Senior Data Platform Engineer

Senior Data Platform Engineer

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Location: Anywhere in the US. Our engineering team is fully distributed

Salary range: $155,000-$225,0000

Data-driven companies win. Mode provides the tools to build data-driven companies. Data analysts quickly answer business questions using data in a comprehensive, cloud-based toolchain. Business users can understand and explore their company’s data in our world-class visualization product. By serving both analysts and business users, Mode provides the complete solution for data-driven companies.

Engineering at Mode

Come work with a diverse and deeply experienced team. We have colleagues from companies like Google, Tableau, SAS, Apple, Facebook, Glassdoor and many more. Read about our key engineering values.

Helix is the data platform at the center of Mode. Helix provides the fast, interactive data processing that drives Mode’s visual analytics and dashboards. Helix combines an in-memory database and a domain specific data flow language that lets users model and extend their data. 

 

We are hiring engineers to build Helix as the data platform for Mode. That includes extending the domain specific language, partnering with teams that build on top of Helix, and bringing a service oriented mindset to continually look for opportunities to optimize and improve Helix.

Technical Stack 

  • Backend: Ruby, Java 11, Go, Typescript
  • Frontend: Javascript, Typescript, Angular
  • Infrastructure and orchestration: Terraform, Docker, SaltStack, CloudFormation, GitHub, Circle CI
  • A wide array of AWS services
  • Monitoring and observability: Honeycomb, Wavefront, Sumologic, Bugsnag

What you'll do

  • Design, develop, and maintain core services within Mode’s data platform
  • Develop and extend the Helix domain specific data flow language with new capabilities to empower analysts
  • Optimize the system for performance and availability - impacts here ripple through the rest of Mode
  • Collaborate across the engineering & product organization to identify and resolve system bottlenecks / hotspots and enhance overall data scale
  • Serve as a technical leader, learn from others and teach those around you
  • Work with leadership to determine project priorities and assess project impact from a technical perspective

What we look for

  • Experience with Java 8+ and JavaScript / Typescript
  • Strong experience in building and maintaining data centric infrastructure
  • You think about the entire system from idea to delivery, from maintainability to security
  • Experience leading technical implementation of complex projects
  • Alignment with Mode's values
  • Proficiency with TypeScript is a plus

About Mode

Mode is a collaborative analytics platform that brings teams together around data to make game-changing decisions.

In everything we do, we strive to put the people we do it for first. This starts internally: together we're building a culture that embraces diversity and learning, humility and gratitude. At the same time, we try not to take ourselves too seriously and strive for a healthy balance between work and personal pursuits.

Benefits you can expect as a Mode employee:

  • Generous, flexible PTO and family leave
  • Flexible work schedules—we trust you to know what will make yourself most productive
  • Excellent health coverage for team members and their families (Mode pays the 100% of the premiums)
  • Supportive work environment and a manager who is focused on your professional growth
  • Company events that highlight our team's passions and hobbies

Mode is committed to building an inclusive and diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and welcome people from all backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. For California residents please review our CCPA Privacy Notice linked here.

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