Principal Data/Server Engineer - Remote

Overview

The Principal Data/Server Engineer is responsible for leading the architecture, development standards, technical strategy, and engineering excellence of the data/server engineers building the core offering of Similarweb, serving over 100,000 monthly unique users over petabytes of digital analytics.

In Short

• Nurture a production-first mindset across the organization
• Plan a technical roadmap for the entire team to achieve world-class quality, stability, and development experience
• Manage the budget for our cloud-based infrastructure costs, always striving for cost optimization
• Work closely with the data/server management team to execute the plan
• Directly manage the data/server infrastructure team
• Oversee backend and data-pipelines coding standards, monitoring, and enforcement
• Participate actively in technical designs and code reviews with team members
• Lead and escort projects, ensuring their successful completion
• Develop new data infrastructures or create internal services end to end
• Develop and maintain an environment that serves data scientists

Requirements

• BSC or higher degree in computer science, mathematics, or other applicable domains is expected
• At least 7 years of hands-on experience with one or more general-purpose programming languages, including but not limited to: Python, JavaScript/Node.js, Java, or Scala
• At least 3 years of experience as an engineering manager
• Experience with building large-scale SaaS platforms
• Experience with complex web systems design and architecture
• Experience with data analytics platforms implementation - big advantage
• Extensive knowledge of Node.js and Nest.js - big advantage
• Extensive knowledge of database solutions for big data - advantage
• Extensive knowledge of data engineering pipelines (PySpark/Airflow) - advantage

Benefits

• You’ll actually love the product you work with
• You’ll find a home for your big ideas
• We offer competitive perks & benefits
• You can grow your career in any direction you choose
• Diversity isn’t just a buzzword