Staff Software Engineer, Stream Infrastructure
Location:United States, Canada, EST, PST
Languages:English
Seniority level:Staff, 10+ years
Experience:10+ years
Skills:
AWSLeadershipCloud ComputingDesign PatternsKubernetesApache KafkaData StructuresCI/CDRESTful APIsLinuxDevOpsTerraformMicroservicesCollaborationProblem SolvingMentoringSoftware Engineering
Requirements:
10+ years experience building, operating, and evolving large-scale production systems Experience as a technical lead for teams working on distributed systems Hands-on experience with big data technologies (e.g., Kafka, Pulsar, Flink, Pinot) Comfortable operating with high autonomy and ownership Growth mindset and willingness to learn quickly Strong written and verbal communication skills
Responsibilities:
Design, build, and operate event-driven infrastructure (e.g., Apache Kafka, Temporal, AWS services) Collaborate with teams to understand requirements and improve streaming infrastructure usage Define and implement Kafka operational best practices for resilience and reliability Automate systems to reduce manual operations
