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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform - **Company:** Sentilink Corp. - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $220,000.0 - $260,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Architectural Patterns, Microsoft Azure, Big Data, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Stores, Relational Databases, DevOps, Distributed Computing Environment, Distributed Systems, Fraud Prevention and Detection, Apache Hadoop, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, Data Streaming, Data Storage Technologies, Apache Spark, Electronic Medical Records, Data Lakes, Kubernetes, Apache Flink, Apache Kafka, Data Management, Functional Programming, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Docker, Golang - **Published:** July 31, 2026 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/sentilink/9bc3de0b-1638-4310-8df1-2dd965f0bdf4?utm_source=EKY9G8yvKo ## About the Role * 10+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or a related field, with demonstrated ownership of large-scale distributed systems. * Expert-level proficiency in Python or Golang. * Extensive experience designing and operating large-scale ETL/ELT and streaming data platforms using technologies such as Spark, Kafka, Flink, Hadoop, or similar distributed processing frameworks. * Strong experience designing scalable distributed systems in AWS, Azure, or GCP. * Deep expertise across multiple data storage technologies, including relational databases (PostgreSQL), search platforms (OpenSearch), columnar data stores, object storage, and modern data lake architectures. * Experience designing highly available, containerized services running on Kubernetes or similar orchestration platforms. * Strong understanding of Infrastructure-as-Code, CI/CD, observability, and modern DevOps practices. * Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives spanning multiple engineering teams. * Proven experience making architectural decisions that balance scalability, reliability, maintainability, and developer productivity. * Strong communication skills with the ability to influence technical direction across teams and levels. * Comfortable operating in ambiguous environments while independently driving complex initiatives from concept to execution. Bonus Points: * Experience with AWS technologies such as EKS, SQS/SNS, EMR, Redshift, S3, Lambda, and Glue. * Experience designing data platforms supporting machine learning or AI workloads. * Prior experience at a high-growth infrastructure, fintech, or data-intensive technology company. ## Description As a Staff Software Engineer on the Data Platform team at SentiLink, you will help define the technical direction of the data platform that powers our fraud detection products. You will own the design and evolution of critical data infrastructure, enabling engineering, product, and data science teams to build reliable, scalable, and high-performing systems. You'll partner closely with engineering leadership and cross-functional teams to solve some of the company's most complex technical challenges, balancing immediate product needs with long-term platform investments. As a technical leader, you'll influence architecture across multiple teams, mentor junior engineers on the team, and establish engineering standards that improve how we build and operate data systems. This is a remote, US-based role. Technologies: Python, Golang, PostgreSQL (RDS), OpenSearch, Redshift, EMR, Spark, Docker, Lambda, AWS technologies, * Define the long-term technical vision and architecture for SentiLink's Data Platform. * Design and evolve large-scale data infrastructure that powers our identity and fraud detection systems. * Lead the architecture of secure, scalable, and highly reliable batch and streaming data pipelines capable of processing billions of records. * Drive improvements in scalability, reliability, performance, observability, and operational excellence for the data platform. * Partner with Product, Engineering, Data Science, and Infrastructure teams to solve cross-functional technical challenges and align platform investments with company priorities. * Establish engineering standards, architectural patterns, and best practices for data infrastructure across multiple teams. * Make thoughtful build-versus-buy decisions and evaluate emerging technologies to improve platform capabilities. * Drive operational excellence by improving production reliability, incident response, and system observability. * Participate in production support and on-call rotation while improving systems to reduce operational burden over time. * Develop deep subject matter expertise in identity, fraud detection, and large-scale data processing. ## Related Videos - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [Go with the Flow: Stop the Leaks Before Your Memory's a Waterfall!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100073-go-with-the-flow-stop-the-leaks-before-your-memory-s-a-waterfall) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [#90DaysOfDevOps - The DevOps Learning Journey](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/548-90daysofdevops-the-devops-learning-journey) - [Shipping Faster with Less: Render on Cloud Hosting, AI Workloads, and the Future of DevOps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1894-shipping-faster-with-less-render-on-cloud-hosting-ai-workloads-and-the-future-of-devops) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [The Best X (Twitter) Accounts for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/294-the-best-x-twitter-accounts-for-developers)