Software Engineer II- Data Platform

Hybrid: San Diego

Do you want to join a team of talented engineers dedicated to enhancing the PlayStation experience for millions of users and creators? As part of our Data Platform team, you will play a key role in building cutting-edge systems that power PlayStation’s data-driven features, delivering impactful insights and enabling seamless, interactive experiences!

The Software Engineers within our Platform Engineering Group design, build, document, and deploy large-scale data platforms that optimize performance and scalability across PlayStation systems. You will work on solving complex data challenges, improving platform capabilities, and ensuring high availability, all while supporting a dynamic, interactive environment for PlayStation users.

We’re looking for someone who is passionate about building innovative data platforms that scale to millions of users, collaborating across Engineering and Product teams in an agile environment. You’ll have the opportunity to work with the latest technologies, tools, and processes, helping to drive forward our technical and architectural goals.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development, testing, and deployment of high-quality code across the data platform

• Collaborate actively with global teams across multiple time zones, ensuring alignment and continuity

• Support platform capabilities for data cataloging, analytics, and ETL/ELT pipelines

• Assist in identifying performance bottlenecks and implementing improvements with guidance from senior engineers

• Build and support services that handle structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data (audio, video, text, images)

• Participate in on-call rotation for production support and help troubleshoot critical issues

• Contribute to platform documentation and maintain clarity for internal consumers

• Present work in team demos and represent engineering contributions in internal discussions

• Follow best practices in testing, monitoring, and deployment to ensure platform reliability

• Continuously learn and apply new tools, patterns, and technologies in the data platform space

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience developing scalable, distributed systems

• Proficient in at least one language: Scala, Java, or Python

• Experience building or maintaining cloud-based applications/services (AWS preferred, GCP is a plus)

• Exposure to event streaming platforms such as Kafka, Kinesis, or SQS and Data Ingestion

• Familiarity with distributed data processing frameworks like Apache Spark or Apache Flink

• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and observability best practices

• Comfortable working in a globally distributed team

• Willingness to participate in production on-call rotations

Nice to Have

• Exposure to Databricks or similar unified data platforms

• Experience working with unstructured data formats such as images, video, or audio

• Familiarity with data cataloging, lineage, and metadata tools

• Experience supporting platform-scale features such as ETL frameworks, analytics services, or data quality checks

• Knowledge of GCP or multi-cloud environments

• Curiosity and enthusiasm for tackling scalability and reliability challenges

Your First 90 Days

• 30 Days: Ramp up on our tech stack, development tools, and team workflows. Deliver your first minor enhancement or bug fix and sync with global peers.

• 60 Days: Begin contributing to core platform features. Participate in code/design reviews and propose improvements.

• 90 Days: Own medium-scope features end-to-end. Engage in roadmap discussions and build strong cross-functional relationships with global stakeholders.

The Team + The Role

The Enterprise Sales team at Pendo partners with some of the world’s largest organizations to improve and transform their digital experiences. The team operates in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and works closely with Solutions Engineering, Customer Success, Legal, Product, and executive leadership to drive meaningful business outcomes. Enterprise Sales values clear execution, strong partnership, and disciplined sales practices to win complex enterprise opportunities.

As an Account Director, Enterprise Sales, you will lead complex enterprise deals and own multi-stakeholder sales cycles with organizations of 1,500+ employees. You will build executive relationships, develop multi-year account strategies, generate high-quality pipeline, and apply MEDDPICC and Force Management principles to drive forecast accuracy and long-term customer value.

This is a remote role based in Southern California.

What this looks like day-to-day

• Enterprise deal leadership: Act as the internal lead for complex enterprise opportunities, coordinating cross-functional partners across Solutions Engineering, Customer Success, Legal, Product, and executive leadership. You keep the team aligned, the deal strategy clear, and the process moving with urgency and discipline.
• Executive relationship building: Build and maintain strong relationships across the C-suite, IT, and business leadership within organizations of 1,500+ employees. You understand stakeholder priorities and connect Pendo’s value to meaningful business outcomes.
• Value-based selling: Lead sales cycles focused on solving meaningful business problems and supporting digital transformation initiatives. You shape the value narrative, guide customers through complex decisions, and position Pendo as a strategic partner.
• Sales methodology and forecasting: Apply MEDDPICC and Force Management principles to manage complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles. You maintain strong deal hygiene, identify risk early, and support accurate forecasting.
• Account strategy and expansion: Develop and execute multi-year account strategies that expand Pendo’s presence within enterprise customers. You identify growth opportunities, prioritize high-impact activities, and build plans that deliver long-term customer value.
• Pipeline generation: Consistently generate and maintain a high-quality pipeline through proactive prospecting and account development. You take ownership of pipeline health and create opportunities through disciplined, strategic outreach.
• AI-enabled productivity: Use AI tools and insights to improve sales preparation, productivity, and customer engagement. You look for practical ways to work faster, communicate more effectively, and make better decisions in a fast-moving environment.

Who You Are

Beyond the qualifications, we hire through a specific lens. These aren't buzzwords; they're the things we'll actually look for in how you talk about your work.

You're a builder, not a maintainer.

You're most energized when there isn't a clear path yet, and you get to define it. You don't wait for direction; you identify gaps, shape solutions, and drive them forward. At Pendo, great Account Directors don't just follow instructions; they operate as strategic advisors, influencing decisions, guiding stakeholders, and elevating how we work.

You're AI-curious - genuinely.

You're not using AI tools occasionally. You're rewiring how you work around them. You're faster, sharper, and more prolific because of it, and you bring that energy to everything — how you approach your work, how you prep, how you communicate, how you think. We want someone who sees AI as a multiplier, not a shortcut.

Must-haves

• Proven track record of success in enterprise software sales, including SaaS or application software, selling into organizations with 1,500+ employees.
• Experience using MEDDPICC and/or Force Management to manage complex, multi-stakeholder sales cycles.
• Demonstrated ability to generate pipeline independently through strategic prospecting and account development.
• Experience leading cross-functional deal teams across Solutions Engineering, Legal, Customer Success, and executive stakeholders to close enterprise agreements.
• Comfort using AI tools to improve sales efficiency, preparation, and customer engagement.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working in a startup or high-growth environment where you navigated ambiguity and built new processes or approaches.
• Success selling emerging or innovative technologies that required educating the market and shaping the value narrative.
• A track record of perseverance and resilience in professional or personal pursuits.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor peers and contribute to the overall development of the sales organization.

About Pendo

Pendo was founded in 2013 by former product managers, who combined their heads and hearts to build something they wanted but never had as product managers: a simple way to understand and attack what truly drives product success. Our mission is to improve society's experience with software. Come join one of the fastest-growing startups, supported by best-in-class institutions like Battery Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Spark Capital and Meritech.

Pendo Core Values: Bias to Act, Hone Your Craft, The Team is Pendo, and Maniacal Focus.

Location: Pendo is a hybrid culture. In-office 3 days per week unless designated remote.

Compensation: The expected On-Target Earnings (OTE) range for this role is $280K-$320K, with a 50/50 base-to-variable compensation split.

Benefits: Highly competitive, employer-heavy coverage including $0 premium options, strong 401(k) match, equity, and flexible time off.

EEOC: We are an equal opportunity employer and believe having diverse teams where everyone brings their whole self to Pendo is key to our success. We welcome all people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.

Accessibility: Pendo is committed to working with, and providing access and reasonable accommodation to, applicants with mental and/or physical disabilities. If you think you may require an accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, please send a request to: accommodation@pendo.io. All requests for accommodations are treated discreetly and confidentially, as practical and permitted by law.

BASE SALARY: $150,000 to $190,000 per year, paid semi-monthly

MUST HAVE:

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering within fast-paced, cloud-native environments
• Deep expertise in Python, SQL, Docker, and AWS (S3, Glue, Kinesis, Athena/Presto)
• Experience building and managing scalable ETL pipelines and data lake infrastructure
• Familiarity with distributed systems, Spark, and data quality best practices
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills to support BI, analytics, and engineering teams

EXPERIENCE: 5+ years of data engineering experience in an AWS-based environment where data powers decision-making across product, marketing, and operations.

YOUR ROLE

Lead scalable data engineering efforts that empower cross-functional teams with reliable, timely, and actionable data, ensuring Launch Potato’s analytics and business intelligence infrastructure fuels strategic growth.

OUTCOMES

• Build and optimize scalable, efficient ETL and data lake processes that proactively catch issues before they impact the business
• Own the ingestion, modeling, and transformation of structured and unstructured data to support reporting and analysis across all business units
• Partner closely with BI and Analytics to deliver clean, query-ready datasets that improve user acquisition, engagement, and revenue growth
• Maintain and enhance database monitoring, anomaly detection, and quality assurance workflows
• Serve as the internal point of contact for reporting infrastructure—delivering ad hoc data analyses and driving consistent data integrity
• Drive adoption and advancement of Looker dashboards by ensuring robust and scalable backend data support
• Contribute to the future of Launch Potato’s data team by mentoring peers and shaping a high-performance, quality-first engineering culture

COMPETENCIES

• Data Engineering Mastery: Demonstrates technical excellence in building data pipelines, troubleshooting distributed systems, and scaling infrastructure using AWS and open-source tools
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Communicates clearly across technical and non-technical teams, translating business needs into robust data solutions
• Proactive Ownership: Operates with a strong sense of accountability; identifies and solves data issues independently and efficiently
• Quality-Driven Execution: Holds a high bar for data accuracy, auditability, and documentation throughout all systems and workflows
• Strategic Thinking: Anticipates how data infrastructure impacts wider company OKRs and proactively suggests improvements and innovations
• Growth Mindset: Seeks out opportunities to elevate team capabilities, mentor others, and stay ahead of evolving best practices in data engineering

TOTAL COMPENSATION

Base salary is set according to market rates for the nearest major metro and varies based on Launch Potato’s Levels Framework. Your compensation package includes a base salary, profit-sharing bonus, and competitive benefits. Launch Potato is a performance-driven company, which means once you are hired, future increases will be based on company and personal performance, not annual cost of living adjustments.

BASE SALARY: $150,000 to $190,000 per year, paid semi-monthly

MUST HAVE:

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering within fast-paced, cloud-native environments
• Deep expertise in Python, SQL, Docker, and AWS (S3, Glue, Kinesis, Athena/Presto)
• Experience building and managing scalable ETL pipelines and data lake infrastructure
• Familiarity with distributed systems, Spark, and data quality best practices
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills to support BI, analytics, and engineering teams

EXPERIENCE: 5+ years of data engineering experience in an AWS-based environment where data powers decision-making across product, marketing, and operations.

YOUR ROLE

Lead scalable data engineering efforts that empower cross-functional teams with reliable, timely, and actionable data, ensuring Launch Potato’s analytics and business intelligence infrastructure fuels strategic growth.

OUTCOMES

• Build and optimize scalable, efficient ETL and data lake processes that proactively catch issues before they impact the business
• Own the ingestion, modeling, and transformation of structured and unstructured data to support reporting and analysis across all business units
• Partner closely with BI and Analytics to deliver clean, query-ready datasets that improve user acquisition, engagement, and revenue growth
• Maintain and enhance database monitoring, anomaly detection, and quality assurance workflows
• Serve as the internal point of contact for reporting infrastructure—delivering ad hoc data analyses and driving consistent data integrity
• Drive adoption and advancement of Looker dashboards by ensuring robust and scalable backend data support
• Contribute to the future of Launch Potato’s data team by mentoring peers and shaping a high-performance, quality-first engineering culture

COMPETENCIES

• Data Engineering Mastery: Demonstrates technical excellence in building data pipelines, troubleshooting distributed systems, and scaling infrastructure using AWS and open-source tools
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Communicates clearly across technical and non-technical teams, translating business needs into robust data solutions
• Proactive Ownership: Operates with a strong sense of accountability; identifies and solves data issues independently and efficiently
• Quality-Driven Execution: Holds a high bar for data accuracy, auditability, and documentation throughout all systems and workflows
• Strategic Thinking: Anticipates how data infrastructure impacts wider company OKRs and proactively suggests improvements and innovations
• Growth Mindset: Seeks out opportunities to elevate team capabilities, mentor others, and stay ahead of evolving best practices in data engineering

TOTAL COMPENSATION

Base salary is set according to market rates for the nearest major metro and varies based on Launch Potato’s Levels Framework. Your compensation package includes a base salary, profit-sharing bonus, and competitive benefits. Launch Potato is a performance-driven company, which means once you are hired, future increases will be based on company and personal performance, not annual cost of living adjustments.

OPEN POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT!

Data Engineer

Open until filled.

Posted 4/29/2026 San Diego County – hybrid work schedule set by SDCP

About the role:  The San Diego Community Power (SDCP) is seeking a seasoned Data Engineer to join our growing team of analytics experts who will be responsible for designing, maintaining, expanding, and optimizing our data infrastructure for data collection, management, transformation, and access. A key priority of this role will be to assist in SDCP’s development of centralizing its data eco-system to allow for creation of pipelines that convert raw data into usable formats for data analysts and other data consumers to utilize. The Data Engineer will handle the core data aspects of software engineering and data science and utilize software engineering principles to develop algorithms that automate the data flow process. They will collaborate with data and system analysts to build machine learning and analytics infrastructure from testing to deployment. 

WHO IS SAN DIEGO COMMUNITY POWER?

San Diego Community Power is a community-driven, not-for-profit public agency providing cleaner energy to the San Diego region. Formed in 2019, Community Power is the second largest Community Choice Aggregator (CCA) in California, serving nearly 1 million customer accounts across its member agencies: the Cities of San Diego, Chula Vista, Encinitas, Imperial Beach, La Mesa and National City, as well as the unincorporated areas of San Diego County.  

OUR HISTORY

San Diego Community Power was formed in 2019 as a public, not-for-profit community choice aggregator (CCA) in the San Diego region. We began electric service in 2021 and serve five member agencies: San Diego, Chula Vista, Encinitas, La Mesa and Imperial Beach, County of San Diego, and National City. SDCP was formed to bring local control and customer choice to San Diego while also providing clean and renewable energy at competitive rates. By the end of 2023, SDCP will provide electricity for nearly half the electric load in San Diego Gas and Electric’s service territory and will be the second largest CCA in California. For more information, please visit SDCommunityPower.org.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY

At SDCP, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We represent a diverse customer base and hope to hire employees that reflect our communities. We provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITES

• Building and maintaining a centralized cloud-based data infrastructure for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of sources. 
• Assemble large, complex data sets that meet functional/non-functional business requirements. 
• Developing data tools and APIs for data analysis. 
• Deploying and monitoring machine learning algorithms and statistical methods in production environments to solve organizational needs. 
• Ensuring data accessibility and security and implementing company data policies regarding data privacy and confidentiality. 
• Improving data systems reliability, speed, and performance. 
• Build analytics tools that utilize the data pipeline to provide actionable insights into customer trends, operational efficiency, and other key business performance metrics. 
• Collaborating with other internal teams, data analysts, and other stakeholders to understand and optimize how data can be leveraged to meet business needs. 
• Assist in drafting data and analytics’ solicitations and in the selection of consultants. 
• Assist with drafting staff reports and presentations for Board and Committee meetings. 
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities as required. 

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITES

• Advance working knowledge of SQL, experience working with relational databases, query authoring (SQL) and working familiarity with various databases. 
• Demonstrated experience in developing API and integrations to support analytics in cloud environment. 
• Experience building and optimizing ‘big data’ data pipelines, architectures, and data sets. 

• Experience performing root cause analysis on internal and external data and processes to answer specific business questions and identify opportunities for improvement. 
• Strong analytic skills related to working with unstructured datasets. 
• Build processes supporting data transformation, data structures, metadata, dependency, and workload management. 
• A successful history of manipulating, processing, and extracting value from large, disconnected datasets. 
• Working knowledge of message queuing, stream processing, and highly scalable ‘big data’ data stores. 
• Good understanding of data architecture, data design, data warehousing and data modeling concepts. 
• Strong project management and organizational skills. 
• Experience supporting and working with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment. 

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITES

• Experience in the energy sector and/or supporting the implementation of programs funded by California state agencies (e.g., California Public Utilities Commission, California Energy Commission, California Air Resources Board).
• Ability to strongly represent the organization in various professional engagement settings from local to national convenings (conferences, workshops, executive meetings, etc.).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Minimum of two (2) to three (3) years of professional experience in a Data Engineer role, preferably in the energy industry with a graduate degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Informatics, Information Systems or another quantitative field. The candidate should also have experience using the following software/tools:

• Experience with big data tools: Hadoop, Spark, PowerBI, Kafka, etc.
• Experience with AWS, Azure and Google Cloud services.
• Experience with relational SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with data pipeline and workflow management tools: Azkaban, Luigi, Airflow, etc.
• Experience with open-source technologies: Python, Pytorch, Flask, Tensorflow or Keras
• Experience with stream-processing systems: Storm, Spark-Streaming, etc.
• Experience with object-oriented/object function scripting languages: Java, C++ etc.
• Experience with batch, micro-batching and real-time data ingestion methodologies.
• Experience with GitHub or similar code repositories

WORK ENVIROMENT & CONDITIONS

Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer. The position requires occasional carrying, lifting and/or moving objects up to 25 pounds. Occasional local travel required and reliable transportation to be able to attend SDCP events, meetings, and workshops as needed is expected. At SDCP we work in the communities we serve and in the office. SDCP works to ensure a safe and healthy workplace for employees and in our communities. SDCP requires employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. SDCP is an agency required to adopt and promulgate a Conflict-of-Interest Code (“COI”). The COI code requires employees in designated positions, including those identified under the interim disclosure process to file a Statement of Economic Interests (Form 700) on an annual basis. A Successful candidate accepting this position may be required to file Conflict of Interest forms subject to the regulations of the Fair Political Practices Commission.

COMPENSATION: 

Salary Range: The position salary range is: $84,900 - $110,400; with exact compensation to be determined by SDCP, depending upon experience. 

Benefits: Standard benefits package including but not limited to:

Insurance: SDCP offers group health benefits, including medical, vision, and dental insurance, for eligible FT employees. Also provided is a $100,000 Life & AD&D policy, STD and LTD coverage that is 100% paid by SDCP.

Retirement: SDCP offers a 457(b) plan for employee contributions and contributes 10% of eligible compensation to the employee’s Money Purchase Plan.

Paid Time Off: 11 holidays per year + paid winter holiday (between 12/24-12/31), 160 hours of accrued paid time off per year (increases with time in service), and 96 hours per year of accrued paid sick leave.

This job description may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the job described, and may be amended at the discretion of SDCP as needed. 

Brain Corp is a San Diego, California, USA-based AI company creating transformative core technology for the robotics industry. Our purpose is to create autonomous technology that helps the real world work better. Brain's robotic and AI solutions help retailers ensure that the right product is on the right shelf at the right price, in a clean environment. Through the BrainOS® Robotics Platform, which powers the largest global fleet of the Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) in operation in commercial public spaces, Brain Corp delivers insightful and efficient automated solutions in both commercial floor cleaning and inventory management, empowering organizations and their employees to achieve more. Brain Corp currently powers more than 30,000 AMRs, representing the largest fleet of its kind in the world. Brain Corp is funded by the SoftBank Vision Fund, Clearbridge, and Qualcomm Ventures.

Named a top workplace by the San Diego Union Tribune and USA today in 2025, we make life-changing impacts through innovation, helping workers globally unlock their abilities in orchestration with intelligent machines.

Position Overview:

As a member of our Software Engineering team, the Software Engineer II, Data Engineering will play a key role in designing and maintaining the data infrastructure that powers the BrainOS platform. This role requires a solid foundation in data engineering concepts and technologies; with experience in building scalable data pipelines and ensuring the integrity and performance of data systems. The Software Engineer II, Data Engineering will work independently on mid-sized projects and collaborate with senior engineers to tackle larger initiatives.

Essential Job Functions:

• Design and Develop Data Pipelines: Implement robust, scalable pipelines for processing structured and unstructured data
• Data Architecture & Modeling: Contribute to the design of complex data models and optimize storage solutions in support of engineering and business objectives
• Optimize Performance and Scalability: Enhance the efficiency and scalability of data pipelines and storage systems by identifying bottlenecks, and configuring cluster resources
• Collaborate and Support: Collaborate with data analysts, data scientists, and other business teams to support data-related technical issues and support their data infrastructure needs
• Data Security & Compliance: Implement security best practices, including encryption and access control policies, while maintaining data integrity and compliance with quality standards
• Incident Management: Monitor and troubleshoot data pipeline failures and reliability issues

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• BS or MS in Computer Science or applicable engineering discipline
• 2-5 years of proven software development experience, with at least 2 of those years focused on data engineering

Required Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics:

• Proficiency in SQL as well as one or more programming languages (Python, Go, or TypeScript)
• Experience with data warehousing (BigQuery, Snowflake, Firestore, MySQL, PostgreSQL)
• Familiarity with stream processing frameworks (Apache Beam, Pub/Sub, Spark Streaming)
• Understanding of data governance, security, and compliance best practices
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently on projects
• Familiarity using Generative AI tools to enhance development workflows, such as code generation, data exploration, and documentation support
• Effective communication skills demonstrated by effective written and verbal communication; with an ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Things that make a difference:

• Experience with machine learning models and data science methodologies
• Experience with Google Cloud and their data ecosystem
• Familiarity with BI tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) and data frameworks (e.g., Hadoop, Spark)
• Experience with infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi) and containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Essential functions may require maintaining the physical condition necessary for sitting, walking or standing for periods of time; operating a computer and keyboard; use of hands to finger and grasp; talk and hear at normal room levels; visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and thoroughness of the work assigned or to make general observations of facilities or structures; push or pull up to 20 pounds.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate. Employees are exposed to the typical office environment with computers, printers and telephones.

Salary Range:

The anticipated salary range for candidates who will work in San Diego, California is $130,000. The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, education, etc. Brain Corp is a multi-state employer and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states.

The Role

As Staff Data Engineer, you will provide senior onshore technical leadership for the data engineering team. You will own a defined slice of our centralized Databricks data platform with full accountability for decisions and delivery, serve as a technical counterpart to the Principal Data Platform Engineer, and drive architectural judgment and independent problem-solving as platform complexity scales post-migration.

This is a hands-on data engineering role focused on building and maintaining production pipelines, exercising architectural judgment on data modeling and pipeline design, and serving as the onshore escalation point and institutional knowledge backup for platform decisions.

The Business Challenge

We operate multiple product lines (Transfer Pricing, R&D Services, RoyaltyStat, Provisioning), each with distinct databases containing enterprise financial data—journal entries, general ledgers, and financial statements. Our immediate challenge is migrating multi-terabyte datasets from legacy systems to a unified Databricks lakehouse while establishing governance patterns that enable multi-product operations at scale. As the platform matures, the data engineering team needs senior onshore technical presence to drive architecture ownership and maintain platform quality.

What You'll Build

• Production Data Pipelines: Build and maintain production data pipelines within the patterns and governance established by the Lead Data Platform Engineer, ensuring reliability and performance at multi-terabyte scale.
• Data Modeling & Architecture: Exercise architectural judgment on data modeling, pipeline design, and platform usage—translating complex business requirements into scalable data solutions across our product portfolio.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage proactively with product and engineering stakeholders to translate requirements into data solutions, serving as the primary onshore technical point of contact for data engineering needs.
• Platform Quality: Drive platform quality through code reviews, testing practices, and engineering standards that ensure the team delivers reliable, maintainable data infrastructure.
• Knowledge & Continuity: Serve as onshore escalation point and institutional knowledge backup for platform decisions, reducing single-point-of-failure risk and building onshore technical depth as the platform scales.

Business Problems You'll Solve

• Multi-Product Data Delivery: Implement data pipelines that serve multiple product lines (Transfer Pricing, R&D Services, RoyaltyStat, Provisioning) with distinct data requirements, ensuring each product gets the data it needs reliably and on schedule.
• Legacy Migration Execution: Lead pipeline implementation for migrating multi-terabyte datasets from legacy systems to Databricks, working within the architecture defined by the Lead Data Platform Engineer.
• Onshore Technical Leadership: Provide the senior judgment layer the current nearshore team cannot—owning problems end-to-end, making independent architectural decisions, and mentoring engineers to raise the quality bar across the team.
• Cross-Team Coordination: Bridge the gap between product teams and data infrastructure, translating business requirements into data solutions and ensuring the data platform delivers on product commitments.

Required Experience

Core Data Engineering

• SQL, Python, and PySpark—production pipeline implementation and performance optimization
• Databricks experience—Delta Lake, Workflows, and Databricks SQL; Unity Catalog familiarity preferred
• 5+ years in data engineering with demonstrated ability to own problems end-to-end without close direction
• Experience building and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines at scale, including error handling, monitoring, and data quality validation
• Strong data modeling skills across structured and semi-structured data sources

Platform & Infrastructure

• AWS experience (S3, IAM, VPC) with ability to collaborate on infrastructure decisions
• Infrastructure-as-code experience (Terraform preferred)
• Familiarity with data governance patterns (Unity Catalog, data lineage, access controls)

Technical Leadership

• Demonstrated ability to exercise independent architectural judgment—not just ticket execution
• Experience mentoring or guiding junior and mid-level data engineers
• Strong written and verbal communication—able to document architecture decisions and engage directly with both technical and business stakeholders
• Onshore (US-based)—role requires timezone overlap, async-light communication, and direct stakeholder engagement

Preferred But Not Required

• Experience with financial data, accounting systems (NetSuite), or enterprise ERP platforms
• Background building pipelines that serve AI/ML workloads (preparing data for downstream ML consumption, RAG, and LLMs)
• Familiarity with data governance frameworks and compliance requirements for regulated industries
• Experience working alongside or transitioning from nearshore engineering teams

What We Offer

(The following only applies to US-based positions)

• A collaborative team culture with opportunities for career development.
• Ample opportunities to be recognized, build valuable skills, and grow your career.
• Generous vacation policy, including paid parental leave.
• Comprehensive health plans with FSA and HSA options.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Life and disability insurance coverage.
• Supplemental benefits like a dependent care savings plan, pet insurance, will preparation, and an employee assistance program.

About Us

At Exactera, a FinTech SaaS start-up founded in 2016, we stand at the intersection of human and machine intelligence. Our corporate tax solutions are powered by AI and cloud-based technologies, serving customers worldwide. We are committed to diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities for all.

About SHEIN 

SHEIN is a global online fashion and lifestyle retailer, offering SHEIN branded apparel and products from a global network of vendors, all at affordable prices. Headquartered in Singapore, with more than 15,000 employees operating from offices around the world, SHEIN is committed to making the beauty of fashion accessible to all, promoting its industry-leading, on-demand production methodology, for a smarter, future-ready industry. 

Position Summary 

We are seeking a Senior Site Reliability Engineer (Official Title: Senior Site Reliability Engineer I) with deep experience operating and evolving large-scale, mission-critical systems where availability and reliability are non-negotiable. At SHEIN, Site Reliability Engineers are hybrid software and systems engineers responsible for keeping production services always on while enabling the platform to scale rapidly and safely. In this role, you will own and support complex services and infrastructure, ensuring they consistently meet reliability and performance expectations. The SRE team owns and maintains critical open-source and in-house technologies that underpin the platform and serves as a core contributor to major engineering initiatives. We are accountable for driving platform operability forward by reducing incident frequency, minimizing MTTR, and improving system resilience, efficiency, and resource utilization. You will work closely with global, cross-functional teams to design, build, and evolve observability and operational tooling—including metrics, logs, traces, alerting, and automation—providing deep visibility into system behavior. Through hands-on engineering and operational excellence, you will proactively identify risks and failure modes, help prevent incidents before they occur, and lead fast, effective responses when they do. To succeed in this role, you will combine strong software engineering skills, solid to deep expertise in Linux, networking, and distributed systems, and a passion for solving problems of scale, complexity, and reliability. Your work will directly contribute to delivering a stable, scalable, and high-performing experience for customers worldwide.

 Job Responsibilities 

• Keep SHEIN’s mission-critical production systems running 24/7/365, participating in on-call rotations and acting decisively during incidents. 
• Triage and resolve production incidents, leveraging AI-assisted log analysis and anomaly detection to accelerate root cause identification; drive continuous improvements that reduce MTTR and prevent recurrence.
• Monitor and manage capacity planning and resource utilization, partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure systems scale safely while remaining cost-effective.
• Own and operate core open-source infrastructure such as APISIX, Nginx, Kubernetes, Kafka, Elasticsearch, Redis, Consul, Etcd, Zookeeper and other large-scale distributed systems.
• Design, build, and maintain observability solutions (metrics, logs, traces, alerting), incorporating AI-powered anomaly detection and intelligent alert correlation to surface actionable signals from high-volume telemetry, improving system visibility and resiliency.
• Automate operational workflows and eliminate manual toil through scripting, tooling, and process improvements, including the use of AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code) to accelerate the building and iteration of internal operational platforms.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including runbooks, architecture diagrams, operational procedures, and on-call playbooks.
• Work closely with global engineering teams to improve infrastructure reliability and performance through better system design and operational discipline.

 Job Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience. 
• 3+ years of experience owning and operating large-scale, high-traffic, 24/7 production systems, ideally in cloud or cloud-native environments. 
• Solid foundations in Linux, networking, and distributed systems, with the ability to debug complex production issues end to end.
• Hands-on experience with incident response, troubleshooting, and performance optimization in distributed systems.
• Experience applying AI/LLM-powered tools to reliability engineering, including designing and building automation or internal tools using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code).
• Strong software engineering skills with experience building automation, tooling, or platforms in languages such as Python or Go. 
• Experience operating or supporting open-source infrastructure components such as APISIX, Nginx, Kubernetes, Kafka, Elasticsearch, Redis, Consul, Etcd, Zookeeper, etc.
• Experience with observability and monitoring systems (Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix, etc.) and performance analysis.
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible).
• A strong sense of ownership, a systematic approach to problem-solving, and a passion for making systems more reliable.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with geographically distributed teams.

 Nice to Have 

• Bilingual fluency in Mandarin and English.
• Kubernetes Administrator certification or equivalent real-world experience.
• Experience operating big data platforms (Hadoop, Yarn, HBase, Hive, Spark).
• Experience applying AI/LLM-powered tools to reliability engineering, including designing and building automation or internal tools using AI-assisted development platforms (e.g., Claude Code).

Benefits and Perks 

• Bonus eligible
• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs) 
• Health Savings Account with Employer Funding 
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare and Dependent care) 
• Company-Paid Basic Life/AD&D insurance 
• Company-Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability 
• Voluntary Benefit Offerings (Voluntary Life/AD&D, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, and Accident) 
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Business Travel Accident Insurance 
• 401(k) Savings Plan with discretionary company match and access to a financial advisor  
• Vacation, paid holidays, floating holiday and sick days   
• Employee discounts 
• Free weekly catered lunch 
• Dog-friendly office (available at select locations) 
• Free gym access (available at select locations) 
• Free swag giveaways 
• Annual Holiday Party 
• Invitations to pop-ups and other company events 
• Complimentary daily office snacks and beverages

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About SHEIN 

SHEIN is a global online fashion and lifestyle retailer, offering SHEIN branded apparel and products from a global network of vendors, all at affordable prices. Headquartered in Singapore, with more than 15,000 employees operating from offices around the world, SHEIN is committed to making the beauty of fashion accessible to all, promoting its industry-leading, on-demand production methodology, for a smarter, future-ready industry. 

Position Summary 

We are seeking a Staff Site Reliability Engineer (Official Title: Staff Site Reliability Engineer I) with deep experience operating and evolving large-scale, mission-critical systems where availability and reliability are non-negotiable.

At SHEIN, Site Reliability Engineers are hybrid software and systems engineers responsible for keeping production services always on while enabling the platform to scale rapidly and safely. In this role, you will own and support complex services and infrastructure, ensuring they consistently meet reliability and performance expectations.  At the Staff level, you will also provide technical leadership, influencing platform architecture, reliability strategy, and operational standards across the organization.

 The SRE team owns and maintains critical open-source and in-house technologies that underpin the platform and serves as a core contributor to major engineering initiatives. We are accountable for driving platform operability forward by reducing incident frequency, minimizing MTTR, and improving system resilience, efficiency, and resource utilization.

You will work closely with global, cross-functional teams to design, build, and evolve observability and operational tooling—including metrics, logs, traces, alerting, and automation—providing deep visibility into system behavior. Through hands-on engineering and operational excellence, you will proactively identify risks and failure modes, help prevent incidents before they occur, and lead fast, effective responses when they do. To succeed in this role, you will combine strong software engineering skills, solid to deep expertise in Linux, networking, and distributed systems, and a passion for solving problems of scale, complexity, and reliability. Your work will directly contribute to delivering a stable, scalable, and high-performing experience for customers worldwide.

 Job Responsibilities 

• Keep SHEIN’s mission-critical production systems running 24/7/365, participating in on-call rotations and acting decisively during incidents. 
• Triage and resolve production incidents, leveraging AI-assisted log analysis and anomaly detection to accelerate root cause identification; drive continuous improvements that reduce MTTR and prevent recurrence.
• Monitor and manage capacity planning and resource utilization, partnering with cross-functional teams to ensure systems scale safely while remaining cost-effective.
• Own and operate core open-source infrastructure such as APISIX, Nginx, Kubernetes, Kafka, Elasticsearch, Redis, Consul, Etcd, Zookeeper and other large-scale distributed systems.
• Design, build, and maintain observability solutions (metrics, logs, traces, alerting), incorporating AI-powered anomaly detection and intelligent alert correlation to surface actionable signals from high-volume telemetry, improving system visibility and resiliency.
• Automate operational workflows and eliminate manual toil through scripting, tooling, and process improvements, including the use of AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code) to accelerate the building and iteration of internal operational platforms.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including runbooks, architecture diagrams, operational procedures, and on-call playbooks.
• Work closely with global engineering teams to improve infrastructure reliability and performance through better system design and operational discipline.
• Mentor Senior and mid-level SREs, raising the overall technical bar and operational maturity of the team.
• Lead efforts to modernize the platform in alignment with industry best practices and evolving technology standards.

 Job Requirements 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience. 
• 6+ years of experience owning and operating large-scale, high-traffic, 24/7 production systems, ideally in cloud or cloud-native environments.
• Experience applying AI/LLM-powered tools to reliability engineering, including designing and building automation or internal tools using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude Code).
• Solid foundations in Linux, networking, and distributed systems, with the ability to debug complex production issues end to end.
• Hands-on experience with incident response, troubleshooting, and performance optimization in distributed systems.
• Strong software engineering skills with experience building automation, tooling, or platforms in languages such as Python or Go.
• Experience operating or supporting open-source infrastructure components such as APISIX, Nginx, Kubernetes, Kafka, Elasticsearch, Redis, Consul, Etcd, Zookeeper, etc.
• Experience with observability and monitoring systems (Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix, etc.) and performance analysis.
• Familiarity with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible).
• A strong sense of ownership, a systematic approach to problem-solving, and a passion for making systems more reliable.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with geographically distributed teams.

 Nice to Have 

• Bilingual fluency in Mandarin and English.
• Kubernetes Administrator certification or equivalent real-world experience.
• Experience operating big data platforms (Hadoop, Yarn, HBase, Hive, Spark).
• Experience applying AI/LLM-powered tools to reliability engineering, including designing and building automation or internal tools using AI-assisted development platforms (e.g., Claude Code).

Benefits and Perks 

• Bonus and RSU eligible
• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision, prescription drugs) 
• Health Savings Account with Employer Funding 
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare and Dependent care) 
• Company-Paid Basic Life/AD&D insurance 
• Company-Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability 
• Voluntary Benefit Offerings (Voluntary Life/AD&D, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, and Accident) 
• Employee Assistance Program 
• Business Travel Accident Insurance 
• 401(k) Savings Plan with discretionary company match and access to a financial advisor  
• Vacation, paid holidays, floating holiday and sick days   
• Employee discounts 
• Free weekly catered lunch 
• Dog-friendly office (available at select locations) 
• Free gym access (available at select locations) 
• Free swag giveaways 
• Annual Holiday Party 
• Invitations to pop-ups and other company events 
• Complimentary daily office snacks and beverages

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At Rockstar Games, we create world-class entertainment experiences. 

Become part of a team working on some of the most rewarding, large-scale creative projects to be found in any entertainment medium - all within an inclusive, highly-motivated environment where you can learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry.

Rockstar Games is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Data Engineering to join a team focused on building a cutting-edge game analytics platform and tools to better understand our players and enhance their experience in our games.   

The ideal candidate will be skilled in developing complex ingestion and transformation processes with an emphasis on reliability and performance. In collaboration with Data Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers, and other Software Engineers, the candidate will empower the team of Analysts and Data Scientists to deliver data driven insights and applications to company stakeholders.  

This is a full-time, in-office position based out of Rockstar’s newly renovated game development studio in Andover, MA.

WHAT WE DO

• The Rockstar Games Online Services team builds the technology foundation that powers our games and delivers world-class player experiences.  
• Our Data Engineering group manages petabyte-scale data, integrating dozens of streaming and batch sources with strict requirements for reliability, compliance, and low-latency processing. 
• We approach data engineering with the rigor of software engineering by applying modern practices such as clean architecture, modular design, and automated testing. Our focus is on building scalable, reusable platforms and frameworks that enable our partners in Data Science and Game Development to deliver insights and unlock new possibilities for players. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, build, and maintain high-throughput streaming and batch data processing services, with a primary focus on raw and bronze-level ingestion. 
• Develop and operate stream–based applications responsible for real-time data transformation, enrichment, validation, and routing. 
• Own and evolve event schemas and data contracts, including Avro schemas and Schema Registry governance. 
• Ensure scalability, fault tolerance, and performance of streaming and ingestion pipelines under heavy load. 
• Contribute to platform-level concerns such as deployment automation, observability, operational tooling, and CI/CD. 
• Participate in the design and implementation of cloud-native data infrastructure supporting real-time and batch workloads. 

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of professional experience building production software systems, preferably in a distributed or data-intensive environment. 
• Strong experience with Java (and/or Scala) as well as Python, in backend or data processing applications. 
• Experience designing and operating streaming systems using Kafka or Kafka Streams (or similar). 
• Experience working with event-driven architectures, including schema evolution and compatibility. 
• Experience building real-time and/or near-real-time data pipelines at scale. 
• Solid understanding of distributed systems concepts (partitioning, fault tolerance, backpressure, exactly-once/at-least-once semantics). 
• Familiarity with Avro, Protobuf, or similar serialization formats and schema governance practices. 

PLUSES

Please note that these are desirable skills and are not required to apply for the position.

• Experience with Databricks, particularly for ingestion, bronze-layer processing, or structured streaming. 
• Experience deploying and scaling applications in containerized environments (e.g., Kubernetes, AKS). 
• Experience working with artifact repositories (e.g., Artifactory, ProGet, Maven repositories). 
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform, Databricks Asset Bundles). 
• Familiarity with the Microsoft Azure cloud ecosystem. 
• Familiarity with Apache Spark. 
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment workflows. 

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply with a resume and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the skills above. If we would like to move forward with your application, a Rockstar recruiter will reach out to you to explain next steps and guide you through the process.

Rockstar is committed to creating a work environment that promotes equal opportunity, dignity and respect. In line with this commitment, Rockstar will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities during the recruitment process in order for such applicants to be considered for the position for which they are applying, as well as to qualified employees to enable them to perform the essential functions of their roles. If you need more information about Rockstar’s reasonable accommodation policies or process, or need to request an accommodation, please notify your recruiter during the interview process.                             

If you’ve got the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category.

#LI-BB1

At Rockstar Games, we create world-class entertainment experiences. 

Become part of a team working on some of the most rewarding, large-scale creative projects to be found in any entertainment medium - all within an inclusive, highly-motivated environment where you can learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry.

Rockstar Games is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Data Engineering to join a team focused on building a cutting-edge game analytics platform and tools to better understand our players and enhance their experience in our games.   

The ideal candidate will be skilled in developing complex ingestion and transformation processes with an emphasis on reliability and performance. In collaboration with Data Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers, and other Software Engineers, the candidate will empower the team of Analysts and Data Scientists to deliver data driven insights and applications to company stakeholders.  

This is a full-time, in-office position based out of Rockstar’s new state-of-the-art game development studio in Carlsbad, CA.

WHAT WE DO

• The Rockstar Games Online Services team builds the technology foundation that powers our games and delivers world-class player experiences.  
• Our Data Engineering group manages petabyte-scale data, integrating dozens of streaming and batch sources with strict requirements for reliability, compliance, and low-latency processing. 
• We approach data engineering with the rigor of software engineering by applying modern practices such as clean architecture, modular design, and automated testing. Our focus is on building scalable, reusable platforms and frameworks that enable our partners in Data Science and Game Development to deliver insights and unlock new possibilities for players. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, build, and maintain high-throughput streaming and batch data processing services, with a primary focus on raw and bronze-level ingestion. 
• Develop and operate stream–based applications responsible for real-time data transformation, enrichment, validation, and routing. 
• Own and evolve event schemas and data contracts, including Avro schemas and Schema Registry governance. 
• Ensure scalability, fault tolerance, and performance of streaming and ingestion pipelines under heavy load. 
• Contribute to platform-level concerns such as deployment automation, observability, operational tooling, and CI/CD. 
• Participate in the design and implementation of cloud-native data infrastructure supporting real-time and batch workloads. 

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of professional experience building production software systems, preferably in a distributed or data-intensive environment. 
• Strong experience with Java (and/or Scala) as well as Python, in backend or data processing applications. 
• Experience designing and operating streaming systems using Kafka or Kafka Streams (or similar). 
• Experience working with event-driven architectures, including schema evolution and compatibility. 
• Experience building real-time and/or near-real-time data pipelines at scale. 
• Solid understanding of distributed systems concepts (partitioning, fault tolerance, backpressure, exactly-once/at-least-once semantics). 
• Familiarity with Avro, Protobuf, or similar serialization formats and schema governance practices. 

PLUSES

Please note that these are desirable skills and are not required to apply for the position.

• Experience with Databricks, particularly for ingestion, bronze-layer processing, or structured streaming. 
• Experience deploying and scaling applications in containerized environments (e.g., Kubernetes, AKS). 
• Experience working with artifact repositories (e.g., Artifactory, ProGet, Maven repositories). 
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform, Databricks Asset Bundles). 
• Familiarity with the Microsoft Azure cloud ecosystem. 
• Familiarity with Apache Spark. 
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment workflows. 

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply with a resume and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the skills above. If we would like to move forward with your application, a Rockstar recruiter will reach out to you to explain next steps and guide you through the process.

Rockstar is committed to creating a work environment that promotes equal opportunity, dignity and respect. In line with this commitment, Rockstar will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities during the recruitment process in order for such applicants to be considered for the position for which they are applying, as well as to qualified employees to enable them to perform the essential functions of their roles. If you need more information about Rockstar’s reasonable accommodation policies or process, or need to request an accommodation, please notify your recruiter during the interview process.                             

If you’ve got the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category.

#LI-BB1

At Rockstar Games, we create world-class entertainment experiences. 

Become part of a team working on some of the most rewarding, large-scale creative projects to be found in any entertainment medium - all within an inclusive, highly-motivated environment where you can learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry.

Rockstar Games is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Data Engineering to join a team focused on building a cutting-edge game analytics platform and tools to better understand our players and enhance their experience in our games.   

The ideal candidate will be skilled in developing complex ingestion and transformation processes with an emphasis on reliability and performance. In collaboration with Data Engineers, Machine Learning Engineers, and other Software Engineers, the candidate will empower the team of Analysts and Data Scientists to deliver data driven insights and applications to company stakeholders.  

This is a full-time, in-office position based out of Rockstar’s NYC headquarters in Downtown Manhattan. 

WHAT WE DO

• The Rockstar Games Online Services team builds the technology foundation that powers our games and delivers world-class player experiences.  
• Our Data Engineering group manages petabyte-scale data, integrating dozens of streaming and batch sources with strict requirements for reliability, compliance, and low-latency processing. 
• We approach data engineering with the rigor of software engineering by applying modern practices such as clean architecture, modular design, and automated testing. Our focus is on building scalable, reusable platforms and frameworks that enable our partners in Data Science and Game Development to deliver insights and unlock new possibilities for players. 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, build, and maintain high-throughput streaming and batch data processing services, with a primary focus on raw and bronze-level ingestion. 
• Develop and operate stream–based applications responsible for real-time data transformation, enrichment, validation, and routing. 
• Own and evolve event schemas and data contracts, including Avro schemas and Schema Registry governance. 
• Ensure scalability, fault tolerance, and performance of streaming and ingestion pipelines under heavy load. 
• Contribute to platform-level concerns such as deployment automation, observability, operational tooling, and CI/CD. 
• Participate in the design and implementation of cloud-native data infrastructure supporting real-time and batch workloads. 

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of professional experience building production software systems, preferably in a distributed or data-intensive environment. 
• Strong experience with Java (and/or Scala) as well as Python, in backend or data processing applications. 
• Experience designing and operating streaming systems using Kafka or Kafka Streams (or similar). 
• Experience working with event-driven architectures, including schema evolution and compatibility. 
• Experience building real-time and/or near-real-time data pipelines at scale. 
• Solid understanding of distributed systems concepts (partitioning, fault tolerance, backpressure, exactly-once/at-least-once semantics). 
• Familiarity with Avro, Protobuf, or similar serialization formats and schema governance practices. 

PLUSES

Please note that these are desirable skills and are not required to apply for the position.

• Experience with Databricks, particularly for ingestion, bronze-layer processing, or structured streaming. 
• Experience deploying and scaling applications in containerized environments (e.g., Kubernetes, AKS). 
• Experience working with artifact repositories (e.g., Artifactory, ProGet, Maven repositories). 
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform, Databricks Asset Bundles). 
• Familiarity with the Microsoft Azure cloud ecosystem. 
• Familiarity with Apache Spark. 
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment workflows. 

HOW TO APPLY

Please apply with a resume and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the skills above. If we would like to move forward with your application, a Rockstar recruiter will reach out to you to explain next steps and guide you through the process.

Rockstar is committed to creating a work environment that promotes equal opportunity, dignity and respect. In line with this commitment, Rockstar will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities during the recruitment process in order for such applicants to be considered for the position for which they are applying, as well as to qualified employees to enable them to perform the essential functions of their roles. If you need more information about Rockstar’s reasonable accommodation policies or process, or need to request an accommodation, please notify your recruiter during the interview process.                             

If you’ve got the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category.

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SLSQ227R459

Location: Arizona

As an Enterprise Account Executive in Databricks', you are an enterprise sales professional experienced in selling to Manufacturing Enterprise accounts. You know how to sell innovation and change through customer vision expansion and can guide deals forward to compress decision cycles. You love understanding a product in depth and are passionate about communicating its value to Customers and System Integrators. Always looking for new opportunities, you will close new accounts while maintaining existing accounts. Along with the chance to close exciting deals and solve meaningful problems, we also offer accelerators above 100% quota attainment.

You will report to the Director of Enterprise Sales.

The impact you will have:

• Present a territory plan within first 90 days
• Meet with CIOs, IT executives, LOB executives, Program Managers, and other important partners
• Close both new accounts and existing accounts
• Identify and close quick, small wins while managing longer, complex sales cycles
• Exceed activity, pipeline, and revenue targets
• Track all customer details including use case, purchase time frames, next steps, and forecasting in Salesforce
• Use a solution-based approach to selling and creating value for customers
• Promote Databricks' enterprise cloud data platform powered by Apache Spark
• Ensure 100% satisfaction among all customers
• Prioritize opportunities and applying appropriate resources
• Build a plan for success internally at Databricks and externally with your accounts.

What we look for:

• You have previously worked in an early stage company and you know how to navigate and be successful
• Field sales experience within big data, Cloud, and SaaS sales
• Prior customer relationships with CIOs, program managers, and essential decision makers
• Simply articulate intricate cloud technologies
• 7+ years of Enterprise Sales experience exceeding quotas, covering relevant accounts and industries
• Success closing new accounts while working existing accounts
• Understanding of Spark and big data preferable
• Bachelor's Degree