Lead Software Engineer, Content Ingestion

Job Description

Join Muck Rack as a Lead Software Engineer and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our AI-powered platform. You'll design, develop, and refine high-throughput data pipelines, transforming unstructured content into structured, enriched datasets. Your expertise will drive technical direction, ensuring scalability and reliability across our ingestion systems. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance data quality and build distributed, event-driven systems with strong observability. Mentor fellow engineers, lead impactful initiatives, and contribute to a culture of innovation.

Qualifications

1. 8+ years of software engineering experience. 2. Experience in designing, building, and operating distributed systems, data pipelines, or event-driven architectures at scale. 3. Strong proficiency in Python or a similar backend programming language. 4. Experience building and maintaining reliable, observable, and scalable microservices. 5. Experience with streaming technologies like Kafka, Kinesis, or similar. 6. Experience with APIs and service communication patterns like gRPC and Protocol Buffers. 7. Experience working with large-scale data systems or high-throughput SaaS platforms. 8. Expertise with relational or search databases like MySQL, Postgres, Elasticsearch, or OpenSearch. 9. Experience making technical tradeoffs in distributed systems related to performance, reliability, and maintainability.

Benefits

- Fully distributed team with permanent remote setup. - Home office stipend, phone and internet reimbursement, coworking membership. - Virtual and in-person team bonding (lunches, events, competitions). - Competitive geo-neutral pay in the U.S. - Annual reviews for equity and market alignment. - Standardized bonus or commission structure. - 401(k) with employer contributions. - Equity opportunities. - Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance. - 100% premium coverage for individuals on high-deductible plans. - 24/7 Virtual Care and Employee Assistance Program. - Employer-funded HSA contributions and other pre-tax benefits. - Quarterly wellness stipend and free Headspace subscription. - 4+ weeks of PTO, plus paid sick and mental health days. - 13 paid holidays with the option to swap for personal days. - Up to 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave. - Transparent pathways for internal mobility and promotion. - Bi-annual performance reviews, team workshops, and leadership training. - Unlimited access to Coursera and O’Reilly. - 2 additional PTO days annually for learning and development. - Commitment to equity and valuing diverse perspectives. - Agile, founder-led company focused on collaboration and innovation. - Trusted by 3,000+ companies worldwide.