Senior Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure, Quora (Remote)

Requirements:

• Availability for meetings and impromptu communication during Quora's "coordination hours" (Mon-Fri: 9am-3pm Pacific Time)
• Must have 4+ years of experience working in Data Infrastructure
• Flexibility for working and owning different Data Engineering systems. Open to working on the areas with highest priority for the company at a given time
• Operational mindset with ability to do Problem diagnosis, Root cause analysis, Performance tuning and Incident Management
• Proficiency in Python and SQL query design
• Proficiency with big data processing frameworks, like: Hive, Spark, and Trino
• Experience building data-intensive applications (high velocity/high volume)
• Experience with SQL/NoSQL data store & data lake operations

Preferred Requirements:

• Hands-on experience with AWS technologies like S3, EC2, RDS, EKS, or in Apache Iceberg
• Flexible and positive team player with good interpersonal skills

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement scalable and efficient data architectures, meeting data needs from data scientists, engineers and business partners
• Identify and implement improvements to system’s cost efficiency, reducing data storage and processing costs
• Bring your expertise to help model structured & unstructured data. Own these data models at a high level & be a data consultant for partner teams
• Champion best practices on system usages and hold high-quality code standards
• Participate in the team’s on-call rotation, helping solve timely reliability incidents

Perks and Benefits:

• Medical/dental/vision coverage
• Equity refreshers
• Remote work reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Employee assistance programs
• Competitive salary and equity packages based on location and qualifications