Staff Engineer: Real-Time Enterprise Data Platform

Global Payments

Alpharetta (GA)

On-site

USD 180,000 - 260,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Global Payments Inc. seeks a Staff Engineer to join the Enterprise Data Platform Engineering Team and help shape the future of global commerce.

You will lead on a ground-floor platform build for the next-generation Operational Data Store (ODS) that powers real-time payment experiences, fraud prevention, and merchant servicing. This role offers the opportunity to influence architecture, technology choices, engineering standards, and platform strategy from the outset while solving challenges in

Qualifications

Experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed data platforms in production.
Deep expertise with distributed NoSQL databases and low-latency architectures.
Strong experience with Apache Kafka and high-volume data streaming.
Demonstrated success leading technical direction and mentoring engineers while driving best practices.
Product-focused mindset with strong communication, accountability, and ability to translate complex technical challenges into scalable business solutions.

Responsibilities

Shape the architecture of a strategic enterprise platform.
Drive performance and reliability outcomes for real-time data access.
Accelerate innovation through automation and self-service.
Influence engineering excellence and set technical standards across the organization.
Lead the evolution of enterprise data services from PoC to production.