Senior Data Platform Engineer

You will lead the design and delivery of core data platform systems and take initiatives from concept through implementation. You will build and scale low-latency real-time data pipelines to enable event delivery and machine learning, embed best practices and data governance, and develop orchestration and automation to streamline data workflows. You will write well-tested, high-quality, performant code for real-time processing and infrastructure management, own estimation and execution of complex projects and major upgrades, and mentor engineers through guidance and code reviews.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and delivery of complex data engineering projects
  • Design and develop core data platform components
  • Build and scale low-latency real-time data pipelines for event delivery and machine learning enablement
  • Embed data platform best practices and governance
  • Develop orchestration and automation capabilities to streamline data workflows
  • Estimate, plan, and execute complex projects including new features and major upgrades
  • Write well-tested, high-quality, performant code for real-time data processing, automation, and infrastructure management
  • Mentor engineers and promote best practices through guidance and code reviews

Requirements

  • Proven experience building and delivering low-latency real-time data applications
  • Hands-on expertise with real-time event-driven systems such as Kafka and Pub/Sub
  • Experience with in-stream processing frameworks such as Apache Beam, Spark, or Flink
  • Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code for production-grade data infrastructure (e.g., Terraform)
  • Experience building platform capabilities that other engineers and teams can leverage
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with Product, Backend, and Machine Learning partners
  • Passion for mentoring and raising engineering standards

Benefits

  • Competitive salary package
  • Equity package
  • Pay for performance equity bonus
  • Moonshot award equity grant
  • Unlimited holidays
  • Hybrid working schedule (work fully remotely or at nearest Moonbase)
  • Private healthcare benefits
  • Enhanced parental leave
  • Annual training budget
  • Home office setup allowance
  • Remote working allowance
  • Monthly product budget and zero fee crypto transactions
  • Employee referral programme (10K in USDC)
  • Regular remote company offsites