Senior Software Engineer

### Who you are
- BS in EE/CS with 8+ years of experience or MS in EE/CS or other applicable disciplines with 6+ years of experience
- Deep expertise in object-oriented Python within an enterprise environment. Experience in Java, C#, or Go is a major plus
- Software-First Mindset: You treat data infrastructure as a software product, not a series of one-off scripts or data pipelines
- Production DevOps: Proficiency with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) within modern cloud providers
- Data Fluency: Strong SQL (e.g. BigQuery, PostgreSQL) and an understanding of how to build systems around data warehouses
- Modern Workflow: Proficient with LLM-assisted development (e.g. Cursor) to accelerate delivery while ensuring you can understand, explain and defend every line
- Ownership: A track record of taking complex engineering problems from an “idea” or “concept” to "stable service."

### What the job involves
- We need an Enterprise Python Expert to join our Data Engineering team
- While you’ll work within our data ecosystem, your primary focus is high-quality Software Engineering: designing and building pipelines and services, improving system architecture, and writing clean, scalable code with our Google cloud eco-system (GCP)
- Build and Design Services: Develop and stand up robust backend services and APIs that power our data platform
- Build for Scale: Transition us from simple scripts to production-grade software with logging, alerting, and automated testing
- Modernize Tooling: Evaluate and implement new frameworks that improve system reliability and developer velocity
- Collaborate: Partner with analysts, software engineers and infrastructure teams to ensure our data services are fast, secure, and easy to consume
- Demonstrate Python Excellence: Deliver high-quality code, conduct thorough code reviews, and guide peers in SDLC best practices

### The application process
- Recruiter Call: A brief screening to discuss your experience and initial questions
- Department Interview: Deeper dive into technical skills and project alignment with the Hiring Manager or team member
- Take-Home Assignment: Analyze a real-world problem, propose solutions, and present findings, evaluating analytical, strategic thinking, and presentation skills
- Technical Interview: Deeper dive into coding skills
- Team Interview: Meet team members for collaborative discussions, problem-solving, or technical exercises

### Benefits
- Take-what-you-need (paid) vacation for salaried employees
- 20 days of PTO and 7 paid holidays/year for hourly employees
- Stock options
- 401K retirement savings plan with generous matching
- Comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance plans, with options specific to your own health coverage needs
- Prosper Fit - A monthly stipend to use for gym memberships, personal training sessions, yoga and exercise classes, or club sports/fitness fees
- Pre-tax commuter/parking assistance
- Snacks and beverage selections in our kitchen
- Monthly meet-and-greet happy hours
- Perkspot discount programs
- One Medical
- SF Location - Rooftop deck with ping-pong and foosball table