Senior Software Engineer - Data Platform Senior Software Engineer - Data Platform This range is provided by Engtal. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range $250,000.00/yr - $400,000.00/yr Direct message the job poster from Engtal I am building the best companies to work for in the world | 40 under 40 We are seeking a skilled engineer to join a fast-paced analytics engineering team focused on delivering large-scale analytical tooling to support business-critical operations across a global organization. This role blends software engineering, DevOps, and distributed systems expertise to design and maintain highly available data platforms used for real-time and historical analysis across trading and research environments. Success in this position will require a strong engineering mindset, attention to operational excellence, and the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Key Responsibilities Collaborate with internal stakeholders to deeply understand analytical needs and translate them into scalable platform solutions Build, deploy, and optimize distributed data services and real-time streaming systems to support varied use cases across the organization Own the engineering lifecycle of analytics systems from prototype to production — ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance both on-premise and in cloud environments Contribute to the continuous improvement of engineering practices, infrastructure automation, and system observability Qualifications & Skills 5+ years of hands-on experience programming in Python, with a deep understanding of object-oriented, functional, and asynchronous patterns 3+ years working with containerized applications, with strong familiarity in environments using Docker and Kubernetes Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end software development and deployment pipelines in a CI/CD-driven DevOps culture Practical experience designing and managing cloud-native infrastructure using providers like AWS or GCP; familiarity with Terraform or OpenTofu is a significant plus Solid knowledge of data architecture concepts and practical experience with various data storage systems (SQL, NoSQL, key-value stores) Exposure to distributed file formats and data frameworks such as Parquet, Iceberg, Apache Arrow, and Hadoop ecosystems Experience with distributed compute engines such as Spark, Ray, Dask, or Slurm Familiarity with event-driven and stream-processing technologies including Kafka, Flink, and Apache Beam Interest or experience in machine learning platforms and vectorized computation frameworks such as TensorFlow or XGBoost is advantageous This is an opportunity to help shape the data backbone of a technology-driven organization operating at global scale. You'll work with talented engineers and researchers to develop the next generation of tools that power decision-making and innovation in a real-time, high-performance environment. Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Employment type Full-time Job function Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Engtal by 2x Inferred from the description for this job Medical insurance Vision insurance 401(k) Get notified about new Software Engineer jobs in Chicago, IL . Chicago, IL $100,000.00-$110,000.00 3 days ago Chicago, IL $63,288.00-$91,768.00 4 days ago Chicago, IL $63,288.00-$91,768.00 1 week ago Westmont, IL $95,000.00-$107,000.00 1 week ago Chicago, IL $87,480.00-$142,200.00 1 week ago Chicago, IL $90,915.00-$113,620.00 3 days ago Chicago, IL $175,000.00-$225,000.00 2 weeks ago Chicago, IL $1,000.00-$2,000.00 2 months ago Chicago, IL $68,000.00-$110,000.00 5 days ago Chicago, IL $120,000.00-$200,000.00 1 month ago Chicago, IL $68,000.00-$90,000.00 3 days ago Chicago, IL $80,000.00-$90,000.00 1 week ago Backend/API Engineer, Money as a Service (US) Chicago, IL $150,500.00-$269,200.00 5 days ago Don’t See a Fit? Let Us Know What You’re Looking For College Graduates - Full-Time - Junior Software Engineer (2026) Chicago, IL $145,000.00-$175,000.00 1 week ago Software Engineer, Early Career - Entry Level Chicago, IL $87,000.00-$147,900.00 1 week ago Chicago, IL $48,000.00-$120,000.00 1 month ago We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.

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