Staff Data Systems Engineer: Kafka, On-Prem Infra & Pipelines
Pixar Animation Studios
Pixar Animation Studios in Emeryville is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer to join the Data Systems Engineering team. You will own the Kafka infrastructure and manage asset version control, while shaping a strategic vision for data services that support production and storytelling. The role requires 12+ years on Linux, Kafka, scripting in Python or shell, and IaC with Ansible/Puppet/Terraform. You will collaborate across teams, mentor others, lead large projects, and participate in on‑call #J-18808-Ljbffr Pixar Animation Studios
- Pixar in Emeryville seeks a Staff Systems Engineer to lead data streaming and asset version control initiatives. You will own Kafka infrastructure migration back to on-prem, manage Perforce P4 assets, and partner with production and engineering to shape the studio's data...Suggested
- Pixar is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer to join our Data Systems Engineering team in Emeryville. You will support Kafka infrastructure, manage our Perforce‑based asset version control system, and help define a strategic vision for the studio's data services. Collaborate...Suggested
$180.12k - $233.09k
...Summary:Pixar is seeking a Staff Systems Engineer to join our Data Systems Engineering (DSE)... ...focus will be supporting our Kafka infrastructure as well as... ...infrastructure back to on-prem management, and own... ...supportSupport filmmaking pipelines by helping manage our digital...PipelineNight shift- ...of AI products. As a Senior Data Engineer at fal, you will build the data... ...that turns our internal systems and external vendor relationships... ...You will design low-latency pipelines, implement ingestion to BigQuery... ...ClickHouse, and partner with infra, #J-18808-Ljbffr The...Pipeline
$102k - $182.71k
...OverviewWe’re seeking a Senior Search Systems Engineer to build the intelligence and automation... ...top of our marketing and AI visibility data. This role focuses on transforming structured... ...can be implemented across reporting pipelines, analytical systems, and automation...PipelineFull timeFor contractorsRemote workShift work- ...Amsterdam.Making data-driven decisions is... ...to scale our data systems while maintaining... ...tooling to teams across engineering, product, and... ...orchestrate data pipelines and define workflows... ...like Spark, Kafka.You appreciate the... ...needs while balancing infra and business needs...PipelineFull timeWork experience placementLocal areaFlexible hours
$102k - $182.71k
...+ years of experience in software engineering, applied analytics, search systems, or technical marketing roles where... ...We need experience working with data engineering or analytics engineering... ...be implemented across reporting pipelines, analytical systems, and automation...PipelineFull timeShift work$140k - $155k
We are seeking an experienced Data Analytics Engineer to design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines and analytics infrastructure that... ...streaming data technologies (Kafka, Kinesis, Spark Structured... ...pipelines across cloud and on-prem sources, ensuring data quality...Pipeline$227.2k - $417k
...:As a Software Engineer on the ML Infrastructure... ...model serving systems that support... ...openings;Staff Software EngineerPrincipal... ...the art.Take a data driven approach... ...of our infra. Lead large... ...brokers (e.g. Kafka), and caches (e... ...model training pipelines and model internals...PipelineFull timeTemporary workLocal areaFlexible hours- ...Services is seeking a technical expert to build data science tools and infrastructure. You will... ...collaborate with analytics leadership and engineers on the Data Science platform. The role focuses on ETL improvements, scalable pipelines, and maintaining security and compliance...Pipeline
$272k - $336k
...Waymo Systems Engineering RoleWaymo is an autonomous driving technology company with the mission... ...safety framework methodologies, safety data, and internal processes, and square them... ...documentation and the strategy to support data pipelines that would populate the data for said...PipelineOdd jobFull timeRemote work$250k
...A Funded start-up in California is seeking a Systems Engineer to design and optimize systems handling complex ML pipelines. The role involves building scalable infrastructure... ...in Go and Python, along with experience in data infrastructure. This position offers a...Pipeline$180k - $220k
...considering us. You will shape the data foundation that powers the... ...our lifetime, owning the pipelines, models, and analyses that... ...Direct Air Capture (DAC) systems into the insights our engineers and scientists rely upon.... ...Maintain and support on-prem server systems connected...Pipeline$160k - $240k
...looking for a Senior Data Engineer to help define, build,... ...Together’s mission-critical systems. As a Senior Data... ...platforms, stream processing pipelines, ETLs, etc Expert-... ...AWS Kinesis, Apache Kafka, or Redpanda Expert-... ...tested, and maintainable infra-as-code and software...PipelineFull time- OCI is seeking experienced Data Engineers to design, develop, and manage... ...and optimize large‑scale data pipelines (Azure, AWS, GCP) Develop data... ...scalable APIs and ensure system performance Manage big data... ...event‑driven architectures (Kafka, Pulsar) Strong knowledge of...Pipeline
- Full Scope is seeking a Data Engineer in San Francisco to design and optimize data pipelines for AI and machine learning initiatives. You will work with data scientists, ML engineers, and software teams to ensure robust data architecture and seamless model deployment....Pipeline
- TrueMeter is seeking an AI-native Data Engineer to own data and AI infrastructure end-to-end, including pipelines, databases, and APIs. You will shape data flow from raw... .... The role requires building production data systems with Python, TypeScript, and GCP, shipping quickly...Pipeline
- ...We are seeking an experienced Data Analytics Engineer to design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines and analytics infrastructure that... ...pipelines across cloud and on-prem sources, ensuring data quality... ...streaming data technologies (Kafka, Kinesis, Spark Structured...Pipeline
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- ..., Business Analytics, Engineering, Mathematics, or related... ...experience in data engineering, software... ...for production-grade pipelines, with strong skills in... ...BundlesKnowledge of distributed systems such as (Spark, Dask,... ...streaming platforms (Kafka, Kinesis, Pulsar) for...PipelineApprenticeshipEasy work
- ...company based in San Francisco, California. The Role: As a Data Engineer - Multimodal Systems , you will be a core contributor to creating, collecting, and improving Zyphra’s datasets and data pipelines across a variety of modalities. Your work will intersect with...PipelineWork at officeRelocation package
$141.9k - $190.3k
Job Posting Title:Sr Data EngineerReq ID:10153288Job... ...global organization of engineers, product developers,... ...design and build data pipelines to facilitate measuring... ...environments (cloud, on-prem, hybrid)Our tech stack... ...databases and/or distributed systems (Snowflake or Redshift)...PipelineFull timeWork experience placement$185k - $218k
...CheckrCheckr is building the data platform to power safe... ...data platform, the system that stores and serves... ...product. As a Senior Data Engineer, you'll lead the... ...core services and data pipelines, delivering reliable, high... ...data technologies such as Kafka, Spark, Iceberg, and...PipelineWork at officeLocal areaRemote workRelocation3 days per week- ...end: the scheduling systems, the placement logic... ...work closely with ML Infra (training systems), data platform, and... ...generation hardware, on-prem/cloud) and enables seamless... ...: Strong software engineering fundamentals... ...efficient JAX training pipelines. You’ll work closely...PipelineFlexible hours
$148.5k - $260.1k
...search, enterprise data discovery, and... ...Member of Technical Staff (SMTS) and a Lead... ...Knowledge Graph and AI Engineering team.The SMTS will... ...engineer and core systems developer —... ...components, semantic pipeline workflows, and AI-... ...streaming (e.g., Kafka).Delivery: Track record...PipelineFull timeContract work$101k - $186.75k
Senior Data Engineer | Activision Blizzard MediaCategory OtherLocation San Francisco, California... ....ResponsibilitiesBuild scalable data pipelines and services.Understand the business... ...with distributed messaging systems like Kafka and RabitMQExperience with distributed...PipelineFull timeTemporary workPart timeLocal areaRelocation package$150k
Tzafon is seeking a skilled engineer to enhance their machine intelligence systems in San Francisco. As part of the team, you'll be responsible for building evaluation infrastructure, designing data pipelines, and implementing fine-tuning processes. Ideal candidates have...Pipeline- ...Robotics in San Francisco is building data infrastructure for robotics... ...episodes. You will work with platform engineers to extend systems powering research workflows on a modern... ...experience with distributed systems and data pipelines, and a degree in CS. #J-18808-Ljbffr...Pipeline
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