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Block · 1 month ago

Senior Software Engineer, Data Operations Platform

Bay Area, CA, United States of America

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$218K/yr - $327K/yr

8+ years exp

Block is a company focused on economic empowerment, seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Data Operations Platform team. This role involves designing and building scalable data platform components and enhancing the performance and reliability of Block's Lakehouse infrastructure.

Financial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design, build, and enhance the core components and frameworks that power Block's Lakehouse platform

Develop and maintain standardized data ingestion frameworks that enable internal teams to build robust, efficient, and governed data pipelines

Collaborate closely with product, data engineering, machine learning, and AI teams to understand their data needs, design scalable solutions, and ensure seamless integration with the Lakehouse platform

Establish and promote best practices for Lakehouse architecture, data governance, cost optimization, and query performance

Contribute to the long-term technical vision for Block's data platform by identifying opportunities for innovation and shaping the future of data operations infrastructure

Qualification

Data platform developmentDistributed data processingData ingestion frameworksProgramming in PythonCloud-based data ecosystemsData modelingBest practices promotionCollaboration skillsProblem-solving skills

Required

8+ years of industry experience in software engineering or data platform development, with a focus on building scalable data systems or distributed infrastructure

Strong programming proficiency in languages such as Python, Java or Go, with experience developing data frameworks, libraries, or services

Hands-on experience with modern data platforms and distributed data processing systems such as Apache Spark

Solid understanding of data modeling, ETL/ELT processes, and data lake or Lakehouse architectures

Experience with cloud-based data ecosystems (AWS, GCP, or Azure)

Benefits

Remote work

Medical insurance

Flexible time off

Retirement savings plans

Modern family planning

Company

Block

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Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment.

Founded in 1990

Oakland, California, US

10001+ employees

https://block.xyz/

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