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<div>Overview:

We&rsquo;re looking for bold, entrepreneurial talent ready to help build something extraordinary &mdash; and reshape the future of building products distribution. 
QXO is a publicly traded company founded by Brad Jacobs with the goal of building the market-leading company in the building products distribution industry. On April 30, 2025, QXO completed its first acquisition: Beacon Building Products, a leading distributor in the sector. 
We are building a customer-focused, tech-enabled, and innovation-driven business that will scale rapidly through accretive M&amp;A, organic growth, and greenfield expansion. Our strategy is rooted in delivering exceptional customer experiences, improving operational efficiency, and leveraging data, digital tools, and AI to modernize a historically under-digitized industry.
What you will do::
<ul><li>
As a Senior Software Engineer on the QXO eCommerce team, you will help design, build, and maintain the core services and user experiences that power our commerce platform. You&rsquo;ll work closely with product, design, and other engineering teams to deliver secure, reliable, and scalable solutions that serve millions of users across web and mobile. 
This role is ideal for engineers who are passionate about building high-quality software, eager to learn, and excited to make a meaningful impact in a fast-paced environment. 
Key Responsibilities<ul><li>
Design, develop, and maintain eCommerce services and user interfaces.</li></ul><ul><li>
Implement scalable, low-latency systems that meet performance and security goals.</li><li>
Build intuitive and performant front-end experiences.</li><li>
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver end-to-end product features.</li><li>
Write clean, efficient, and testable code.</li><li>
Participate in design and code reviews.</li><li>
Support the continuous improvement of system reliability and operational excellence.</li><li>
Contribute to shared libraries, platform components, and design systems.</li></ul></li></ul> 

What you will bring::
<ul><li><ul><li>2&ndash;5 years of professional software engineering experience.</li></ul><ul><li>
Proficiency in one or more object-oriented programming languages (e.g., Java, Kotlin, Go).</li><li>
Experience with modern front-end technologies and frameworks such as React, Next.js, or TypeScript.</li><li>
Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design principles.</li><li>
Experience developing and maintaining production systems in a cloud environment (e.g., AWS, GCP).</li><li>
Bachelor&rsquo;s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.</li><li>
Strong collaboration and communication skills.</li></ul><ul><li>
Experience building commerce, checkout, or personalization systems.</li><li>
Familiarity with responsive, accessible, and high-performance UI development.</li><li>
Exposure to AI/ML systems or data-driven services.</li><li>
Experience with experimentation frameworks, recommendation systems, or search technologies.</li><li>
Knowledge of CI/CD, observability, and performance tuning tools.</li></ul></li></ul>
What you will earn::
<ul><li>Base pay range: $138,000 - $235,000</li><li>
Annual performance bonus</li><li>
Long term incentive (equity/stock)</li><li>
401(k) with employer match</li><li>
Medical, dental, and vision insurance</li><li>
PTO, company holidays, and parental leave</li><li>
Paid Time Off/Paid Sick Leave: Applicants can expect to accrue 15 days of paid time off during their first year (4.62 hours for every 80 hours worked) and increased accruals after five years of service.</li><li>
Paid training and certifications</li><li>
Legal assistance and identity protection</li><li>
Pet insurance</li><li>
Employee assistance program (EAP)</li></ul> 
QXO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other protected status. 
To comply with Pay Transparency laws, employers must disclose an annual salary range. Actual offers depend on factors such as location, experience, skills, and market data. This position may also offer variable compensation. 
Please contact careers@QXO.com if you have any questions related to this job posting.
Pay Range: USD $150,000.00 - USD $230,000.00 /Yr.</div>

Senior Software Engineer, Backend

Brex

<div><div>Why join us

Brex is the AI-powered spend platform. We help companies spend with confidence with integrated corporate cards, banking, and global payments, plus intuitive software for travel and expenses. Tens of thousands of companies from startups to enterprises &mdash; including DoorDash, Flexport, and Compass &mdash; use Brex to proactively control spend, reduce costs, and increase efficiency on a global scale.

Working at Brex allows you to push your limits, challenge the status quo, and collaborate with some of the brightest minds in the industry. We're committed to building a diverse team and inclusive culture and believe your potential should only be limited by how big you can dream. We make this a reality by empowering you with the tools, resources, and support you need to grow your career.</div>
Engineering at Brex

Engineering at Brex is about building systems that scale with speed and intention. Our teams span Software, Data, Security, and IT, and operate with high autonomy and deep collaboration. We tackle hard technical problems, own our outcomes, and push for excellence at every level &mdash; from architecture to deployment. It's an environment where engineering is a craft, and builders become leaders.

What you'll do

As an engineer at Brex, you will help develop new products from concept to launch, whether for a 5-person startup or a 5,000-person-strong enterprise. We're looking for folks with an interest in building products and tools, and who are comfortable in dealing with lots of moving pieces. You'll be building customer-facing products that will drive direct business impact and shape our long-term technical vision with a high-quality bar. You'll have the opportunity to learn and push the frontier of providing the best financial software experience to help companies grow. You'll be encouraged to be metric and data-driven and to think creatively to help Brex scale and get prepared for the new markets we are about to enter.

Where you'll work

This role will be based in our Seattle office. We are a hybrid environment that combines the energy and connections of being in the office with the benefits and flexibility of working from home. We currently require a minimum of three coordinated days in the office per week, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. As a perk, we also have up to four weeks per year of fully remote work!

Responsibilities:
<ul>
<li>Collaborate with engineers across the company to build new features and products end-to-end.</li>
<li>Work alongside user-facing teams like Sales and Support to deeply understand our customers' needs.</li>
<li>Design and implement solutions to improve our customers' banking experiences.</li>
<li>Own problems end-to-end, from user experience and data models to scalability, operability, and ongoing metrics.</li>
<li>Tune and polish features to a high degree of excellence.</li>
</ul>
Requirements:
<ul>
<li>7+ years of professional experience designing, developing, and deploying full-stack applications.</li>
<li>Experience building and designing scalable backend systems</li>
<li>Experience working with SQL or NoSQL databases</li>
<li>Experience working with backend programming languages (Java, Kotlin, Python)</li>
<li>Familiarity with software engineering development cycles</li>
<li>Ability to hold yourself and the team to high standards</li>
<li>Strong communication and interpersonal skills</li>
</ul>
Compensation:

The expected salary range for this role is $192,000-$240,000 + Equity. However, the starting base pay will depend on a number of factors including the candidate's location, skills, experience, market demands, and internal pay parity. Depending on the position offered, equity and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package.<div>
Please be aware, job-seekers may be at risk of targeting by malicious actors looking for personal data. Brex recruiters will only reach out via LinkedIn or email with a brex.com domain. Any outreach claiming to be from Brex via other sources should be ignored.</div></div>

Senior Software Engineer, Product

Amazon.com

<div><h2 class="jobSectionHeader">DESCRIPTION</h2>
We're enhancing the shopping experience on Amazon through the conversational capabilities of large language models, and we're looking for innovative professionals who are passionate about technology and customer experience. You'll have the opportunity to drive breakthrough innovations in LLM inference and post-training efficiency while working alongside talented scientists, engineers, and technical program managers (TPMs) to create solutions that serve our customers. 
 
If you're excited about optimizing the computational heart of AI systems, collaborating with a dynamic team, and contributing to this evolving field, we'd love to have you join our mission to unlock unprecedented LLM performance!
 
 
Key job responsibilities 
We're looking for an experienced Software Development Engineer with deep expertise in GPU/customized chip kernel optimization and ML acceleration to lead projects in architecting, designing, developing, and optimizing high-performance kernel implementations for large language model. You'll guide your team in creating and optimizing innovative kernels, custom operators, and low-level optimizations that maximize hardware utilization and minimize computational overhead. 
In this role, you'll establish best practices for kernel development, memory management, and parallel computing that dramatically reduce inference latency and boost throughput for transformer-based models. You'll work with your team to develop kernel fusion techniques, attention mechanism optimizations, and matrix multiplication accelerations at scale, partnering with engineers and scientists in a fast-paced environment to deliver measurable performance gains. You'll also drive technical roadmap, performance benchmarking, and optimizations focused on kernel-level improvements.
<h2 class="jobSectionHeader">BASIC QUALIFICATIONS</h2><ul><li>5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience</li><li>5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience</li><li>5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience</li><li>Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team</li><li>Experience with vLLM, SGLang, TensorRT or similar platforms in production environments</li><li>Experience with CUDA kernels or ML/low-level kernels</li></ul><h2 class="jobSectionHeader">
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS</h2><ul><li>5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience</li><li>Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent</li><li>Experience with Machine Learning and Large Language Model fundamentals, including architecture, training/inference lifecycles, and optimization of model execution</li></ul> 
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status. 
 
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company&rsquo;s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 
 
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you&rsquo;re applying in isn&rsquo;t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner. 
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life &amp; AD&amp;D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits. 
USA, CA, Palo Alto - 193,300.00 - 261,500.00 USD annually 
USA, WA, Seattle - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually</div>

Senior Software Development Engineer , Stores Foundational AI - Rufus

Apple

Do you love solving complex challenges? Are you an inventive self-starter who takes pride in making ideas come to life on a global scale? Are you passionate about developing data platforms using creative algorithms to process petabytes of data with very low latency? If so, join the ASE Data Platform team to design and build scalable data platform services that are used across Apple. As part of Apple Services Engineering, you will have a meaningful role in designing, developing, and deploying high-performance systems that handle billions of transactions daily. This enormous scale brings challenges that require extraordinarily creative problem-solving. We are seeking engineers who are passionate about creating data-driven products. This role requires a deep understanding of developing products that are highly scalable, highly available, and fault-tolerant. 
 
Description 
 
We are building and supporting critical infrastructure systems and frameworks that provide and support services such as structured and unstructured storage, caching, queuing, searching, querying, and more. We are looking for a strong, enthusiastic developer to join as a member of this group. This person will have a tremendous amount of individual responsibility and influence over the direction of many critical Apple internet services for years to come. You are someone with ideas and a real passion for software delivered as a service to improve reuse, efficiency, and simplicity. This engineer's work will impact the success of some of Apple's most visible current and future features. 
 
&quot;,&quot;responsibilities&quot;:&quot;Lead the architecture, design, and roadmap for Apple Data Registry, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability at massive enterprise scale. 
 
Drive the architecture and strategy for optimizing search relevancy, performance and customer experience. 
 
Partner with engineering, SRE, product, and customer teams to deliver highly observable, efficient, and secure production systems. 
 
Collaborate closely with internal customers to drive adoption, gather requirements, and deliver impactful platform capabilities. 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
Experience with contribution to Open Source projects is a plus 
 
Experience with multiple public cloud infrastructures is a plus 
 
Experience in cluster management/orchestration software like Kubernetes, Spinnaker, Helm charts, Docker is a plus 
 
A learning attitude to continuously improve the self, team, and the organization 
 
Deeply concerned about excellence and quality 
 
Loves fast-paced environment and learning new technologies 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
8+ years experience in data processing ecosystems 
 
Coding experience in Java/Scala/Go, preferably with critical, large-scale distributed systems 
 
Experience in designing and developing stateless APIs using HTTP and similar protocols to support service-oriented software distribution across multiple cloud environments 
 
Ability to design large-scale, complex applications with excellent run-time characteristics such as low latency, fault-tolerance, and availability 
 
Understands MPP Query Engines like Trino and StarRocks, etc. 
 
Bachelor's degree or Masters in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent 
 
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant . 
 
Pay &amp; Benefits 
 
At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $171,600 and $302,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. 
 
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits. 
 
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Apple Data Registry, Apple Data Platform

Opendoor

<div>
 
 Full Stack Software Engineer (Senior level role)
 
 
 
 The Consumer team owns comprehensive digital experiences for home sellers and buyers. While sellers have traditionally come to Opendoor for a cash offer on their homes, we have been expanding our suite of products to serve more customers in one of the biggest transactions of their lives. This is a particularly exciting time for the team as we transform our technical architecture and user experience to a multi-product, personalized experience. We are looking for a product-focused Senior Full stack Engineer to join us in this transformation.
 
 
 
 What You'll Do:
 
 
 
 
 <ul>
 <li>
 Create Meaningful Experiences: Work closely with product managers and designers to understand user pain points and build elegant, scalable solutions that delight our customers.
 </li>
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 Own Full Stack Features: Design and develop robust front-end experiences in React and TypeScript, while also diving into back-end systems (Python, Go, or Ruby) to ensure seamless functionality end to end.
 </li>
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 Lead with Craftsmanship: Write clean, maintainable, and modular code. You&rsquo;ll contribute to reusable UI components and scalable application architecture that powers multiple user experiences.
 </li>
 <li>
 Collaborate Across Disciplines: Engage with engineers, designers, and operators to deliver end-to-end solutions, share feedback, and ensure alignment across teams.
 </li>
 <li>
 Drive Quality &amp; Best Practices: Champion technical excellence through code reviews, mentorship, and initiatives to raise the bar on software quality and team processes.
 </li>
 <li>
 Remove Friction with Technology: Partner with our operations teams to identify opportunities where software can simplify workflows, reduce manual tasks, and enhance customer support.
 
 
 
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 </ul>
 
 Skills &amp; Experience we're seeking:
 
 
 
 
 <ul>
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 Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline. Masters degree preferred.
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 Outstanding object-oriented design and object-oriented programming skills (OOD/OOP).
 </li>
 <li>
 8+ years of full stack software development experience in a SaaS company - building and delivering high quality, web-based user-centered software products.
 </li>
 <li>
 8+ of development front end UI experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, React, GraphQL, HTML5 and CSS with a deep understanding of building scalable, maintainable user interfaces.
 </li>
 <li>
 5+ years of back end development experience; Ruby, Go, and Python preferred.
 </li>
 <li>
 A strong desire to build intuitive, impactful software that solves real problems for real people.
 </li>
 <li>
 Experience working closely with cross-functional partners, such as engineering, design and operations, to deliver value to customers
 </li>
 <li>
 Ideally, direct experience with our tech stack:
 </li>
 <li>
 Frontend: React, Typescript, gRPC, Kafka, GraphQL
 </li>
 <ul>
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 Backend: Rails, Go;
 </li>
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 Db: Postgres
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 Cloud: AWS
 
 
 
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 </ul>
 </ul>
 
 The base pay range for this position is $170,000 - $234,000 annually, plus RSUs and bonuses. Pay within this range varies by work location and may also depend on your qualifications, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. We also offer a comprehensive package of benefits including unlimited PTO, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, and 401(k) to eligible employees.
 
 
 
 At Opendoor our mission is to tilt the world in favor of homeowners and those who aim to become one. Homeownership matters. It's how people build wealth, stability, and community. It's how families put down roots, how neighborhoods strengthen, how the future gets built. We're building the modern system of homeownership giving people the freedom to buy and sell on their own terms. We&rsquo;ve built an end-to-end online experience that has already helped thousands of people and we&rsquo;re just getting started.
 
 
</div>

Software Engineer - FullStack

lululemon

who we are
 
lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional design, we create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. We owe our success to our innovative product, emphasis on stores, commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in every community we're in. As a company, we focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future. In particular, that includes creating an equitable, inclusive and growth-focused environment for our people.
 
about this team
 
lululemon Engineering is dedicated to building secure, reliable, and performant products for our guests and partners. We embrace the philosophies of Agile, DevOps, and SRE to accelerate our development process and provide the most enjoyable, inclusive, and supportive work environment possible. We believe our journey is more fun when it is collaborative, as we focus on the future instead of the past. As an Engineer, you will work as part of a global team supported by our business and architecture partners to help us collaboratively develop and deliver industry leading technology solutions that drive lululemon’s business goals.
 
core responsibilities
 
As a Senior Engineer II, you will work as the technical leader for the product(s) your team delivers. You will be counted on as a leader in your technology space, as you contribute to all areas of development and operations (pre-production to production). As a Senior Engineer II, you will dedicate a fair amount of time to the planning and discovery of tools and practices inside your given area of expertise. You will apply that knowledge by working closely with Staff Engineers to promote platform level change. Senior Engineer IIs, take production readiness and performance personally and help drive continuous improvement. You will be part of a day-to-day production release team and may perform on-call support functions as needed. You will be considered the technical owner of the production system(s) you work on and focus on how your product(s) are delivered and how to optimize them for efficiency, security and reliability.
 <ul>
<li>Main contributor for product roadmaps and reliability strategy</li>
<li>Partner with project management to deliver status and performance updates</li>
<li>Conduct research to aid in product development and tools selection</li>
<li>Provide an escalation point and participate in on-call support rotations</li>
<li>Actively monitor key metrics, reports on trends, and make improvement recommendations</li>
<li>Facilitate an Engineering Community of Practice for your product(s)</li>
<li>Contribute to engineering automation, management or development of production level systems</li>
<li>Review product roadmaps and guide intake acceptance for a set of production systems</li>
<li>Own reliability for a defined set of production systems</li>
<li>Own the delivery lifecycle for a defined set of production systems</li>
</ul>
qualifications
 <ul>
<li>Completed Bachelor’s degree or diploma (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Software Engineering or Software Architecture preferred; candidates with substantial and relevant industry experience are also eligible</li>
<li>Eight+ years of engineering experience</li>
<li>Ability to learn, understand, and work quickly with new emerging technologies, methodologies, and solutions in the Cloud/IT technology space</li>
<li>Apply proven SRE methodologies to maintain system reliability, scalability, and rapid incident recovery.</li>
<li>Architect and oversee infrastructure platforms that enable efficient development, deployment, and operational excellence.</li>
<li>Implement robust alerting strategies to detect anomalies early and trigger rapid response actions.</li>
<li>Design comprehensive monitoring solutions that track performance metrics, system health, and user experience.</li>
<li>Leverage Datadog for real‑time observability, analytics, and integration across applications and services.</li>
<li>Utilize Splunk to collect, index, and analyze log data for security, compliance, and operational insights.</li>
<li>Incorporate Quantametrics to deliver deep performance benchmarking and optimization recommendations.</li>
<li>Ability to assume the leadership/mentorship of Engineers</li>
</ul>
must haves
 <ul>
<li>Acknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibility for your life.</li>
<li>Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate to achieve great results.</li>
<li>Communicate with honesty and kindness and create the space for others to do the same.</li>
<li>Lead with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.</li>
<li>Foster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.</li>
<li>Integrate fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take yourself too seriously.</li>
</ul>
additional notes
 Authorization to work in the United States is required for this role.
 
compensation and benefits package
 
lululemon’s compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and team performance. The typical hiring range for this position is from $136,200 - $178,700 annually; the base pay offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards offering, permanent employees in this position may be eligible for our competitive annual bonus program, subject to program eligibility requirements.
 
At lululemon, investing in our people is a top priority. We believe that when life works, work works. We strive to be the place where inclusive leaders come to develop and enable all to be well. Recognizing our teams for their performance and dedication, other components of our total rewards offerings include support of career development, wellbeing, and personal growth:
 <ul>
<li>Extended health and dental benefits, and mental health plans</li>
<li>Paid time off</li>
<li>Savings and retirement plan matching</li>
<li>Generous employee discount</li>
<li>Fitness & yoga classes</li>
<li>Parenthood top-up</li>
<li>Extensive catalog of development course offerings</li>
<li>People networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series (to name a few)</li>
</ul>
Note: The incentive programs, benefits, and perks have certain eligibility requirements. The Company reserves the right to alter these incentive programs, benefits, and perks in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.
 
workplace arrangement
 
In-person collaboration and connection is important to our culture. Work is performed onsite, minimum 4 days per week.
 
#LI-Onsite
 
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Senior Engineer II - Digital Platforms - SRE/Datadog

RedCloud Consulting

<div>RedCloud Consulting is a business and IT consulting company with local Puget Sound Enterprise and Mid-sized clients. RedCloud seeks a Senior Data Engineer to support immediate client operations. Seattle Business Magazine has recognized us, ranked #1 on their &quot;Best Companies to Work for in Washington&quot; for Mid-Sized Businesses list, awarded #1 Fastest Growing Company in Washington by Puget Sound Business Journal, and named on the Inc. 500/5000 list. 
 
Overview: 
This role supports large-scale, fast-evolving advertising systems where priorities change rapidly and perfect requirements are rare. The Senior Data Engineer will design, build, and operate massive-scale data pipelines that power bidding, targeting, experimentation, and measurement. Ideal candidates are deeply technical, strong owners, and able to deliver durable solutions under ambiguity and infrastructure constraints. 
Build and operate high-reliability, high-scale data systems that enable real-time advertising decisioning and analytics. This engineer will own critical pipelines end-to-end, reduce recurring operational pain, increase efficiency, and drive innovation in an ads ecosystem where scale, speed, and correctness are essential. 
Team works on Pacific Time. Preference for Seattle-local candidates. 
 
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
<ul><li>Design, build, and maintain large-scale data pipelines supporting bidding, targeting, experimentation, and measurement.</li>
<li>Optimize workflows under real-world constraints&mdash;sampling limits, narrow data windows, service ceilings, and high-throughput requirements.</li>
<li>Ensure reliability, performance, and cost-efficiency across batch and streaming workloads.</li>
<li>Build scalable solutions that deliver value today while creating a path for evolution over time.</li>
<li>Own pipelines end-to-end, from design to deployment to maintenance.</li>
<li>Diagnose, resolve, and eliminate recurring issues to strengthen system stability.</li>
<li>Reduce duplicated workflows, wasted compute, and operational overhead.</li>
<li>Establish engineering best practices around quality, testing, deployment, and observability.</li>
<li>Partner closely with platform teams, infra teams, and other data/ML groups to unblock scaling constraints.
</li><li>Work directly with Data Science, ML Engineering, and Product to deliver features, unblock analysis, and support experimentation.
</li><li>Translate ambiguous requirements into well-structured engineering solutions.</li>
<li>Operate with urgency in an environment where priorities shift quickly.
</li><li>Drive initiatives from zero to one with minimal guidance.
</li><li>Innovate within constraints and deliver solutions that work in the real world&mdash;not just on paper.</li>
</ul>
 
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
<ul><li>Deep expertise in at least one major big data ecosystem (e.g., Spark, Flink, EMR, Hadoop-style systems).
</li><li>Strong proficiency with distributed compute frameworks (Spark strongly preferred).
</li><li>Experience building and operating pipelines at massive scale, including challenges like:
<ul><li>Streaming ingestion</li>
<li>High-volume batch ETL</li>
<li>Strict SLAs or constrained windows</li>
<li>Sampling and stateful processing</li>
</ul></li><li>Hands-on experience with cloud-based data infrastructure (AWS or equivalent), including:
<ul><li>Object storage (e.g., S3)</li>
<li>Data lake formats (Iceberg/Hudi-style tables)</li>
<li>SQL engines (Redshift, Athena, Snowflake, etc.)</li>
<li>Streaming frameworks (Kinesis or Kafka-style systems)</li>
</ul></li><li>Strong coding skills in Python, Java, and/or Scala.
</li><li>Experience with infrastructure-as-code frameworks (e.g., Terraform).
</li><li>Strong engineering discipline with Git, CI/CD, testing frameworks, and automated deployment processes.</li>
<li>Exposure to advertising, experimentation, or ML-driven systems is highly beneficial:
<ul><li>Real-time bidding / auction systems</li>
<li>Feature pipelines or feature stores</li>
<li>Measurement and attribution systems</li>
<li>Online/offline ML model pipelines</li>
</ul></li><li>High ownership mindset: &ldquo;I will figure it out and ship it.&rdquo;
</li><li>Bias for action and comfort moving quickly with incomplete requirements.
</li><li>Strong ability to operate independently and deliver end-to-end solutions.
</li><li>Adaptability in dynamic environments with fast-changing priorities.
</li><li>Curiosity, learning speed, and enjoyment of solving hard scaling problems.</li>
</ul>Technology &amp; Tooling Experience:
<ul><li>Cloud &amp; Compute: AWS, Kubernetes, Lambda, Step Functions
</li><li>Data Lake: S3, Iceberg/Hudi-like table formats
</li><li>Analytics: Redshift, Athena, EMR/Spark
</li><li>Batch &amp; Orchestration: Spark, Airflow-style orchestration
</li><li>ML/Modeling: SageMaker or custom ML platforms
</li><li>Languages: Python, Java, Scala, SQL
</li><li>Infra &amp; DevOps: Terraform, Git, CI/CD</li>
</ul>
 
Compensation range for position is $ 200,000 &ndash; 280,000 DOE.
 
Benefits and bonus information can be found at https://www.redcloudconsulting.com/careers
 
RedCloud requires employees have the legal ability to work in the United States during their employment period. During onboarding, proof of eligibility to work in the United States will be requested. RedCloud does not provide visa sponsorship. 
 
About Us: 
RedCloud is a boutique, business and technology consulting firm providing local companies with expert-level support for over two decades. Whether it&rsquo;s to solve a specific business challenge or to provide additional support for an ambitious project, we can help bring even the most visionary endeavors to fruition. 
 
Anchored by a foundation of &quot;integrity-based consulting&quot;, the RedCloud team of subject matter experts collaborate closely with clients to develop and implement high-level solutions, bringing stability, growth, and innovation together for long-term success. We provide a broad array of business and technology consulting services through RedCloud&rsquo;s core practices: Data &amp; AI, Delivery Excellence, Digital Solutions, Marketing &amp; Sales, Privacy, Security, and Strategy &amp; Transformation. 
 
 
 
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Sr. Data Engineer - Monetization & Experimentation

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