Senior Data Platform Engineer – APIs & Data Pipelines

Zocdoc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 174,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Unlimited Vacation

100% paid employee health benefits (M/

401(k) with employer match

Wellness programs with Headspace and-P

Job summary

Zocdoc is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to build the data platform that connects our products with analytics, machine learning, and operations. This role sits at the boundary of backend engineering and data infrastructure, delivering APIs, libraries, and services that enable safe data activation across products.

You will implement source-defined contracts, validation, and reliable delivery. The role emphasizes ownership, observability, and privacy with strong collaboration across

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience in backend, platform, or data-intensive systems.
• Strong programming in Python, solid SQL, and experience with a statically typed language (Java/C#/TypeScript).
• Proven track record building APIs, SDKs, data contracts, or event frameworks.
• Experience with distributed or event-driven systems including Kafka and schema tech (Avro/Protobuf/OpenAPI).
• Cloud services with CI/CD, IaC, observability, and familiarity with Snowflake/Databricks/Iceberg.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate services and developer tooling for trusted data delivery.
• Improve event-driven data paths with Kafka, Avro, and schema registries.
• Move curated data from warehouse/lakehouse into products and systems with monitoring and lineage.
• Operate reverse ETL and data activation paths with ownership and governance.
• Build privacy, access controls, and auditability into engineering workflows.

Skills

Python

SQL

Java

Kafka

APIs/SDKs

Education

BS in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Kafka

Avro

OpenAPI

AWS

Job description

Zocdoc is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to build the data platform that connects our products with analytics, machine learning, and operations. This role sits at the boundary of backend engineering and data infrastructure, delivering APIs, libraries, and services that enable safe data activation across products.

You will implement source-defined contracts, validation, and reliable delivery. The role emphasizes ownership, observability, and privacy with strong collaboration across