Affinity.co · 1 day ago
Senior Software Engineer, Data (AI Insights)
Affinity.co is a company that stitches together billions of data points to create a professional relationship graph, providing insights to users. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to collaborate with machine learning engineers and product managers to design and build scalable data processing pipelines and enhance data quality frameworks.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentBusiness IntelligenceContact ManagementCRMEnterprise SoftwareLead Generation
Responsibilities
Design scalable and reliable data pipelines to consume, integrate and analyze large volumes of complex data from different sources, supporting the evolving needs of our business
Help define our data roadmap. You'll collaborate with our team of machine learning engineers, software engineers, product, and business leaders to shape product development
Build and maintain frameworks for measuring and monitoring data quality and integrity
Establish and optimize CI/CD processes, test frameworks, and infrastructure-as-code tooling
Build and implement robust data-intensive applications over distributed systems
Articulate the trade-offs of different approaches to building data pipelines and storage solutions, providing clear recommendations aligned with product and business requirements
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer or Data Engineer with at least 2-3 years in a Senior Engineering role, leading complex, and sometimes ambiguous, engineering projects across team boundaries
Proficiency in event streaming and batch processing pipelines for data-intensive applications is essential
Proven hands-on experience with scalable and robust distributed data systems using Kafka, AWS SQS or similar technologies
Comfortable working with large datasets and high-scale data ingestion, transformation, and distributed processing tools such as Apache Spark
Strong proficiency in SQL
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Databricks, GCP, Azure or related technologies
Familiar with CI/CD processes and test frameworks
Comfortable partnering with product and machine learning teams on large, strategic data projects
Preferred
Hands-on experience with both relational and non-relational database/data stores, including vector databases (e.g. Weaviate, Milvus), graph databases, and text search engines (e.g. OpenSearch or Vespa clusters), with a focus on indexing and query optimization
Familiar with industry-standard databases and analytics technologies, including Data Lake and Lakehouse
Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools, such as Terraform
Experience implementing data consistency measures using validation and monitoring tools
Benefits
Health Benefits: We cover your medical, dental, and vision insurance premiums with comprehensive PPO, HDHP and HMO options (in CA), and offer flexible personal & sick days to support your well-being.
Retirement Planning: We offer a 401(k) plan to help you plan for your future.
Learning & Development: We provide an annual education budget and a comprehensive L&D program.
Wellness Support: We reimburse monthly for things like home internet, meals, and wellness memberships/equipment to support your overall health and happiness.
Team Connection: Virtual team-building activities and socials to keep our team connected, because building strong relationships is key to success.
Company
Affinity.co
Affinity is a relationship intelligence platform that empowers dealmakers in relationship-driven industries to find and win better deals, faster.
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$120MKey Investors
Menlo Ventures8VCPear VC
2021-09-09Series C· $80M
2019-02-13Series B· $26.5M
2018-03-01Series Unknown
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