Senior Backend Engineer, Data Platforms

Summary

Join Sleep Doctor's Data team as a Senior Platform Engineer and play a pivotal role in designing and building a data platform that serves the entire organization. You will be responsible for constructing and maintaining durable data pipelines, collaborating with stakeholders, and leading a team of offshore contractors. Your expertise in system architecture, API development, and data analysis will be crucial in building and optimizing platforms for data-driven decisions. You will significantly influence technical roadmaps and best practices. This role offers a hybrid work model in Seattle and a competitive compensation package.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in backend or system engineering, with a demonstrable focus on data systems, data pipelines, or data-intensive applications
• Expert proficiency in at least one of our preferred backend languages: Python or NodeJS
• Extensive experience designing, building, and consuming RESTful APIs or other data-centric APIs
• Experience managing or leading other engineers, including conducting code reviews and managing projects
• An analytical background and a strong data-focused mindset, with the ability to dissect business issues and understand how data can be used to solve them
• Strong understanding of data modeling concepts and high proficiency in SQL for complex querying and data manipulation
• Familiarity with modern development and efficiency tools, including Git and AI-driven platforms like Gemini or OpenAI
• Experience with GitHub and CI/CD processes
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and data warehousing solutions (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery)
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• A proactive and ownership-driven mindset, comfortable with ambiguity and excited by the opportunity to build from the ground up

Responsibilities

• Proactively define and execute the technical roadmap for our backend systems and data infrastructure based on current and future demands
• Design, develop, and maintain scalable and reliable APIs and backend services using languages like Python or NodeJS
• Lead and manage the work of two offshore contractors, including task allocation, code reviews, and project coordination to ensure high-quality deliverables
• Partner with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical specifications and functional code
• Drive the ingestion, transformation, and processing of data from various internal and external sources to support our evolving business needs
• Champion and integrate AI-powered tools (e.g., Gemini, OpenAI, GitHub Copilot) into daily operations to boost efficiency, improve code quality, and drive results
• Design, build, and maintain scalable and reliable data pipelines and backend services to process large volumes of data from disparate sources
• Help build and maintain the foundational infrastructure that empowers our teams to make data-driven decisions effectively
• Own the technical implementation of data quality frameworks, monitoring, and alerting to ensure the accuracy, uptime, and integrity of our data platform
• Optimize and scale our data infrastructure, leveraging cloud-native solutions and best practices to support our growing business needs
• Contribute to our modern data stack (Snowflake, Pipedream, RudderStack, Keboola) by building and improving the systems that orchestrate and connect them

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with workflow automation and integration tools like Pipedream, Zapier, Tray.io, or Make, and ETL/ELT tools such as Keboola, Fivetran, or Airflow
• Experience with CCPA, PII, PHI, and other data compliance-related areas and the governance they entail

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance and 100% of the employee medical, vision, and dental premiums covered by the Company
• An option to participate in both a medical FSA and dependent care FSA
• A 401(k) plan, with fully matching contributions up to 3% of salary and 50% matching from 3% to 5% of salary
• A company paid life-insurance policy, and the option to participate in a voluntary pet-insurance policy
• Paid Time Off in accordance with the company’s policies
• Seattle-based employees will receive commuter benefits
• This position is eligible to participate in the company’s bonus program