Sr Staff Backend Engineer, Platform Engineering - KDE Storage

Studies have shown that some candidates tend to apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. We encourage you to apply if you meet most of the criteria - even if you don’t match all of the qualifications, your skills and experience could be valuable in this role!

7+ years of experience in backend development using Go/C/Rust, with a strong understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, and high-throughput data pipelines.

Experience with Timeseries Databases, especially the storage layer, is a big plus.

Experience with object storage or distributed filesystems.

Experience designing tiered storage strategies (Hot/Warm/Cold) and TTL-based data eviction at scale.

A passion to grow personally and contribute to our team.

Strong collaboration skills, essential for Kentik's remote-friendly culture.

Our core data engine and platform are primarily written in Go

We use Node.js + Express for application serving, and React as our primary UI framework

Tooling: JS and Python for tooling and scripting.

Infrastructure & Messaging: Kafka for streaming pipelines, Redis for caching, and Postgres/MySQL for metadata.

APIs & Routing: REST/JSON and gRPC endpoints via HAProxy and Envoy.

Operations: GitHub for source control, Jenkins for CI/CD, and Jira for project tracking.

The true meaning of Kentik is visibility . We’re committed to making sure everyone feels empowered to use their voice, has a sense of belonging, and is represented at Kentik.

We don’t look for individuals who fit the culture, but those who will continue to add to the culture. We encourage everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in the industry: people of color, LGBTQI+ community, women, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), veterans, and people of any age or family status.

Kentik is committed to creating an inclusive interview process. If you require a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please reach out to recruiting@kentik.com.

Come as you are! You will be working at a fast-growing, well-funded startup alongside industry thought leaders and network aficionados as we build the future of observability and set the high bar for how network operations and digital businesses should run. With a competitive salary and amazing benefits on top of the meaningful and challenging projects you’ll take on, we’re sure you’ll enjoy joining the Kentik team.

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