Senior Software Engineer II, Data Platform at Fetch
United States
$175.591k - $206.578k
<div><strong>Meet Fetch Platform Engineering</strong></div><div><br></div><div>Platform engineering at Fetch is grounded in service to developers, strong ownership, and purposeful innovation. Rather than building end-user features, platform engineers focus on the foundations that other teams rely on, spanning core systems, architecture, automation, and developer workflows.</div><div><br></div><div>This work lives in complex problem spaces where the right answer is rarely obvious. Our engineers navigate ambiguity with data and sound judgment, understand tradeoffs, and partner closely across product and engineering to solve problems that scale. We maintain a high technical bar and value practicality, curiosity, and continuous improvement.</div><div>This is an environment for builders who enjoy shaping durable platforms, improving developer experience at scale, and enabling teams across Fetch to ship with confidence.</div><div><br></div><h3><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">About the Role</strong></h3><div><br></div><div><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Fetch is entering its AI-first era, and we're looking for a Senior Software Engineer (P4) to join our Data Platform team. You'll help architect and evolve the systems that power how Fetch's data products are built, delivered, and made accessible - spanning areas like data pipelines, governed data access, delivery infrastructure, and partner-facing integrations. You'll operate at the problem level: identifying ambiguous, high-impact issues in your problem space and driving the technical solutions that resolve them. You'll be expected to bring strong technical ownership, proactively raise the bar on quality and reliability, and lead through influence across engineering and cross-functional stakeholders.</span></div><div><br></div><h3><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Role Responsibilities</strong></h3><div><br></div><div><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Own Technical Problems, Not Just Tasks:</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Proactively identify and solve ambiguous, complex problems within your team's problem space. Define the projects needed to address systemic issues rather than waiting to be assigned them.</span></div><div><br></div><div><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Drive Reliability & Quality:</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Set and raise the technical quality bar for your team. Initiate refactoring or system health work without being told to. Solve problems few others can, improving reliability and efficiency through code review, thoughtful rollout practices, and proactive stability improvements.</span></div><div><br></div><div><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Lead Multi-System Initiatives:</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Operate at the problem level - defining and driving solutions for high-ambiguity issues that span multiple projects or systems. Lead major initiatives or migrations that require coordination across teams or functions, ensuring complex or phased rollouts execute smoothly.</span></div><div><br></div><div><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Improve Team Efficiency:</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Identify new tools, processes, or platform capabilities that meaningfully improve your team's velocity and reduce operational overhead.</span></div><div><br></div><div><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Shape Technical Direction:</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Help define the direction and goals for your team, balancing project impact, product quality, and engineering efficiency. Guide decision-making through well-reasoned trade-offs, and communicate technical strategy clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.</span></div><div><br></div><div><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Build Trust Across Teams:</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Collaborate closely with Product, TPM, and partner engineering teams. Help clarify trade-offs and decision ownership when views diverge, and work toward resolution before disagreements become blockers.</span></div><div><br></div><div><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Mentor & Grow Others:</strong><span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Coach peers and junior engineers, invest in their growth, and provide upward feedback to managers constructively. Model accountability, transparency, and strong engineering judgment, especially under pressure.</span></div><div><br></div><h3><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Minimum Requirements</strong></h3><div><br></div><ul><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a track record of increasing technical scope and ownership.</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Strong platform or backend engineering background, with experience building reliable, scalable systems; experience with data pipelines, integrations, or delivery infrastructure is a plus.</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Demonstrated ability to independently identify and scope ambiguous technical problems, then define and execute the work to solve them.</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Experience owning systems or components used by multiple teams or consumers, with attention to reliability and predictable operation.</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Track record of improving code quality, system health, or engineering practices within a team, often self-initiated.</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Experience contributing to or leading cross-team technical initiatives, including migrations or phased rollouts.</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Solid understanding of data infrastructure fundamentals — pipelines, governed data access, and delivery at scale.</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Strong code review instincts and judgment on rollout safety, monitoring, and operational risk.</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Mentorship experience with peer or junior engineers.</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Fluency in modern software ecosystems such as Kubernetes, event streaming, CI/CD, observability tooling, and AI-assisted development workflows.</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Ability to communicate technical trade-offs clearly, and to build alignment with stakeholders without relying on formal authority.</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Comfortable operating in ambiguous, evolving environments with a focus on measurable outcomes.</span></li></ul><div><br></div><h3><strong style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Preferred Requirements</strong></h3><div><br></div><ul><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Experience with data delivery, connectors, clean rooms, DSP integrations, or similar partner-facing data infrastructure.</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Familiarity with data governance and compliance-aware system design.</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Experience modernizing legacy systems or migrating to newer architectures.</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Exposure to AdTech, MarTech, or data-monetization ecosystems.</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Track record of improving reliability, latency, or developer velocity on a data- or integration-heavy platform.</span></li><li class=""><span style="background-color: transparent;">Experience giving upward feedback or informally mentoring across levels, even without formal management experience.</span></li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>Compensation: </strong>At Fetch, we offer competitive compensation packages including base, equity, and benefits to the exceptional folks we hire. The base salary range for this position is $175,591 - $206,578. Discover our benefits and how our employees live rewarded at <a href="https://fetch.com/careers" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://fetch.com/careers</a><strong>.</strong></div>
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