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Parallel ยท 6 hours ago

Senior Platform Engineer

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
senioritySenior Level
money$140K/yr - $150K/yr
date5+ years exp

Parallel is seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to own and evolve their API gateway and tracking layer. This role focuses on developing JavaScript-based event pipelines and ensuring accurate site tracking and reliable event ingestion across various platforms.

Responsibilities

Design and operate an API7 / Apache APISIX gateway layer for high-volume tracking and event ingestion
Develop custom Lua plugins to:
Capture, normalize, and enrich pixel and API events
Perform edge-side validation, filtering, and routing
Build and maintain JavaScript / Node.js services that:
Receive and process tracking events
Support pixel endpoints, event batching, and retries
Interface with downstream analytics and data platforms
Implement and maintain pixel-based tracking systems, including:
First-party and third-party pixel architectures
Cookie and localStorage handling
Browser-to-server event flows
Instrument tracking pipelines with observability tooling (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, SumoLogic)
Ensure compliance and reliability across tracking infrastructure (latency, completeness, uptime)
Partner with product, data, and privacy teams to evolve tracking strategies
Participate in on-call rotations, incident response, and postmortems

Qualification

JavaScript / Node.jsAPI7 / Apache APISIXLua for plugin developmentPixel-based tracking systemsCloud-native infrastructureBrowser internalsHTTPCookiesCORSSecurityObservability tooling

Required

5+ years of experience in platform, backend, or tracking-focused engineering roles
Strong experience with JavaScript / Node.js in production systems
Hands-on experience with API7 / Apache APISIX or similar gateways
Lua experience for NGINX / OpenResty / APISIX plugin development
Experience designing and operating pixel-based tracking systems
Solid understanding of browser internals, HTTP, cookies, CORS, and security
Familiarity with cloud-native infrastructure (AWS/GCP, Kubernetes)

Preferred

Experience with CDPs, analytics platforms, or attribution systems
Server-side tagging or GTM Server-Side experience
Knowledge of privacy frameworks (consent, first-party data strategies)
OpenTelemetry or real-time streaming pipelines

Company

Parallel

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dateFounded in 2022
location
New York, New York, USA
people-size2-10 employees
web-link
https://www.useparallel.com/

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Current Stage
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