Lead the design and evolution of large-scale ingestion architectures supporting multi-fold traffic growth
Own complex, cross-service initiatives that span multiple teams or domains
Anticipate scaling, reliability, and cost challenges before they impact customers
Set technical direction for major subsystems and influence broader platform architecture
Drive improvements in operational excellence, incident response, and system observability
Partner closely with engineering leadership, product, and customer-facing teams on strategic initiatives
Serve as a technical mentor and multiplier, elevating the skills and effectiveness of engineers across the organization
Participate in on-call rotations with a focus on systemic fixes rather than tactical responses

6+ years of professional software engineering experience
Have led the design and operation of distributed systems handling high-volume, mission-critical workloads
Think in terms of system behavior, failure modes, and long-term tradeoffs—not just features
Are comfortable making and defending architectural decisions with significant business impact
Communicate complex technical ideas clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Are fluent in Kotlin/Java ecosystems and experienced with AWS-based architectures
Business-level English proficiency.

Staff Software Engineer, Core Services – Ingestion

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