A rapidly growing data-driven technology organization within the property intelligence space is seeking a Senior Software/Data Engineer to help architect and scale a next-generation analytics platform.
This role centers on building highly reliable distributed systems and high-throughput data pipelines that transform large-scale datasets into actionable insights for enterprise-level users. You will take ownership of data transport, transformation, modeling, and observability initiatives while driving architectural decisions that prioritize performance, scalability, and data integrity.
The environment is deeply technical and focused on modern engineering practices, leveraging technologies such as Python, Kafka, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, and ClickHouse to support complex, real-time data workloads. This position is ideal for a senior engineer who enjoys solving ambiguous infrastructure and data challenges while influencing platform direction and engineering standards.
Required Skills & Experience - Proven expertise designing and operating distributed systems with strong understanding of consistency models, idempotent processing, consensus concepts, and fault-tolerant architecture patterns.
- Deep database engineering experience, including schema architecture, indexing strategies, query optimization, and working knowledge of both transactional and analytical data platforms such as PostgreSQL, ClickHouse, Redshift, or DynamoDB.
- Strong hands-on experience developing scalable ETL/ELT and streaming data systems using technologies such as Kafka, Pulsar, or Kinesis, combined with advanced Python development skills and Kubernetes-based CI/CD workflows.
Desired Skills & Experience - Experience with lower-level or performance-focused programming languages such as Rust, Go, or C++.
- Understanding of serialization frameworks and compression technologies including Protobuf and FlatBuffers.
- Familiarity with cloud-native infrastructure design, AWS ecosystem services, and data governance or compliance-oriented engineering practices.
Daily Responsibilities - Hands-On Engineering: 65%
- Team Collaboration & Cross-Functional Work: 35%
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in United States on a full-time basis now and in the future.
Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under Motion Recruitment's Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.
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