Senior Platform Engineer: Distributed Data Stores (Go/Python)

Adyen; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading payment platform is seeking a highly skilled Senior Platform Engineer to focus on critical data systems. In this role, you will design and implement infrastructure for PostgreSQL, Apache Cassandra, and more, ensuring high availability and performance. The ideal candidate has strong programming skills in Go or Python, experience with Kubernetes, and excellent problem-solving abilities. Join a dynamic team dedicated to innovation and efficiency in data management.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in systems engineering principles.
• Strong programming skills in Go or Python.
• Deep understanding of Linux operating systems.
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes.
• Proven track record of solving complex technical issues.
• Eager to learn new technologies.

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve the infrastructure for core data platforms.
• Ensure high availability and performance of data systems.
• Identify and troubleshoot performance bottlenecks.
• Automate operational tasks to improve efficiency.
• Write and debug clean, maintainable code.
• Collaborate with engineering teams on data platform needs.
• Participate in on-call rotation for production systems.

Skills

Systems Engineering

Programming in Go or Python

Linux expertise

Kubernetes

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Tools

Apache Cassandra

Puppet

Ansible

Terraform

Vault

Prometheus

Grafana

ELK stack

Job description

A leading payment platform is seeking a highly skilled Senior Platform Engineer to focus on critical data systems. In this role, you will design and implement infrastructure for PostgreSQL, Apache Cassandra, and more, ensuring high availability and performance. The ideal candidate has strong programming skills in Go or Python, experience with Kubernetes, and excellent problem-solving abilities. Join a dynamic team dedicated to innovation and efficiency in data management.