Software Engineer — Platform

Snorkel AI
New York, San Francisco
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 220,000 - 300,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Technical communication","Collaboration","Stakeholder influence","Reliability focus","Fast-paced adaptability"]

Build and operate platform and agent infrastructure that enables reliable, event-driven data pipelines and scalable data access. You’ll design services for governance, RBAC, lineage, auditing, and PII handling, while driving foundational architecture and CI/CD automation. Instrument systems with OpenTelemetry, define SLOs, build alerting for on-call readiness, and optimize infrastructure costs. Join a small team supporting every product deployment at Snorkel.

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Snorkel AI
Snorkel AI
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Software Engineer — Platform

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Job Summary

Build and operate platform and agent infrastructure that enables reliable, event-driven data pipelines and scalable data access. You’ll design services for governance, RBAC, lineage, auditing, and PII handling, while driving foundational architecture and CI/CD automation. Instrument systems with OpenTelemetry, define SLOs, build alerting for on-call readiness, and optimize infrastructure costs. Join a small team supporting every product deployment at Snorkel.
Location: New York, San Francisco
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and build agent infrastructure that safely and reliably speeds up workflows for engineering and operations teams.
  • •Design and implement event-driven data flows using event brokers, CDC connectors, schema registries, event routing, and dead letter queues with recoverable failures.
  • •Build lineage tracking, governance (RBAC), and auditing systems, including PII handling and retention policy enforcement for enterprise/regulatory compliance.
  • •Set strategy and architecture for build systems, testing frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines, driving the transition toward robust automated continuous deployment.
  • •Instrument services with OpenTelemetry, define and monitor SLOs, build alerting, and support on-call for the systems you build.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 220,000 - 300,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years building platform infrastructure, backend services, or data systems in production, including operating pipelines/data access layers or ETL/ELT at scale.
  • •Strong proficiency in Python and experience designing REST APIs for internal services and developers.
  • •Strong background in distributed systems and cloud platforms (AWS preferred), with hands-on experience using services like S3, RDS, EKS, EventBridge, and IAM; comfort with Terraform-managed environments.
  • •Familiarity with data governance concepts including RBAC, PII handling, audit logging, and data lineage.
  • •Track record of leading complex engineering initiatives and delivering measurable impact, with strong technical communication skills.
Experience:Data systemsBackend servicesDistributed systemsCloudEvent-driven architecturesData orchestration
Skills:Technical communicationCollaborationStakeholder influenceReliability focusFast-paced adaptability
Languages:English
Tech Stack:PythonREST APIsAWSS3RDSEKSEventBridgeIAMTerraformEvent-driven data flowsCDC connectorsSchema registriesDead letter queuesLineageGovernanceRBACAudit loggingPII handlingCI/CDOpenTelemetry

Company Brief

Snorkel AI
Develops a programmatic data labeling platform and tools to accelerate machine learning by enabling teams to generate, manage, and maintain training datasets through weak supervision and automations.
Industry: Data Infrastructure
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Growth Stage Startup
Funding: Series C
Headquarters: Palo Alto, United States
Founded: 2019
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