Senior Platform Engineer, Backend & Data Pipelines

PitchBook; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health benefits

401k match

Paid family and paternity leave

Annual educational stipend

Generous vacation days

Job summary

PitchBook is seeking a Lead Software Development Engineer for the Frontier Data Platform team in Seattle. This role involves designing and building systems that manage vast records across customer-facing products.

Responsibilities include leading a small team, writing production-grade backend code, and ensuring technical quality. Candidates should have strong experience in Java, distributed systems, and cloud technologies. Join PitchBook to innovate and impact user experiences positively.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of backend software engineering experience.
• Proven technical leadership in a small, high-ownership team.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor a small team of software engineers.
• Write production-grade backend code daily.
• Lead system design for new platform capabilities.

Skills

Technical leadership

Backend software engineering

Distributed data systems

Elasticsearch

PostgreSQL

Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS)

AI for productivity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a similar field

Tools

Kafka

CI/CD tools

Job description

PitchBook is seeking a Lead Software Development Engineer for the Frontier Data Platform team in Seattle. This role involves designing and building systems that manage vast records across customer-facing products.

Responsibilities include leading a small team, writing production-grade backend code, and ensuring technical quality. Candidates should have strong experience in Java, distributed systems, and cloud technologies. Join PitchBook to innovate and impact user experiences positively.