Senior Software Engineer, Shopper Data Platform

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. Design, build, and evolve high-scale backend systems for ingestion, processing, storage, and serving of Shopper Data Platform attributes .

Posted 11/3/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • United StatesSenior💰 $178,400 - $267,600 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and operating scalable backend systems, with a strong focus on data ingestion, processing, and streaming architectures. Proven ability to lead complex engineering projects from design through production, while ensuring system reliability, performance, and observability.

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Backend System DesignData Ingestion And ProcessingJava ProgrammingDistributed SystemsTechnical Project Ownership

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringAPI DevelopmentStreaming ArchitecturesData Quality ImprovementPerformance OptimizationScalabilityReliabilityObservabilityTechnical DesignMentorship

Soft Skills

Problem-SolvingTechnical JudgmentCommunicationCollaboration

Industry Keywords

Shopper Data PlatformUser-Profile DataSegmentationPersonalizationRevenue AttributionBehavioral AnalyticsMachine Learning

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsJava

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and evolve high-scale backend systems for ingestion, processing, storage, and serving of Shopper Data Platform attributes
Own complex engineering projects end-to-end, translating product and business requirements into scalable technical designs and driving implementation through production operation
Develop and improve APIs, streaming pipelines, and platform capabilities for company-wide use of user-profile data
Improve scalability, reliability, data quality, observability, and performance of systems processing large volumes of user and event data
Partner with product, data, and ML teams to deliver capabilities supporting segmentation, personalization, revenue attribution, behavioral analytics, and machine learning
Contribute to technical design and engineering standards through design reviews, architectural decisions, mentorship, and hands-on development

Requirements

What you’ll need

6+ years of professional software engineering experience
Experience designing and operating backend or distributed systems at scale
Strong experience with data ingestion, processing, and streaming architectures
Experience handling large volumes of user, event, or similarly high-cardinality data
Strong programming and software-design skills in Java or similar backend languages
Solid understanding of distributed systems, scalability, reliability, performance, and observability
Track record of owning complex technical projects end-to-end, from design and implementation through deployment and production operation
Strong problem-solving and technical judgment
Ability to evaluate tradeoffs, identify opportunities for improvement, and build pragmatic solutions
Strong communication and collaboration skills
Experience working across teams, mentoring other engineers, and contributing to technical decisions and engineering best practices

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive perks and benefits
Health and wellness benefits
Equity
Reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities
Employee resource groups through AWAKE