Lead Software Engineer, Content Ingestion
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Lead Software Engineer developing data ingestion systems at Muck Rack. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to build reliable data pipelines for the PR workflow.
Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and evolve high-throughput data pipelines that ingest and transform large volumes of unstructured content into structured and enriched datasets
- Drive technical direction and architectural decisions across ingestion systems, ensuring scalability, reliability, and long-term maintainability
- Improve data quality, correctness, and enrichment workflows to support downstream systems such as Search and Data Science
- Build and operate distributed, event-driven systems and streaming pipelines with strong observability and fault tolerance
- Partner cross-functionally with Product, Data Science, Search, and Platform teams to deliver high-quality data that powers customer-facing features
- Mentor and support engineers through code reviews, technical guidance, and knowledge sharing, raising the overall engineering bar
- Identify and lead high-impact technical initiatives, balancing speed of delivery with system stability and long-term health
Requirements:
- 8+ years of professional experience as a software engineer
- Experience designing, building, and operating distributed systems, data pipelines, or event-driven architectures at scale
- Strong proficiency in Python or a similar backend programming language
- Experience building and maintaining microservices that are reliable, observable, and scalable
- Experience working with streaming technologies such as Kafka, Kinesis, or similar systems
- Experience with APIs and service communication patterns such as gRPC and Protocol Buffers
- Experience working with large-scale data systems or high-throughput SaaS platforms
- Expertise with relational or search databases such as MySQL, Postgres, Elasticsearch, or OpenSearch
- Experience making technical tradeoffs in distributed systems related to performance, reliability, and maintainability
Benefits:
- Fully distributed team with a 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 to ensure equity and market alignment
- Standardized bonus or commission structure
- 401(k) with employer contributions
- Equity opportunities
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance for employees and dependents
- 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
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