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# Senior Software Engineer - Data Platform Team

- **Company:** Eightfold, Inc.
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Data Analysis, Microsoft Azure, Data Infrastructure, Distributed Data Store, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), Performance Tuning, Cloud Services, Data Processing, Google Cloud, Flask (Web Framework), Backend, Core Data
- **Published:** August 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/senior-software-engineer-data-platform-team-santa-clara-ca-usa-58901464

## About the Role

enable systems and support deployment/operations * Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Analytics, Marketing, and Business teams for end-to-end delivery * Manage cloud workloads across AWS and Azure Tasks * 3-6+ years of backend development experience * Expertise in high-performance, high-throughput systems * Proficiency with AWS, Python, and Flask Framework * Strong understanding of distributed system design principles * Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) Key requirements * hybrid work model in Santa Clara * base salary $130,750-$181,000 (Zone A) * discretionary bonus up to 15% * pre-IPO equity (stock options) * comprehensive benefits: medical, vision, dental * equity awards eligibility

## Description

Experteer Overview In this role you will join Eightfold's core Data Platform team to design, develop, and maintain large-scale, distributed data systems that power millions of users. You will drive architecture decisions and performance optimizations to ensure a resilient, scalable foundation for the product suite. Collaborating with cross-functional partners, you'll push innovations in data processing, caching, and cloud-based delivery. This opportunity offers hands-on impact in a fast-paced environment with hybrid work in Santa Clara, contributing to a mission-driven platform. You will shape the data platform and enable fast, reliable product delivery through engineering excellence. Compensation / Benefits * Lead platform architecture and design for a distributed, scalable data platform * Drive performance engineering to optimize data processing, caching, and queries * Research and implement new data processing techniques and features * Diagnose and resolve complex issues in distributed systems and support deployment/operations * Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Analytics, Marketing, and Business teams for end-to-end delivery * Manage cloud workloads across AWS and Azure Tasks * 3-6+ years of backend development experience * Expertise in high-performance, high-throughput systems * Proficiency with AWS, Python, and Flask Framework * Strong understanding of distributed system design principles * Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) Key requirements * hybrid work model in Santa Clara * base salary $130,750-$181,000 (Zone A) * discretionary bonus up to 15% * pre-IPO equity (stock options) * comprehensive benefits: medical, vision, dental * equity awards eligibility


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