PitchBook Data
Technology
Sr.SoftwareDevelopmentEngineer
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“Sr. Software Development Engineer at PitchBook Data. Skills: Backend systems, Data Platform, Distributed systems, Data ingestion. Design backend services. Implement backend services”
Industry & Context.
Problem solvers; Break down ambiguity; Concrete engineering plans; Hard problems
Work in the United States
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, 5+ years software engineering, 5+ years Java development, 4+ years Spring Boot, 5+ years backend systems, Production microservices experience, PostgreSQL experience, Elasticsearch experience, Containerization and orchestration, AWS and/or GCP experience, Proficient in RESTful API design, Unit and integration testing, Distributed systems concepts
Nice to Have
Kafka experience, Relational databases at meaningful data volumes, Search and indexing platforms, Large-scale data ingestion, Data transformation, Data enrichment pipelines, Entity resolution, Deduplication, Data quality work, Docker experience, Kubernetes experience, Test coverage as a quality bar
What You'll Do.
Design backend services
Implement backend services
Maintain backend services
Design data pipelines
Implement data pipelines
Maintain data pipelines
Ingest large-scale data
Transform large-scale data
Enrich large-scale data
Index large-scale data
Own features end-to-end
Own system components end-to-end
Write well-designed code
Meet performance standards
Meet scalability standards
Meet reliability standards
Contribute to architecture
Contribute to technical design
Advocate for engineering decisions
Provide technical feedback
Support production systems
Experiment with LLM capabilities
Collaborate with engineers
Collaborate with product managers
Collaborate with data science partners
Support company vision
Support company values
Encourage desired behaviors
Participate in company initiatives
Participate in projects
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Agile environment; Product and Engineering team; Engineers; Product managers; Data science partners
Process & Methodology
Agile
Full Job Description
At PitchBook, a Morningstar company, we are always looking forward. We continue to innovate, evolve, and invest in ourselves to bring out the best in everyone. We’re deeply collaborative and thrive on the excitement, energy, and fun that reverberates throughout the company. Our extensive learning programs and mentorship opportunities help us create a culture of curiosity that pushes us to always find new solutions and better ways of doing things. The combination of a rapidly evolving industry and our high ambitions means there’s going to be some ambiguity along the way, but we excel when we challenge ourselves. We’re willing to take risks, fail fast, and do it all over again in the pursuit of excellence. If you have a good attitude and are willing to roll up your sleeves to get things done, PitchBook is the place for you. About the Role: As a member of the Product and Engineering team at PitchBook, you will be part of a team of big thinkers, innovators, and problem solvers who strive to deepen the positive impact we have on our customers and our company every day. We value curiosity and the drive to find better ways of doing things. We thrive on customer empathy, which remains our focus when creating excellent customer experiences through product innovation. We know that greatness is achieved through collaboration and diverse points of view, so we work closely with partners around the globe. As a team, we assume positive intent in each other’s words and actions, value constructive discussions, and foster a respectful working environment built on integrity, growth, and business value. We invest heavily in our people, who are eager to learn and constantly improve. Join our team and grow with us! As a Senior Software Development Engineer on the Data Platform team, you will design and build the backend systems that ingest, correlate, enrich, and serve billions of records across PitchBook's customer-facing products. You will own meaningful pieces of a complex, high-scale
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