Staff Backend Engineer - Data Platform- San Francisco

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with deep backend and data expertise.
• Solid, hands-on experience with a cloud data warehouse or lakehouse (BigQuery preferred; Snowflake, Databricks, or Iceberg-based stacks).
• Deep SQL/dbt experience: you can design schemas that survive evolution, reason about correctness and performance of complex analytical queries.
• Expert-level Python experience for building services, not just scripts or notebooks.
• Track record of Staff-level technical leadership: setting direction across multiple workstreams, writing design docs others build from, and being the engineer the team pulls in on the hardest problems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; able to defend technical decisions to engineering, product, and exec stakeholders.

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What We Offer

• We’re a high-performance, low-ego team operating in a fast-moving environment. We care deeply about our customers and expect everyone to take full ownership of their work — this is a place where high expectations fuel even higher growth.
• If you thrive in ambiguity, take pride in raising the bar, and want to work alongside top-tier peers who challenge and support you, you'll find unmatched opportunities here. If you're looking for predictability or rigid structure or you prefer order-taking to go-getting, we’re probably not the right fit — and that’s okay.
• We work in small, mission-driven teams that prioritize inclusion, collaboration, and growth over hierarchy or red tape.
• Some of our benefits include:
• Flexible PTO - take time when you need it!
• Equity – Startup environment with part-ownership in our successes
• Top of the line health, dental, and vision insurance - multiple plan options so you can pick what fits you best
• WFH stipend to support the set up you need to be productive
• Events & Offsites – opportunities to connect and celebrate in real life!
• Free Lunch – Grab a bite on us when you choose to work from the office (hub locations include SF, NYC and Seattle)
• New Parent Leave – take time to welcome your newest Hausmate
• We value in-person collaboration at Haus and give preference to candidates within commuting distance of our offices in San Francisco, Seattle, and New York City. Haus is an equal opportunity employer. We make hiring decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status.
• We believe diverse perspectives make us stronger and are committed to an inclusive culture where everyone feels seen, heard, and empowered to contribute. Bring your authentic self — we would love to hear from you.