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Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform
San Francisco, CA · Staff+ · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$248k-$310kDetected 6 days ago
Distributed SystemsLeadershipMentoring
About the role
- This position is based in our San Francisco office.
- Our salary ranges are determined by role and level.
- Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
Responsibilities
- Be a force multiplier: build reusable primitives, unblock teammates, and raise the quality bar across the team
- Partner with XFN stakeholders to translate business problems into clear technical strategy
- Champion debate, decide, and commit and 80/20 thinking to drive robust technical solutions supporting multiple team
- Demonstrated ability to multiply a team's impact through architectural thought leadership, design reviews, reusable abstractions, and well-timed mentorship
- Strong technical judgment: when to go fast vs. slow, when to build vs. integrate, and how to bring stakeholders along
- when to go fast vs. slow, when to build vs. integrate, and how to bring stakeholders along
Requirements
- 7+ years of software engineering experience with a track record of driving large, ambiguous technical initiatives end-to-end
- Expertise in distributed systems and data infrastructure at scale.
- Experience with data governance, privacy compliance, real-time analytics infrastructure, or cost optimization in large-scale data environments
- We want you to feel set up for success, so if you are in need of reasonable accommodations, please let your recruiter know.
Compensation
- The US base salary range for this full-time position is $248,000 to $310,000 + equity + benefits.
- Our salary ranges are determined by role and level.
- Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits.
Benefits
- Own the technical direction of major Data Platform initiatives like GRC, scaling, or stream processing, from problem to production system and post-launch health
Company info
- We're a multiplatform, multigenerational and multiplayer platform that helps people deepen their friendships around games and shared interests, and helps developers build and grow their businesses.
- Join us in our mission!
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