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Founding Engineer, Data Platform

YourCode Recruitment
California, MO Full Time
POSTED ON 2/15/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/11/2025

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Senior Data Platform Engineer - Fast-Growing YC-Backed Startup

Toronto, Canada (In-Office)

Company Overview

Our client is a venture-backed startup revolutionizing the commercial trucking industry through innovative API solutions. As a rapidly growing Y Combinator company that has achieved 15X growth post-batch, they're building the future of telematics data infrastructure. Their platform processes massive amounts of IoT and GPS data to power next-generation insurance and fleet management solutions.

What You'll Do

  • Design and implement scalable data platforms handling terabyte-scale IoT and time-series data
  • Build and optimize both streaming and batch data pipelines supporting core product functionality
  • Develop real-time data processing systems to handle rapidly growing data volumes
  • Create robust storage solutions and data enrichment processes
  • Implement comprehensive observability patterns for system monitoring
  • Contribute to architectural decisions that shape the platform's future
  • Write clean, maintainable code in Java and Node.js

Ideal Candidate Background

  • 3 years of experience in platform engineering or data engineering
  • Strong track record building and optimizing large-scale data pipelines
  • Experience with lake-house architectures (e.g., Iceberg, Delta, Hudi)
  • Proficiency in real-time data processing technologies (Kafka, Spark, Flink)
  • Strong software development foundation with Java expertise
  • Experience with IoT platforms or telematics systems is valuable
  • Background in companies handling high-volume, real-time data streams
  • Preferred Experience

  • Experience with AWS services (Lambda, DynamoDB, S3, SQS, EventBridge)
  • Knowledge of TypeScript and Node.js
  • Background in insurance or logistics technology
  • Experience with data quality and validation in high-scale environments
  • Compensation & Benefits

  • Base Salary : CAD $150,000 - $200,000
  • Equity : 0.50% - 1.50%
  • Healthcare : $3,000 annual spending account
  • Lifestyle : $3,000 annual spending account
  • Vacation : 4 weeks paid time off
  • Equipment : Latest MacBook and tech setup
  • Location : Downtown Toronto office (Queen and University area)
  • Work Culture : In-person, collaborative environment (4 days / week in-office)
  • Join a team that's tackling complex technical challenges at scale while building the future of commercial transportation technology. You'll have the opportunity to shape core architecture decisions and work with cutting-edge data sources including IoT, telematics, weather, and traffic data.

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    Salary : $150,000 - $200,000

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