Director of Engineering
Core
Lead engineering for high-scale data ingestion, email processing, and backend API systems serving investment funds and Fortune 500 companies.
Role type
Senior IC Director of Engineering (Backend/Distributed Systems)
Builds
High-availability ERP data connectors, large-scale email processing pipelines, and evolving backend APIs
Domain
Market research analytics, alternative data, distributed backend systems
Required skills
Python, Go, Java, Kafka, Redis, MySQL, distributed systems architecture, microservices, API design, system observability
Preferred skills
gRPC, Thrift, AWS/GCP/Azure, Kubernetes, DevOps, AI agent integration
Technologies
Kafka, Redis, MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB, Cassandra, ScyllaDB, HBase, Aerospike, gRPC, Protobuf, Thrift, AWS, GCP, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker
Responsibilities
Implement and maintain ERP data connectors ensuring high availability; own reliability and scalability of large-scale email processing systems; bridge business requirements with technical implementation; design and upgrade backend APIs; maintain existing services and build foundational components; collaborate with global teams across time zones
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities
