Senior Data Engineer
Beacon BiosignalsNeurotechnology company
Remote$150,000 - $170,000Senior
General Catalyst
Casdin Capital
Data & AI
About the role
TL;DR
Design and scale backend systems for data infrastructure at Beacon Biosignals.
- •Beacon Biosignals is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join our Datastore team.
- •The Datastore sits at the heart of Beacon's platform.
- •It defines our foundational data model and serves as the centralized repository and API for brain data collected from clinical studies, supporting the analytical tools, services, and applications used by our scientists, clinicians, and partners.
- •Key Responsibilities Design and scale backend systems for data infrastructure.
- •Lead the design and integration of new services and components for data and event processing.
- •Contribute to scaling the Datastore's core infrastructure.
- •Collaborate with platform and application teams to implement APIs that unlock new workflows.
- •Leverage feedback to improve operational robustness and ease of use.
- •Requirements 5+ years of backend development experience, including at least 2 years focused on data engineering.
- •Strong proficiency in SQL, with production experience working with PostgreSQL.
- •Hands-on experience with data streaming and event processing, using tools such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, Pulsar, or a cloud-based equivalent like Amazon Kinesis.
- •Proficiency in a data-oriented programming language such as Julia, Python, or R.
- •Experience deploying and operating services in containerized environments, with familiarity in Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform and/or Helm.
- •Experience in TypeScript/JavaScript (Node.js) is a plus.
- •A collaborative mindset and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- •A self-directed approach, with a track record of thriving in hybrid or fully remote teams.
Required skills
SQLPostgreSQLKubernetesTerraformPythonTypeScriptJavaScript
Nice-to-have skills
RabbitMQR
Domain expertise
healthcare
Benefits & perks
equity, PTO, other benefits
Tech stack
SQLPostgreSQLRabbitMQPythonRKubernetesTerraformHelmTypeScriptJavaScript