Senior Ingestion Engineer

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Ingestion Engineer based in the United States.

This role sits at the heart of a large-scale data ingestion and processing ecosystem powering social video intelligence products used by leading global media organizations. You will be responsible for building and evolving end-to-end ETL pipelines that process high-volume, multi-platform data across sources such as YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitch. The position combines backend engineering, distributed systems design, and data infrastructure ownership in a fast-moving, product-driven environment. You will work closely with product and analytics teams to design new capabilities, improve data reliability, and expand system scalability. The environment is highly collaborative and remote-first, requiring strong autonomy, technical leadership, and a focus on engineering excellence. This is an opportunity to shape systems that directly influence how media companies understand audience behavior and content performance at scale.

Accountabilities

This role is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining scalable ingestion pipelines and distributed data systems that power analytics and product features across multiple platforms.

• Design, build, and maintain end-to-end data ingestion and ETL pipelines processing large-scale social video data
• Develop and optimize distributed systems using technologies such as Python, Apache Spark, and Apache Kafka
• Ensure data quality, reliability, and performance across ingestion workflows and downstream systems
• Collaborate with product and engineering teams to define requirements and deliver new data-driven features
• Work with relational databases and data storage systems, including SQL-based architectures and cloud storage (e.g., AWS S3)
• Contribute to architecture decisions and advocate for best practices in scalability, performance, and maintainability
• Lead technical initiatives and own complex engineering projects end-to-end across multiple teams
• Participate in on-call rotations to ensure system reliability and operational stability
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong engineering culture focused on quality and collaboration
• Continuously improve ingestion frameworks and data processing workflows for efficiency and scalability
  
  

Requirements

This role requires strong backend engineering experience with a focus on data systems, distributed processing, and scalable pipeline development. The ideal candidate is proactive, collaborative, and comfortable owning complex technical systems.

• 5+ years of experience as a software or data engineer with strong proficiency in Python
• Solid understanding of relational databases and SQL
• Experience working with distributed systems such as Apache Kafka and/or Apache Spark (preferred)
• Proven ability to lead technical projects and collaborate across engineering and product teams
• Strong experience building or maintaining data pipelines, ETL systems, or large-scale data infrastructure
• Familiarity with cloud environments and data storage systems (e.g., AWS, S3, Hive Metastore, or similar)
• Strong communication skills with the ability to align stakeholders and drive technical consensus
• Experience working in remote-first environments and strong self-management skills
• Comfortable participating in on-call rotations and production system support
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code) is a plus
• Mentorship experience and a collaborative, knowledge-sharing mindset
  
  

Benefits

• Fully remote-first role within the United States

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• Opportunity to work on large-scale, high-volume social video data systems
• Exposure to modern data engineering stack including Python, Spark, Kafka, and AWS-based infrastructure
• High-impact role influencing product features used by leading global media brands
• Collaborative engineering culture with strong emphasis on ownership and technical excellence
• Opportunity to lead projects end-to-end and grow into technical leadership responsibilities
• Flexible work environment supporting autonomy and work-life balance
• Competitive compensation package (based on experience and qualifications)
• Inclusive and diverse workplace culture focused on continuous learning and improvement.
  
  

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