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Motive · 3 weeks ago

Principal Data Platform Engineer

San Francisco Bay Area

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$189K/yr - $236K/yr

8+ years exp

Motive is seeking a Principal Data Platform Engineer to take full ownership of key data platform initiatives and the data management life cycle. The role involves designing scalable systems, collaborating with stakeholders, and driving the vision for Motive’s Data Platform.

Computer Software

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Cameron van Hoek

Responsibilities

Work with other leaders in the Platform area to define and plan out the long term strategy for Data Platform

Design and develop scalable distributed systems and frameworks for data management

Focus on addressing fault-tolerance and high availability issues, and work on scaling ingestion pipelines, improving and adding features to ETL framework while maintaining SLAs on performance, reliability, and system availability

Collaborate with engineers across teams to identify and deliver cross-functional features

Participate in all aspects of the software development life cycle, from design to implementation and delivery

Qualification

AWSKubernetesApache KafkaApache SparkPythonETL frameworkData structuresAlgorithmsMulti-threadingConcurrencyTroubleshootingContainerizationCommunication skillsCollaboration

Required

8+ years Hands-on software engineering experience

Backend programming skills including multi-threading, concurrency, etc and proficient in one or more of Python

Strong CS fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems

Experience in designing, implementing, and operating highly scalable software systems and services

Experience building systems using technologies like Apache Kafka, Apache Spark, Airflow, Kubernetes

Excellent troubleshooting skills and track record of implementing creative solutions

Hands on experience with containerized platforms like Docker and Kubernetes

BS in Computer Science or a related field; Masters preferred

Excellent verbal and written skills. You collaborate effectively with other teams and communicate clearly about your work

Preferred

Masters preferred

Company

Motive

Glassdoor4.0

Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable.

Founded in 2013

San Francisco, California, US

1001-5000 employees

http://gomotive.com

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