Software Engineer II, Data Automation

Klaviyo; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Klaviyo in Boston, Massachusetts is looking for an engineer to join their Data Automation team. This role involves designing and maintaining systems critical for their analytics infrastructure, requiring proficiency in cloud environments and strong programming skills.

The candidate should have a degree in software engineering or equivalent experience, alongside excellent communication and teamwork abilities. A desire to explore new AI tools and workflows is highly encouraged. Partial remote working options may be available.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent experience in a software engineering discipline.
• Proficient in using at least one modern programming language.
• Able to communicate well and work effectively in teams.
• Willing to learn continuously and adapt in a high growth environment.

Responsibilities

• Designing, building, and maintaining analytics infrastructure.
• Working with a cross-functional team to create systems and infrastructure.
• Writing high-quality code and operating large-scale systems.

Skills

Modern programming languages

Communication

Team collaboration

Problem-solving

AI experimentation

Education

Degree in software engineering or equivalent experience

Tools

Terraform

AWS

Python

Kubernetes

Job description

Responsibilities

The Data Automation team builds tooling that helps our Data Platform engineers provision and test infrastructure to power core Klaviyo functionality and generate data‑driven insights. As an engineer on this team, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining systems that help us operate our mission‑critical analytics infrastructure. You will work with a cross‑functional team to help design systems, create infrastructure, write high‑quality code, and operate large‑scale systems in a production environment.

Team Tech Stack

• AWS
• Python
• Terraform
• Kubernetes
• Clickhouse
• DynamoDB
• MySQL
• Kafka
• Spark
• Flink
• Iceberg
• Airflow

Required Skills

• Degree or equivalent experience in a software engineering discipline
• Proficient in using at least one modern programming language
• Able to communicate well
• Able to work with others on a team
• Able to learn continuously and adapt to a high growth environment
• Able to stick with and solve difficult problems
• You’ve already experimented with AI in work or personal projects, and you’re excited to dive in and learn fast. You’re hungry to responsibly explore new AI tools and workflows, finding ways to make your work smarter and more efficient.

Preferred Skills

• Experience designing, building, and operating distributed systems in a cloud computing environment
• Experience provisioning infrastructure using Terraform or a similar infrastructure as code too