CareerPlanSign in

Software Engineer - X Data

Palo Alto, CA💼 Full-time💰 $125,000–$125,000🗓 2026-07-12 → 2026-09-29

Core

Building and operating a distributed data platform that powers realtime and batch pipelines for user-behavior insights and product decisions.

Role type

Senior IC data engineer (distributed systems)

Builds

Production-grade realtime and batch pipelines, shared datasets, fact tables, and internal data products

Domain

AI product engineering, distributed computing, hybrid storage

Required skills

Python, Rust, Scala, Go, Java, Spark, Kafka, Flink, SQL, NoSQL, RMDBs, large-scale system design, data correctness validation

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

BigQuery, Trino, Clickhouse, Flink, Kafka, Spark, Scalding

Responsibilities

Design and operate realtime/batch pipelines ingesting billions of events daily; Create shared datasets and internal data products; Prototype tooling for data workflows and self-serve access; Own data correctness via invariants and root-cause analysis; Select and adapt query engines/frameworks; Partner with product/business teams to identify data gaps

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

Sourced via greenhouse · Listed on CareerPlan, which tracks 852,000+ jobs from 20+ sources.