Staff Distributed Systems Engineer Flink
Shopify Inc.
Build dependable data infrastructure at Shopify using Apache Flink, distributed systems expertise, and a strong focus on developer experience.This Staff Engineer role advances the platform behind streaming and batch pipelines for recommendations, catalog, analytics, and core products. You will make pipeline development more self-serve while improving the underlying compute engine’s performance, stability, and operating efficiency. The work combines engine-level problem solving with technical leadership across teams.Key Responsibilities:
Make pipeline development fast, simple, and self-serveImprove Apache Flink performance, stability, and operating efficiencyBuild platforms that engineers can use effectivelyLead technical direction and mentor senior engineersParticipate in the 24/7 on-call rotationRequirements:
Expertise in Apache Flink internals and production operationsUnderstanding of stream and batch processing semanticsKnowledge of storage, table formats, and resource managementExperience running data infrastructure on KubernetesPragmatic judgment about tuning, rewriting, and upstreamingApply distributed systems expertise and Flink knowledge to improve Shopify’s reliable, efficient data processing platform.
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Make pipeline development fast, simple, and self-serveImprove Apache Flink performance, stability, and operating efficiencyBuild platforms that engineers can use effectivelyLead technical direction and mentor senior engineersParticipate in the 24/7 on-call rotationRequirements:
Expertise in Apache Flink internals and production operationsUnderstanding of stream and batch processing semanticsKnowledge of storage, table formats, and resource managementExperience running data infrastructure on KubernetesPragmatic judgment about tuning, rewriting, and upstreamingApply distributed systems expertise and Flink knowledge to improve Shopify’s reliable, efficient data processing platform.
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