Founding Engineer (Platform)

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer for our client to help build and scale a data platform that processes massive volumes of IoT data in real time. This role is critical in shaping the company’s technical direction, designing distributed systems, and ensuring high-performance data processing.

As part of a small, high-impact team, you will work on core infrastructure, integrating diverse data sources into a unified system. You’ll tackle complex engineering challenges related to scalability, latency, and distributed computing while collaborating closely with leadership.

What You’ll Do

• Design and implement scalable distributed systems for ingesting and processing large IoT data streams.
  
• Work with technologies like Kafka, Spark, Flink, and Lakehouse architectures to enhance system performance.
  
• Develop foundational infrastructure to support future product expansion.
  
• Improve real-time data validation, enrichment, and analytics capabilities.
  
• Shadow customer calls in the first three months to gain a deep understanding of user needs.
  
• Be part of an on-call rotation to handle critical system issues.

Requirements

What We’re Looking For

Must-Have Skills

• Experience working on data platforms, handling ingestion, processing, and storage.
  
• Strong understanding of scalable distributed systems.
  
• Proficiency with Kafka, Spark, Flink, and Lakehouse architectures.
  

Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with Java.
  
• Familiarity with TypeScript and Node.js for occasional re-coding.
  

Benefits

Why Join?

• Competitive salary with strong equity incentives.
  
• Comprehensive dental and drug benefits from day one.
  
• $3,000 lifestyle account for conferences, coaching, and wellness.
  
• $3,000 healthcare spending account for vision, massage, and other approved expenses.
  
• 4 weeks of PTO, plus two company offsites per year.
  
• Collaborative in-office culture with weekly team lunches and milestone celebrations.
  

This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in scaling a high-impact platform from the ground up. If you’re excited about solving complex data challenges in a fast-moving environment, we’d love to hear from you.