Vercel•26 days ago
Software Engineer, Data Platform
Recruiter Fit Breakdown & Candid Summary
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This is a platform-focused engineering role, not a traditional data analyst or pipeline-building position.
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Ideal for early-career engineers (1-3 years) with a strong interest in distributed systems and infrastructure-as-code.
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Candidates should be comfortable working under senior mentorship and have a genuine curiosity about the internals of storage and query engines.
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Not suitable for those looking for front-end data visualization, BI reporting, or purely application-layer development.
Role Responsibilities
- 1Develop and maintain streaming and data ingestion infrastructure.
- 2Build monitoring, alerting, and observability tools for data platform components.
- 3Create self-service abstractions and internal tooling for data consumers.
- 4Implement data access controls, security, and compliance practices.
- 5Collaborate with senior engineers on architecture and build-vs-buy decisions.
Skills Matrix
Must-Have Skills
Data Engineering
Distributed Systems
SQL
Python
Java
Go
Kafka
Nice-to-Have Skills
ClickHouse
Snowflake
Tinybird
Scala
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