Senior Data Platform Engineer

Welcome to Chargeflow

Chargeflow is at the forefront of fintech + AI innovation, backed by leading venture capital firms. Our mission is to build a fraud-free global commerce ecosystem by leveraging the newest technology, freeing online businesses to focus on their core ideas and growth. We are building the future, and we need you to help shape it.

Who We're Looking For - The Dream Maker

We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Platform Engineer to design and scale the robust, cost-efficient infrastructure powering our groundbreaking fraud prevention solution. In this role, you will architect distributed systems and cloud-native technologies to safeguard our clients' revenue while driving technical initiatives that align with business objectives and operational efficiency.

Our ultimate goal is to equip our clients with resilient safeguards against chargebacks, empowering them to safeguard their revenue and optimize their profitability. Join us on this thrilling mission to redefine the battle against fraud.

Your Arena

• Infrastructure & FinOps: Design scalable, robust backend services while owning cloud cost management to ensure maximum resource efficiency.
• High-Performance Engineering: Architect distributed systems and real-time pipelines capable of processing millions of daily transactions.
• Operational Excellence: Champion Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), security, and observability best practices across the R&D organization.
• Leadership: Lead technical initiatives, mentor engineers, and drive cross-functional collaboration to solve complex infrastructure challenges.

What It Takes - Must haves:

• Experience: 5+ years of experience in data platform engineering, backend engineering, or infrastructure engineering.
• Language Proficiency: Specific, strong proficiency in Python & software engineering principles.
• Cloud Native: Extensive experience with AWS, GCP, or Azure and cloud-native architectures.
• Databases: Deep knowledge of both relational (e.g., PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases, including performance optimization, cost tuning, and scaling strategies.
• Architecture: Strong experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs, microservices architecture, and event-driven systems.
• Containerization & IaC: Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation).
• System Design: Strong understanding of distributed systems principles, concurrency, and scalability patterns.

Nice-to-Haves

• Strong Advantage: Apache Iceberg (Lakehouse/S3/Glue), Apache Spark (Optimization), Message Queues (Kafka/Kinesis), Graph Databases (Experience with schema design, cluster setup, and ongoing management of engines like Amazon Neptune or Neo4j).
• Tech Stack: Orchestration (Temporal/Dagster/Airflow), Modern Data Stack (dbt/DuckDB), Streaming (Flink/Kafka Streams), Observability (Datadog/Grafana).
• Skills: FinOps (Cost Explorer/Spot instances), CI/CD & DevOps, Data Governance (GDPR), Pydantic, and Mentorship/Leadership experience.

Our Story

Chargeflow is a leading force in fintech innovation, tackling the pervasive issue of chargeback fraud that undermines online businesses. Born from a deep passion for technology and a commitment to excel in eCommerce and fintech, we've developed an AI-driven solution aimed at combating the frustrations of credit card disputes. Our diverse expertise in fintech, eCommerce, and technology positions us as a beacon for merchants facing unjust chargebacks, supported by a unique success-based approach.

Backed by $49M led by Viola Growth, OpenView, Sequoia Capital and other top tier global investors, Chargeflow has embarked on a product-led growth journey. Today, we represent a tight-knit community of passionate individuals and entrepreneurs, united in our mission to revolutionize eCommerce and fight against chargeback fraud, marking us as pioneers in protecting online business revenues.