Staff Back End Engineer, Data

📋 Description

• Set technical direction for scalable data pipelines and data serving platforms, aligning
• Design and build high-performance systems that manage the full lifecycle of financial data, from
• Create shared frameworks and platforms that establish AI as a core company capability, including
• Identify opportunities to improve advisor experiences and internal workflows with AI. Partner with
• Lead initiatives spanning multiple teams, clarify technical tradeoffs and dependencies, and guide
• Establish standards for data quality, observability, and recovery. Partner with Security to protect

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with a track record of leading complex platform or
• Strong proficiency in Python or Java, strong SQL skills, and the ability to design, build, debug
• Deep experience with databases, data warehouses, ETL or ELT pipelines, and mature data processes at
• Experience with large-scale offline processing and batch pipelines using Spark or similar
• Experience designing and operating cloud services, especially on AWS, with working knowledge of
• Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor or Claude Code, sound judgment about

🎁 Benefits

• Stunning, amenity-filled office spaces in Culver City, CA, San Francisco, CA, and Dallas, TX.
• Competitive total compensation.
• Premium healthcare, dental, and vision insurance plans (HMO and PPO).
• 401k savings plan with a 4% match and immediate vesting.
• 16 week paid parental leave after one year of employment.
• Professional growth and development opportunities including an employee mobility program and an