Key skills
TypeScriptNode.jsMicroservice architectureDistributed systemsAsynchronous workflowsAPI designPostgresSQL tuningDockerKubernetesCloud platformsTemporal workflowsSelf-directionCuriosityPassion for quality softwareSQLAIAgenticSnowflakeRedshiftDatabricksAWSAzureGCPFluxRESTfulSaaSCI/CDLeadershipMentoring
About this role
Immuta is the Data Provisioning Company, helping organizations provision secure, governed data access at the speed modern business demands. As a Senior Software Engineer on the Agentic Access team, you will design, build, and evolve the AI systems that underpin Immuta’s data governance platform, collaborating with engineers, product managers, and designers.
Responsibilities:
- Architect and Build Scalable Systems : Design and develop new applications and workflows that deliver high reliability and performance
- Improve Performance at Scale: Identify bottlenecks, tune Postgres queries, and optimize system performance as data volumes grow
- Mentor and Guide: Provide technical leadership, mentoring junior engineers and fostering a culture of learning and excellence
- Influence Technical Direction: Improve engineering processes through automation, testing, and continuous delivery
- Design, build, and deliver backend services and distributed workflows that power Immuta’s core platform
- Build and operate services that integrate with modern data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, Starburst, and Redshift
- Implement and maintain TypeScript-based microservices, RESTful APIs, and Temporal workflows
- Own Postgres performance and reliability, including query authoring, tuning (configuration of memory and buffers, WAL tuning, and table design), benchmarking, and schema design
- Deploy and operate microservices in Kubernetes-based environments, using tools like Skaffold and Flux to support modern CI/CD workflows, with a focus on scalability and reliability
- Participation in code reviews, design discussions, and system architecture planning
Requirements:
- 5-8 years of software engineering experience in SaaS, cloud, or data-intensive environments
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Strong proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js
- Experience building backend services and data-driven applications
- Hands-on experience designing and operating microservice and distributed systems
- Experience with asynchronous or long-running workflows (e.g., Temporal or similar systems)
- Experience with API design
- Experience working with Postgres, including writing and tuning SQL for performance
- Experience deploying services using Docker and Kubernetes in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Excellent communicator who is curious, self-directed, and passionate about building high-quality software