Staff Software Engineer, Shopper Data Platform

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. Set technical direction and architecture for high-scale systems and APIs responsible for ingestion, processing, storage, and serving of user profiles and attributes .

Posted 11/3/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • United StatesLead💰 $208,000 - $312,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and operating high-scale backend systems and APIs, with a strong focus on data ingestion, processing, and streaming architectures. Proven ability to lead cross-team engineering initiatives while providing technical mentorship and aligning teams around strategic architectural decisions.

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Technical LeadershipHigh-Scale Data IngestionBackend Programming in JavaDistributed Systems FundamentalsArchitectural Decision-Making

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringBackend Systems DesignData Processing ArchitecturesAPI DevelopmentScalability EngineeringReliability EngineeringPerformance OptimizationObservability TechniquesTechnical MentorshipSystemic Risk Identification

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationInfluence SkillsMentorship Abilities

Industry Keywords

User Profile DataSubscription Lifecycle ManagementData-Source IntegrationsBehavioral AnalyticsMachine Learning

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsJava

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set technical direction and architecture for high-scale systems and APIs responsible for ingestion, processing, storage, and serving of user profiles and attributes
Lead complex, cross-team engineering initiatives across APIs, streaming infrastructure, data processing, and integrations
Translate ambiguous product and business needs into scalable technical solutions
Design and evolve foundational platform capabilities for teams building on user-profile data, including subscription lifecycle management and new data-source integrations
Drive architectural investments improving scalability, reliability, data quality, observability, performance, and maintainability
Partner with product, data, and ML teams on user attributes and large-scale data processing for segmentation, personalization, revenue attribution, behavioral analytics, and machine learning
Provide technical mentorship, design reviews, architectural guidance, and engineering standards while remaining hands-on

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of professional software engineering experience
Significant experience designing and operating backend or distributed systems at scale
Track record of technical leadership on complex, multi-team initiatives
Deep experience with high-scale data ingestion, processing, and streaming architectures
Strong programming and software-design skills in Java or similar backend languages
Strong distributed-systems fundamentals across scalability, reliability, performance, and observability
Demonstrated ability to make and communicate high-impact architectural decisions
Ability to identify systemic technical risks and opportunities
Ability to balance immediate product needs with long-term platform health
Strong communication, influence, and mentorship skills
Track record of aligning teams around technical strategy and raising the engineering bar without formal authority

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
Health and wellness benefits
Competitive perks and benefits