Senior Data Engineer

About Us

Hello, we’re Flare! We are reimagining how attorneys and clients work together. We are obsessed with building solutions that empower attorneys and consumers through the legal journey. Funded by leading VC firms, we are an industry leader in legal technology. Our platform simplifies the delivery of complex legal services while providing ease and clarity to clients and attorneys throughout the process. With a global team that brings a fresh perspective, Flare is revolutionizing the way legal services are delivered. We’re a team of creative problem-solvers who want to make the world a better place. Join us.

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Overview

At Flare, reliable and scalable data infrastructure isn't just a technical goal - it's at the heart of our ability to empower AI-driven innovation and enhance our product offerings. Understanding deeply the needs of our products and engineering teams, identifying the optimal data sources, architecting intuitive data models, and building robust data systems form the core of our mission.

We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our growing Data Engineering team. This is a high-impact role focused on designing, building, and scaling our Production Data Layer Infrastructure, the foundational systems that empower engineering teams to build data-driven features and that directly power our AI solutions. You will take ownership of developing and evolving core infrastructure used by product and backend engineers across the company. Your work will enable seamless access to high-quality, reliable data for both operational and AI-powered product use cases.

Responsibilities:

Lead the development and implementation of scalable, production-grade data infrastructure
Partner closely with backend and platform teams to enable data-powered product development
Build and maintain the data systems that serve both real-time and batch workloads for analytical and product needs
Create robust, high-quality data pipelines and tooling with strong SLAs and high resilience
Drive standards in data modeling, observability, orchestration, and governance
Contribute to architectural decisions that impact Flare’s AI strategy and long-term scalability
Mentor engineers and collaborate across R&D teams to elevate the technical capabilities of the team

Requirements:

Requirements

5+ years of experience as a Data Engineer, particularly within product engineering environments
Hands-on Experience building data streaming infrastructure (e.g., Kafka, Flink), or workflow engines
Strong expertise in PostgreSQL, Snowflake, and ClickHouse or other modern databases
Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python
Proven experience building and maintaining production-ready data systems that support both business intelligence and product logic
Solid understanding of data architecture, and best practices for data reliability and scalability
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience
Strong communication and collaboration skills; comfortable working cross-functionally with engineering and product

Bonus Points

Familiarity with Data Mesh architecture or decentralized data ownership models
Experience with orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow) and distributed systems
Experience building platforms that support AI/ML pipelines

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