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# Senior Staff Software Engineer - Data Platform

- **Company:** The Ladders
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $200,500.0 - $275,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Data Infrastructure, Python (Programming Language), Build Management, Production Code, Data Management
- **Published:** August 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://arc.dev/remote-jobs/j/redirect/p8tz6hw66q

## About the Role

* 5-10 years of experience building data platforms, not just pipelines
 * Deep understanding of lakehouse frameworks like Iceberg or Delta in production
 * Strong proficiency in Python, with additional expertise in Go or Java
 * Proven track record of evolving and improving live infrastructure
 * Experience leading significant platform transitions from design to delivery
 * Strong influencing skills with a proven ability to build cross-team alignment
 * History of mentoring and growing engineering peers

## Description

* Design and build the lakehouse infrastructure and streaming ingestion
 * Set the technical direction and engineering standards for the data platform
 * Write production code to solve complex challenges and lead design reviews
 * Collaborate with other teams to improve data accessibility and usability
 * Enhance the reliability and performance of existing production systems
 * Conduct blameless postmortems to foster a culture of learning and improvement
 * Participate in on-call pager duty as part of operational responsibilities


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