Senior Data-Scale Engineer: Tech Lead & Mentor

Domaintools; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

DomainTools is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Engineering Team in Chicago. You’ll design and maintain web-scale data systems, mentor engineers, and drive productivity while delivering high-quality results.

You should have 5+ years in Python/GoLang/Rust and 3+ years with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, plus experience with OpenSearch, Postgres, CockroachDB, Spark and Kafka. Strong collaboration and problem-solving are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional development experience with Python, GoLang, Rust or equivalent languages.
• Expertise in Rust and Python is highly valued.
• 3+ years of experience with cloud infrastructure, specifically AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes.
• 3+ years of experience with web-scale data engineering, leveraging data stores such as OpenSearch, Postgres (or PSQL), CockroachDB and Spark.
• 3+ years of professional experience with Kafka.
• 5+ years of experience working with Linux/Unix environments.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven ability to coordinate effectively between multiple teams.
• A proactive attitude towards continuous learning, particularly in unfamiliar domains.

Responsibilities

• Design, code and maintain web-scale data systems.
• Discover, analyze and validate new data sets to add value for our customers.
• Creative problem solving to complex systems.
• Research, prove and employ cutting edge techniques and technologies.
• Provide code reviews, design feedback, demos, technical requirements & documentation.
• Provide accurate scope estimates for time, capacity & costs of projects.
• Improve engineering productivity and reduce operational toil.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior engineers.

Skills

Python

GoLang

Rust

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenSearch

PostgreSQL

CockroachDB

Spark

Kafka

Linux/Unix

Job description

DomainTools is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join our Engineering Team in Chicago. You’ll design and maintain web-scale data systems, mentor engineers, and drive productivity while delivering high-quality results.

You should have 5+ years in Python/GoLang/Rust and 3+ years with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, plus experience with OpenSearch, Postgres, CockroachDB, Spark and Kafka. Strong collaboration and problem-solving are essential.