PlaidSan Francisco, CAJul 6

Staff Software Engineer

Staff Software Engineer building and scaling Plaid's Data Infrastructure platform (warehouses, lakehouses, Spark, streaming, orchestration). Lead projects to improve ML workflows, data freshness, ETL pipelines; mentor engineers and reduce operational burden. Requires 6+ years software engineering with deep data infrastructure expertise.

208k – 274k

Hybrid7+ YOEData Engineering

About the role

Responsibilities

Contribute towards the long-term technical roadmap for data-driven and machine learning iteration at Plaid.
Lead key data infrastructure projects such as improving ML development golden paths, implementing offline streaming solutions for data freshness, building net new ETL pipeline infrastructure, and evolving data warehouse or data lakehouse capabilities.
Work with stakeholders in other teams and functions to define technical roadmaps for key backend systems and abstractions across Plaid.
Debug, troubleshoot, and reduce operational burden for our Data Platform.
Grow the team via mentorship and leadership, reviewing technical documents and code changes.

Requirements

6+ years of software engineering experience.
Extensive hands-on software engineering experience, with a strong track record of delivering successful projects within the Data Infrastructure or Platform domain at similar or larger companies.
Deep understanding of one of the below: Data Infrastructure systems, including Data Warehouses, Data Lakehouses, Apache Spark, Streaming Infrastructure, Workflow Orchestration.
Strong cross-functional collaboration, communication, and project management skills, with proven ability to coordinate effectively.
Proficiency in coding, testing, and system design, ensuring reliable and scalable solutions.
Demonstrated leadership abilities, including experience mentoring and guiding junior engineers.

Nice-to-Haves

Experience with Databricks.
Experience with Airflow.
Experience with AWS EMR.
Experience with Python.

Skills

Data WarehousesData LakehousesSparkStreaming InfrastructureWorkflow OrchestrationDatabricksAirflowAws EmrPythonETLMachine Learning

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