Senior Data Platform Engineer - Remote, High-Scale Impact

Liftoff; Missouri; Remote; USD 97,000 - 114,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Health/vision/dental benefits

Remote-friendly

Job summary

Liftoff is hiring a Software Engineer to own projects end-to-end and ship code multiple times daily. You’ll work with a tight team of engineers on a platform that serves millions of users and supports a high-volume performance marketing stack.

You’ll contribute to an engineering-excellence culture with modern tooling, risk-driven testing, scalable backend design, and cloud-scale deployment. This role is remote-friendly with US hubs in Redwood City, Los Angeles, and New York City.

Qualifications

• Strong coding ability; Go experience is a plus.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field and 5+ years software engineering experience.
• Solid CS fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, systems design).
• Experience with major cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Responsibilities

• Take end-to-end ownership of projects and collaborate with a small team.
• Ship code multiple times a day and measure impact on users and revenue.
• Participate in engineering excellence through testing, reviews, and explainable systems.

Skills

Go programming

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Algorithms & data structures

High-scale backend

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Liftoff is hiring a Software Engineer to own projects end-to-end and ship code multiple times daily. You’ll work with a tight team of engineers on a platform that serves millions of users and supports a high-volume performance marketing stack.

You’ll contribute to an engineering-excellence culture with modern tooling, risk-driven testing, scalable backend design, and cloud-scale deployment. This role is remote-friendly with US hubs in Redwood City, Los Angeles, and New York City.