Staff Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure

The Voleon Group; Berkeley, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 295,000 - 400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision

Life and AD&D insurance

20 days PTO

9 sick days

401(k) with company match

Lunches catered

Job summary

The Voleon Group is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for Data Infrastructure to scale our data platform and tooling. You will lead large-scale projects, collaborate with ML researchers and engineers, and shape the data infrastructure roadmap.

You will mentor engineers, design robust services and APIs, and ensure scalable, reliable systems. Proficiency in Python/Go/Java/C++ and experience with PostgreSQL, Kubernetes, and cloud data tools are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering.
• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proven design and implementation with focus on correctness, robustness, efficiency, and scale.
• Experience with large codebases and modular, maintainable software.
• Expertise in Python, Go, Java or C++.
• Design and implementation of scalable services/APIs and large-scale data infrastructure.
• Experience with data storage/management technologies (PostgreSQL, Artifactory, Ceph, Redis).
• Strong communication and ability to explain complex ideas clearly.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex initiatives from requirements gathering to deployment.
• Build scalable data infrastructure and improve developer experience.
• Provide technical guidance to engineering and research staff.

Skills

Python

Go

Java

C++

Large-scale systems

APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

PostgreSQL

Artifactory

Ceph

Redis

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Staff Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure

Location

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

Remote

Department

Software

Compensation

• Base Salary $295K - $400K Offers Bonus

The listed base salary range for this position is based upon the location(s) of this posting. Individual salaries are determined through a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and geography. Base salary does not include other forms of total compensation such as bonus compensation and other benefits.

Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and AD&D insurance, 20 days of paid time off, 9 sick days, and a 401(k) plan with a company match.

Voleon is a technology company that applies state-of-the-art AI and machine learning techniques to real-world problems in finance. For nearly two decades, we have led our industry and worked at the frontier of applying AI/ML to investment management. We have become a multibillion-dollar asset manager, and we have ambitious goals for the future.

Your colleagues will include internationally recognized experts in artificial intelligence and machine learning research as well as highly experienced finance and technology professionals. In addition to our enriching and collegial working environment, we offer highly competitive compensation and benefits packages, technology talks by our experts, a beautiful modern office, daily catered lunches, and more.

Your Team

As a Staff Software Engineer on our Data Infrastructure team, you will contribute to scaling and advancing our entire data infrastructure. This includes building data-related infrastructure and tooling, and collaborating closely with various teams to facilitate and improve their usage of data. You will work with our team lead to design, scope, and deliver large scale projects within the team. You will collaborate closely with a diverse group of engineers, and directly impact the team's productivity and successful delivery. You will help to define the team's technical roadmap towards achieving strategic-level engineering goals. You'll participate in mentorship and development of other engineers on the team, and shaping our company's engineering culture.

We seek brilliant thinkers who are passionate about taming complexity and solving problems through innovation and rigorous engineering. You'll work in a collaborative environment that encourages creative thinking and experimentation, and values efficiency and attention to detail. Our engineers come from leading technology companies and top academic programs. Our team partners closely with machine learning researchers. We pride ourselves on being kind, friendly, and down-to-earth, and look for people who share those qualities.

Responsibilities

Guide complex initiatives from initial requirements gathering and robust system design to deployment, effectively evaluating dependent technologies and collaborating closely with stakeholders

Build scalable data infrastructure and shape the developer experience, tackling projects such as owning data cataloging, versioning, and lineage to support seamless research and production workflows

Provide technical guidance to both engineering and research staff, fostering a supportive environment that accelerates the growth of your teammates

Requirements

Computer Science / Engineering bachelor's degree (or equivalent)

8+ years of relevant software engineering experience

Proven track record of software design and implementation with focus on correctness, robustness, efficiency, and scale

Experience working with large codebases and building modular, extensible, and maintainable software

Expertise in a modern programming language, such as Python, Go, Java or C++

Design and implementation of scalable services and APIs, highly-available systems, and/or large-scale data infrastructure

Experience with data storage and management technologies (e.g. PostgreSQL, Artifactory, Ceph, Redis)

Strong communication skills and a knack for explaining complex ideas with clarity and simplicity

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with the following strongly preferred:

Cluster management and containerization technologies (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker)

Cloud storage, querying, and processing technologies (e.g. Iceberg, BigQuery, Snowflake, DynamoDB, Trino/Athena)

Experience building data platforms with a developer experience lens - designing APIs, access patterns, or tooling that abstracts infrastructure complexity from end users

Job scheduling and orchestration technologies (e.g. Airflow, Slurm)

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Voleon Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law.