Senior Software Development Engineer - Big Data Backend

Live Ramp is the data collaboration platform of choice for the world’s most innovative companies. A groundbreaking leader in consumer privacy, data ethics, and foundational identity, Live Ramp is setting the new standard for building a connected customer view with unmatched clarity and context while protecting precious brand and consumer trust. Live Ramp offers complete flexibility to collaborate wherever data lives to support the widest range of data collaboration use cases—within organizations, between brands, and across its premier global network of top-quality partners.

Hundreds of global innovators, from iconic consumer brands and tech giants to banks, retailers, and healthcare leaders turn to Live Ramp to build enduring brand and business value by deepening customer engagement and loyalty, activating new partnerships, and maximizing the value of their first‑party data while staying on the forefront of rapidly evolving compliance and privacy requirements.

• Build and maintain data pipelines that power the largest and most accurate identity resolution graph in the country.
• Collaborate with a supportive and passionate team of Data Analysts and Data Scientists that will provide insights to drive the development of new features that improve the quality of Live Ramp's Identity Graph.
• Make changes to cloud infrastructure resources according to the needs of your team, including creating Big Query datasets, storage buckets, service accounts, making changes to network access policies, and managing access to those resources.
• Have the opportunity to learn and apply AI technologies to solve identity resolution‑related problems.

• Build and maintain data pipelines that build Live Ramp's Identity Graph, which serves as the foundation for all of Live Ramp's products and services.
• Build and maintain the cloud infrastructure in which such pipelines are executed.
• Ensure our use of data is ethical and compliant with the most recent consumer privacy legislation.
• Explore new techniques, including the use of Deep Learning models, for improving the accuracy and reach of Live Ramp's Identity Graph.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in software development, with a strong focus on data processing.
• 2+ years of hands‑on experience managing/optimizing Big Data ecosystems (Spark, Hadoop/MR, Kafka).
• Strong understanding of software architecture and design principles.
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform or other cloud platforms.
• Strong proficiency in Python and/or Java.
• Familiarity with SQL.
• Excellent problem‑solving skills and attention to detail.
• Effective communication and collaboration skills.

• Familiarity with Airflow or similar orchestration tools.
• Familiarity with GCP products such as Big Query, Dataproc, Dataflow, Pub Sub.
• Experience with infrastructure/deployment tools like Terraform.
• Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker.
• Experience working in Agile development teams.

The approximate annual base compensation range is $127,000 to $191,500. The actual offer, reflecting the total compensation package and benefits, will be determined by a number of factors including the applicant's experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, geography, as well as internal equity among our team.

• People:
  Work with talented, collaborative, and friendly people who love what they do.
• Fun:
  We host in‑person and virtual events such as game nights, happy hours, camping trips, and sports leagues.
• Work/Life Harmony:
  Flexible paid time off, paid holidays, options for working from home, and paid parental leave.
• Comprehensive Benefits Package:
  Live Ramp offers a comprehensive benefits package designed to help you be your best self in your personal and professional lives. Our benefits package offers medical, dental, vision, life and disability, an employee assistance program, voluntary benefits as well as perks programs for your healthy lifestyle, career growth and more.
• Savings:
  Our 401K matching plan—1:1 match up to 6% of salary—helps you plan ahead. Also Employee Stock Purchase Plan - 15% discount off purchase price of Live…