Senior Data Automation Engineer – Real-Time Analytics Platform

Klaviyo; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

Klaviyo is hiring a Senior SWE in Boston to design, build, and scale analytics infrastructure powering the data platform. You will work with a cross-functional team to write designs, create robust systems, and mentor peers to raise the engineering bar across the organization.

You will contribute to a real-time data platform on AWS, with a focus on end-to-end ownership of features and scalable solutions, while collaborating with teammates to continuously improve performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• BA or BS Degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent experience.
• 7+ years of experience in a software engineering discipline.
• Highly skilled in using at least one modern programming language.
• Experience provisioning infrastructure using Terraform or a similar infrastructure as code tool.
• Experience designing, building, and operating distributed systems in a cloud computing environment.
• Experience using Linux operating systems.
• Experience with OLTP and OLAP databases.
• Experience with high volume data processing and storage systems.
• Able to communicate well, both verbally and in writing.
• Able to work with others on a team.
• Able to learn continuously and adapt to a high growth environment.
• Able to stick with and solve difficult problems.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain mission critical analytics infrastructure.
• Review other engineer’s designs and code; provide technical mentorship to others.
• Collaborate with a cross functional team to write technical design documents and operate large scale systems.

Skills

Software engineering

7+ years experience

Modern programming language

Terraform IaC

Distributed systems

Linux experience

OLTP OLAP databases

Team collaboration

Written communication

Education

BA/BS in CS

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Python

Kubernetes

Clickhouse

DynamoDB

MySQL

Kafka

Spark

Flink

Iceberg

Airflow

Job description

Klaviyo is hiring a Senior SWE in Boston to design, build, and scale analytics infrastructure powering the data platform. You will work with a cross-functional team to write designs, create robust systems, and mentor peers to raise the engineering bar across the organization.

You will contribute to a real-time data platform on AWS, with a focus on end-to-end ownership of features and scalable solutions, while collaborating with teammates to continuously improve performance and reliability.