Senior Software Engineer, Proxima

• If you’re passionate about driving technological excellence and thrive in a dynamic, and collaborative environment, this role is tailor-made for you
• 5-8 years of experience in software engineering experience in a production setting writing clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
• Strong proficiency in object-oriented programming languages like Python, NodeJS or Go, with expertise in SQL languages like Redshift, SparkSQL or Postgres
• Strong familiarity with PySpark and similar programming APIs
• Familiarity with modern data file formats (Parquet, Avro) and table formats (Delta Lake, Iceberg, Hudi)
• Demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing large-scale systems, diligently monitoring project progress, and showcasing proactive leadership as a self-starter on diverse projects
• Experience working with cloud services, Terraform, Airflow, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and working with modern cloud-based infrastructure: AWS RDS, DynamoDb, Redshift, Lambda, API Gateway
• Competitive understanding of data structures and types, data transformation, validation, and query performance tuning
• Experience debugging and performance tuning APIs and ETL jobs
• Excellent communication skills tailored for effective collaboration within both a service-oriented team and the broader organizational context
• Strong collaborator, ability to work cross functionally
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Computer Science or similar field

Desirable

• The Data Engineering team is looking to hire a Software Engineer who is excited to work with production facing data tools, and support a growing business model for Proxima
• As a Senior Software Engineer (Data Infrastructure) at Proxima, you will be at the forefront of shaping and optimizing our data infrastructure
• This role is pivotal, and will inform architecture, best practices, timelines and business and operational decision making
• Working closely with cross-functional teams, you’ll implement technical solutions that drive efficiency of our data processes, and troubleshoot and resolve issues
• This role isn’t just about maintaining the status quo; it’s an opportunity to innovate and actively contribute to discussions about technology, architecture, and solutions for both new and existing projects
• Manage AWS + Airflow infrastructure underlying our data platform
• Build opinionated guardrails to drive improvements in data quality, cost efficiency, and data governance APIs and controllers that support our IAM, compute, and storage patterns
• Software automation that connects our data services and surfaces metadata to downstream customers for discovery and data contract enforcement
• Monitor our core systems and the mechanisms built on top
• Collaborate effectively with a team of proficient software engineers to develop and maintain the fundamental platform that powers the cutting-edge Proxima’s data warehouse infrastructure
• Engage in the complete data lifecycle, participating in the development of new revenue generating products
• Design, Build and Deliver end-to-end data solutions to improve the reliability, scalability, latency and efficiency of the data platform
• Implement automation for key elements of the development process, including data quality, managing alerts and handling critical infrastructure operations
• Collaborate and Share on-call responsibilities, including incident management, with the larger engineering team
• Guide and support fellow engineers within the team by serving as a mentor, while actively contributing to the sharing of knowledge through training sessions and comprehensive documentation