Senior Software Engineer - Data Platform

What you'll do

• Design and build scalable, reliable data platform services and infrastructure that power operations, analytics, and product features across MNTN.
• Become a go-to expert on the MNTN ad platform and the data systems, pipelines, and processes that inform engineering and operations.
• Architect and own ETL/ELT systems that transform billions of raw data points daily into high-quality, low-latency data available across databases and data warehouses.
• Build the frameworks, tooling, and abstractions that let other engineers and teams self-serve data reliably and confidently.
• Establish and enforce data quality, observability, and SLA standards including the visualization, reporting, and alerting needed to surface performance, data quality, trends, and opportunities.
• Drive technical design and architecture decisions, weighing tradeoffs around scalability, cost, reliability, and maintainability.
• Lead incident investigation and resolution for critical data systems, and improve the platform to prevent recurrence.
• Mentor other engineers, raise the bar on code quality and engineering practices, and influence technical direction beyond your immediate team.

What you'll bring

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong focus on data platforms, data infrastructure, or backend systems at scale.
• Proven ability to design and build distributed, fault-tolerant systems and data pipelines from the ground up.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or Go, and solid software engineering fundamentals (algorithms, systems design, testing).
• Deep experience with SQL, data modeling, and working with large, complex datasets.
• Hands-on experience with data warehouse technologies and designing ETL/ELT architectures.
• Experience with data processing frameworks such as Spark.
• Proficiency with modern software tooling and practices: Git, CI/CD pipelines, Linux, and orchestration tools such as Airflow.
• Experience building and operating systems in a cloud environment such as AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• A track record of technical leadership driving architectural decisions, mentoring engineers, and partnering across teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical topics to both technical and non-technical audiences.

MNTN Perks

• 100% remote within the US
• Flexible vacation policy
• Annual vacation allowance for travel related expenses
• Three-day weekend every month of the year
• Competitive compensation
• 100% healthcare coverage
• 401k plan
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for dependent, medical, and dental care
• Access to coaching, therapy, and professional development