Senior Backend Engineer, Data Platform
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Exact tool match is less important than strong backend engineering experience, distributed systems judgment, and a track record of owning production systems. As part of our you-build-it-you-run-it culture, engineers support the systems they build in production, including through an on-call rotation. Responsibilities: Design, build, and operate distributed, data-intensive backend systems that power Data Platform capabilities across Experimentation, Metrics, Release Guardian, Observability, Agent Control, and other product areas. Own and improve production data infrastructure, including streaming and batch pipelines, analytical data stores, warehouse export systems, observability, alerting, reliability, and performance. Debug and resolve reputed company production issues across data pipelines, databases, reputed company infrastructure, and distributed systems, including participating in the team’s on-call rotation. 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