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Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform

Lead design, development data platforms, and systems at Scale.
Scale AI
On-Site
United States
USD 212,000 - 254,400
Job Description

Scale is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join its Data Platform team. This role involves leading the design and development of core data storage, streaming, caching, and indexing platforms and underlying systems. The engineer will collaborate with stakeholders and internal customers to understand and refine requirements, as well as cross-functional teams to deliver new features.

The Staff Software Engineer will also identify opportunities for improvements to current programming practices and present technical information to teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities include:

  • Driving the architecture, design, and implementation of foundational data platforms and systems.
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define, design, and deliver new features.
  • Proactively identifying opportunities for and driving improvements to current programming practices.
  • Presenting technical information to teams and stakeholders.

Requirements:

  • 8+ years of full-time engineering experience with specialties in back-end systems.
  • Experience in database technologies (MongoDB, Postgres), streaming/processing solutions (Kinesis, Flink, Spark), indexing/caching (ElasticSearch, Redis), and data query engines (Trino, Presto, Snowflake, etc.).
  • Track record of mentoring and leading teams in successful projects.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  • Experience with containerization & deployment technologies like Kubernetes and public cloud offerings.
  • Understanding of distributed systems, cloud platforms, and data systems.

What Scale offers:

  • Equity
  • Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • A learning and development stipend
  • Generous PTO
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Scale AI accelerates the development of AI applications across industries. The company's products power advanced language models, generative models, and computer vision models. Scale AI serves generative AI companies, government agencies, and enterprises, assisting organizations in building and deploying AI. Committed to inclusivity and equal opportunity, Scale AI fosters professional growth, offering opportunities to contribute to cutting-edge AI projects and collaborate with experts in the field.

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