SOCKET

Unusually good internet, unusually good service. That's Socket.

Senior Data Engineer

Data EngineerData EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 51-200Since 1994H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

60 days ago

Salary

Not specified

Bachelor Degree3 yrs expEnglishBig QueryCloudDistributed SystemsJava ScriptKafkaNode.jsPostgresRabbit MQType Script

Job Description

• Design and build scalable data pipelines that ingest, process, and transform high-volume event streams and historical data • Develop and maintain APIs that deliver analytics, trend reports, and drill-down capabilities to internal teams and external customers • Build robust infrastructure for data quality monitoring, ensuring accuracy and completeness across customer and artifact datasets • Optimize data storage and query performance using systems like ClickHouse, Kafka, NATS, and PostgreSQL to support real-time and batch use cases • Implement usage tracking, auditing, and event processing systems that provide visibility into platform behavior • Create reliable data ingestion systems for security scan results, SBOM data, and artifact metadata • Build infrastructure for outbound integrations that deliver Socket data to customer systems • Collaborate with product, security research, and engineering teams to understand data needs and deliver solutions that scale

Job Requirements

  • 3+ years of experience building data pipelines and infrastructure in production environments
  • Strong proficiency in Node.js and TypeScript for backend development
  • Experience with streaming data platforms (e.g., Kafka, NATS, RabbitMQ, Kinesis) and event-driven architectures
  • Hands-on experience with columnar databases and OLAP systems (ClickHouse, BigQuery, Snowflake, DuckDB, or similar)
  • Solid understanding of data modeling, schema design, and query optimization
  • Familiarity with cloud data lake technologies (Delta Lake, Iceberg, Parquet, etc.)
  • Experience building REST APIs and data access layers for analytics use cases
  • Comfort working with large-scale distributed systems and debugging performance bottlenecks
  • Strong ownership mindset - you take responsibility for the systems you build and ensure they're reliable
  • Clear communication skills; you can explain technical trade-offs to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Market competitive salary bands
  • Meaningful equity program
  • Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family
  • Flexible time-off, holidays, and winter shutdown to rest & recharge
  • Paid parental leave
  • Remote-first, with quarterly team off-sites

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