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Software Engineer, Data Platform

160k – 200kUnited StatesOnsite3+ YOE
Summary

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 role

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
PythonJavaRustGoKafkaSparkFlinkAirflowDagsterSQLAWSGCPAzureDockerKubernetes
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