Software Engineer, Data Systems
At a glance
Mid-level Software Engineering role at Gamma. San Francisco · full-time · $230,000–$310,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Set the direction for event data flows, from Kafka ingestion through Snowflake analytics
- Design distributed data systems that handle much larger volumes while preserving query performance
- Build and tune change-data-capture pipelines and streaming transformations at scale
- Set practices for data quality, pipeline reliability and system observability across teams
- Guide data architecture and modeling choices, and mentor engineers across analytics, product and engineering
What you bring
- At least ten years as a data or software engineer, including distributed systems and data infrastructure work at scale
- Expert command of Apache Kafka, including producers, consumers, Kafka Connect and stream processing
- Extensive Snowflake work spanning performance, cost management and data modeling, plus Postgres and CDC expertise
- A record of leading major data infrastructure programs through substantial growth and shaping technical direction across teams
Who this fits
This is a senior, hands-on technical leadership role suited to someone who can set infrastructure direction and mentor engineers. You’ll work in person in San Francisco four to five days each week, with some flexibility to work from home.
From the employer
About the role
You'll own Gamma's data infrastructure and architecture as we scale to hundreds of millions of users and petabytes of data. This means defining the technical strategy for our end-to-end event pipeline architecture, designing distributed systems that handle massive scale with reliability, and establishing the foundation for how data flows through Gamma. You'll solve the hardest data engineering challenges we face while setting the technical direction for data infrastructure across the company.
As a Staff Data Engineer, you'll balance hands-on engineering with technical leadership. You'll architect solutions for orders of magnitude growth, mentor engineers across the organization, and drive strategic decisions about our data stack. You'll work closely with analytics, product, and engineering leadership to enable data-driven decision making at scale while building systems that serve millions of users and inform critical business decisions.
Our team has a strong in-office culture and works in person 4–5 days per week in San Francisco. We love working together to stay creative and connected, with flexibility to work from home when focus matters most.
What you'll do
Own and evolve our end-to-end event pipeline architecture, from Kafka ingestion through Snowflake analytics, setting technical direction for data infrastructure
Design and architect distributed data systems that scale to orders of magnitude more data volume while maintaining world-class query performance
Lead initiatives to build and optimize CDC (change data capture) pipelines and streaming data transformations at massive scale
Establish best practices for data quality, pipeline reliability, and system observability across the organization
Drive strategic technical decisions about data modeling, infrastructure architecture, and technology choices
Mentor engineers and elevate data engineering practices across analytics, product, and engineering teams
What you'll bring
10+ years as a data or software engineer with deep expertise in distributed systems, data infrastructure, and high-growth SaaS products at massive scale
Expert-level knowledge of Apache Kafka (producers, consumers, Kafka Connect, stream processing) and event streaming platforms
Extensive hands-on experience with Snowflake, including performance optimization, cost management, and data modeling; strong foundation in Postgres, CDC patterns, and replication strategies
Proven track record architecting and leading major data infrastructure initiatives through orders-of-magnitude growth
Experience establishing best practices and driving technical strategy across organizations
Strong communication skills with a history of influencing technical direction across engineering, analytics, and leadership
Proficiency with dbt, Terraform, and working knowledge of data governance, privacy compliance (GDPR, CCPA), and security best practices
Compensation range:
The base salary for this full-time position, which spans multiple internal levels depending on qualifications, ranges between $230K - $310K plus benefits & equity.
Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors, including but not limited to experience and expertise in the requirements listed above.
If you're interested in this role but you don't meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway! We're always excited about meeting great people.
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