, or infrastructure, and leading teams to deliver solutions.
- Strong distributed-systems fundamentals.
- Ability to investigate data inconsistencies, identify root causes, and resolve data-quality issues.
- Proficiency in a backend development language such as Scala, Java, or Go.
- Strong SQL experience.
- Customer-focused approach and ability to partner with product leaders, business stakeholders, and engineers.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration, communication, judgment, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to work autonomously and effectively in an ambiguous environment.
- Commitment to fostering a healthy, inclusive, challenging, and supportive workplace.

## Nice-to-haves
- Experience with Iceberg, Kafka, change data capture, Flink, Spark, Airflow, Hive Metastore, Pinot, Trino, or AWS Cloud.
- Experience influencing open-source contributions.
- Experience creating and maintaining data marts or warehouses for business reporting.
- Experience collaborating with Product, Go-To-Market, Sales, or Marketing teams.
- Strong interest in innovation and architectural decision-making.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical, leadership, user, and company-wide audiences.

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