Senior Software Engineer, Rokt
Storage Infrastructure
+ Equity
4 days a week in office
eCommerce technology & software solutions
Open for applications
eCommerce technology & software solutions
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
+ Equity
4 days a week in office
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To make eCommerce smarter, faster, and better.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience as a Storage, Data Infrastructure, or DevOps Engineer
- Deep expertise in NoSQL databases (Cassandra or similar) and Kafka ecosystem tools (Kafka Broker, Schema Registry, Connectors, MirrorMaker)
- Proven track record with Datalake/OLAP technologies (DeltaStreamer, Trino, Spark UDFs) and SQL-on-anything engines
- Strong scripting and automation skills (Python, Bash, Terraform) and hands-on Linux administration
- Ability to work in fast-paced teams, collaborate cross-functionally, and evangelize best practices
- Familiarity with cloud storage services (AWS S3/GCS), encryption key management, and data governance principles
What the job involves
- Our bespoke platform handles millions of transactions per day. It considers billions of data points which give engineers the opportunity to build technology at scale, collaborate across teams and gain exposure to a wide range of technology
- As our Storage Engineer, you’ll own the design, deployment, and operation of our data backbone—spanning multi-region Kafka clusters and schema registry, Cassandra NoSQL services, and the Datalake/OLAP stack (DeltaStreamer, Trino, encryption UDFs, and analytics gateways)
- You’ll ensure data pipelines flow securely and efficiently, schemas evolve safely, and that our storage platform scales to meet real-time and batch analytics demands
- Operate and tune self-hosted Cassandra clusters (including k8ssandra operator), backing real-time data access and high-throughput ingestion services
- Architect, deploy, and maintain multi-region Kafka brokers, Schema Registry, MirrorMaker, and Kafka Connect clusters to power resilient event streaming
- Build and enhance Datalake ingestion pipelines (DeltaStreamer, Cassandra Streamer) and encryption/decryption UDFs, ensuring secure, auditable data at rest and in motion
- Manage the OLAP layer—design and operate Trino engine clusters, gateways, custom plugins, and Superset dashboards for ad-hoc analytics and BI
- Oversee artifact and backup services (Nexus, Datadog dashboards, datalake backup solutions), enforcing schema compatibility, automated restores, and cost-efficient storage tiering
Our take
eCommerce marketing company Rokt is helping brands leverage the power of good timing. With Rokt, brands can present their customers with AI-curated offers and messages at every stage in their transaction, at tailored times of the day, or to market themselves at the point of transaction on other major eCommerce sites.
The idea is that “transaction moments” are when shoppers are most inclined to engage further with the brand or its products - the success of Rokt’s clients, and the runaway success of Rokt itself, show that it's successfully cracked it.
Rokt has a strong client base that includes giants like Groupon, GoDaddy, and Disney, and after hitting Unicorn status, it is eyeing up a US IPO. This should come as no surprise - the surge in eCommerce trade over recent years has led to most companies investing in tools to stay competitive.
Rokt has expanded its tool suite since it first started up, and will be focused on continuing to innovate to keep ahead of the MarTech pack, and abreast of changing demand in the rapidly shifting market. The eCommerce marketing tech sector has ballooned to a $120B global operation - Rokt is positioned comfortably to keep ahead.
Freddie
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Insights
28% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Dec 2021
$325m
SERIES E
Oct 2020
$80m
SERIES D
Total funding: $488.5m
Company benefits
- Interest groups, sports clubs, and social events
- Global training events & online training courses
- Stock options
- Global all-staff events in amazing locations (Phuket, Thailand in January 2020)
- Generous relocation packages
- Generous time off
- Parental leave
- Mental health and wellness days
- Paid Sabbatical for employees who have been with us 3 years or more
- £55 per month social/wellness allowance, 6 sessions with a licensed therapist, 6 coaching sessions and other mental health perks
- Gym membership
- Premium health insurance
- £25 per month telephone allowance
Company HQ
Hudson Square, New York, NY
Leadership
Bruce Buchanan
(CEO)Previously a Principal at Boston Consulting Group, before serving as Chief Commercial Officer, then Group Chief Executive Officer at Jetstar Airways.
Justin Viles
(Advisor)Previously worked on strategic partnerships in the APAC region for Google, before moving on to co-found and serve as CEO at Rocklive.
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