Senior Staff Data Infrastructure Architect – Pipelines

Menlo Ventures; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 228,600 - 314,250; Full time

Job summary

A leading data and AI platform company is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to architect and lead the development of a highly scalable and fault-tolerant platform for databases and streaming systems. With over 10 years of experience managing distributed systems, the ideal candidate will optimize execution plans and drive complex technical initiatives across teams. A BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or equivalent experience is required, with a competitive salary range of $228,600 — $314,250 USD.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience building, operating, and evolving large-scale distributed systems in production.
• Deep expertise in one or more of: database internals, storage systems, distributed computing, streaming systems, language/API design, or performance engineering.
• Strong algorithmic foundations with practical judgment to prioritize solutions.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver a highly scalable, fault-tolerant platform for declarative pipelines.
• Turn large-scale challenges into clear execution plans.
• Lead deep systems work: performance diagnosis and optimization.

Education

BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related field

Tools

Distributed systems

Streaming systems

Database internals

Storage systems

Performance engineering

Job description

A leading data and AI platform company is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to architect and lead the development of a highly scalable and fault-tolerant platform for databases and streaming systems. With over 10 years of experience managing distributed systems, the ideal candidate will optimize execution plans and drive complex technical initiatives across teams. A BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or equivalent experience is required, with a competitive salary range of $228,600 — $314,250 USD.