Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

SentiLink seeks a Staff Software Engineer to own the technical direction of its data platform, building scalable, reliable pipelines that power identity‑verification and fraud‑detection products. The role is fully remote (US) and requires deep expertise in large‑scale data systems, cloud infrastructure, and modern DevOps practices.

Role Snapshot

• Staff Software Engineer – Data Platform
• Remote (US)
• Define platform architecture
• Lead large‑scale data pipelines
• Mentor junior engineers
• Drive operational excellence
• Partner across product, data science, and infrastructure

Must-Have Requirements

• Python
• Golang
• AWS cloud platforms
• Spark / Kafka / Flink / Hadoop
• PostgreSQL
• OpenSearch
• Redshift
• Kubernetes
• CI/CD, IaC, observability, DevOps
• large‑scale distributed systems
• data platform ownership
• cloud infrastructure design

Nice-to-Have Signals

• AWS EKS, SQS/SNS, EMR, S3, Lambda, Glue
• Designing data platforms for ML/AI workloads
• Fintech or high‑growth data‑intensive company experience
• fintech
• high‑growth environments
• ML/AI data workloads

Work Setup

• Location: United States
• Work mode: REMOTE
• Remote scope: COUNTRY_RESTRICTED
• Remote countries: United States
• Employment type: Full-Time

Not Specified in JD

• Visa sponsorship
• Relocation
• Travel
• Security clearance
• Coding test

What You'll Likely Work On

• Define long‑term vision and architecture for the data platform
• Design and evolve large‑scale batch and streaming pipelines processing billions of records
• Improve scalability, reliability, performance, and observability of data services
• Partner with product, engineering, data science, and infrastructure teams to align platform investments
• Establish engineering standards, architectural patterns, and best‑practice guidelines
• Make build‑vs‑buy decisions and evaluate emerging technologies
• Drive production reliability, incident response, and on‑call support
• Develop deep domain expertise in identity verification and fraud detection

Good Fit If You Have

• Strong communication and ability to influence technical direction across teams
• Comfort operating in ambiguous environments and driving initiatives from concept to execution
• Experience in high‑growth fintech or data‑intensive technology companies
• Familiarity with AWS services that support ML/AI workloads