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Fable Security

Backend Engineer

135k – 250kSan Francisco, CABackend EngineeringHybrid3+ YOE
Summary

Backend engineer building and owning the data platform with real-time API integrations, Kafka streaming, Spark/Airflow pipelines, and distributed systems on AWS.

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Work on the team that owns our data platform, including real-time API integrations, Kafka-based streaming systems, Spark and Airflow data pipelines, and the data services that power our application layer
  • Build reliable, maintainable, and scalable infrastructure that turns complex data flows into high-quality services for the product
  • Translate product and customer requirements into durable platform designs
  • Make thoughtful technical tradeoffs and build systems that anticipate future needs

Requirements

  • 3+ years developing backend software
  • Designed, implemented, and owned production-facing services
  • Experience building and integrating with external APIs
  • Experience with relational DB backends (Django or similar)
  • Experience building ETL and data pipelines
  • Experience with building distributed systems and backends
  • Experience with AWS, terraform, EKS, and cloud systems
  • Strong desire to be part of an early team and create foundational systems

Nice-to-Haves

  • Experience with one of: Kafka-based streaming systems, Spark and Airflow data pipelines

Compensation & Benefits

  • Estimated salary range: $135,000 - $250,000/year
  • Total compensation may include Restricted Stock units, sign-on bonus and other potential future incentives
Skills
PythonDjangoKafkaSparkAirflowAWSTerraformEKSETLDistributed Systems
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