Software Developer / Data Engineer (EdTech platform)

Job Description

• Design and evolve the platform’s canonical data model
• Architect and implement scalable data ingestion and synchronization frameworks
• Build reliable, replayable, and highly scalable data processing pipelines
• Design entity resolution and identity management capabilities
• Define and implement data governance, lineage, and provenance standards
• Drive architectural decisions related to scalability, resiliency, security, and operability
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to define platform capabilities and roadmap
• Design APIs and delivery mechanisms for downstream consumers
• Support customer migrations from legacy systems into the new platform
• Mentor engineers and contribute to technical leadership across the team
• Ensure platform reliability, performance, and operational excellence

Qualifications

• At least 5+ years of experience as a Software Developer or Data Engineer
• Strong expertise in Java
• Deep understanding of data platforms, integration platforms, or distributed systems
• Hands-on experience with stream processing technologies (Apache Beam, Spark, Flink, Kafka Streams)
• Experience designing and operating event-driven architectures
• Strong data modeling and schema design skills
• Experience with cloud-native architectures (GCP preferred)
• Experience designing multi-tenant SaaS platforms
• Strong understanding of data governance, lineage, data quality, and observability concepts
• Proven ability to drive architectural decisions and technical initiatives
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Upper-Intermediate+ English level

WILL BE A PLUS

• Experience with Scala
• Experience building Master Data Management (MDM) platforms
• Experience with Customer Data Platforms (CDP)
• Experience with identity resolution systems
• Experience with Apache Beam/Dataflow in production environments
• Experience with Cloud Spanner
• Experience migrating large-scale legacy systems to cloud-native architectures
• Experience leading platform engineering or data platform initiatives
• Background in education technology or enterprise integration domains

Additional Information

PERSONAL PROFILE

• Strong architectural thinking and technical leadership skills
• Passion for building high-performance, scalable platforms
• Comfortable mentoring peers and collaborating across teams
• Proactive problem-solver with attention to detail
• Committed to quality and operational excellence