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Senior Data Engineer

Massachusetts, United States (Hybrid)

Senior Data Engineer

2 Hours ago • 4-8 Years • Data Analyst

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Job Description

Join the team building ToxMod, the leading voice moderation technology that enables platforms to proactively detect and fight toxicity, harassment, and harm for hundreds of millions of users.

Develop the platform and technology that is supporting communities ranging from AAA games like Call of Duty to VR communities like Rec Room to delivery apps. Nominated "Best Place to Work" by Games Industry Biz in 2023 and Built-In Boston in 2024, Modulate is committed to providing you with a unique and exceptional work experience. We encourage everyone at Modulate to bring their authentic selves to work. We believe that inclusive culture and diverse talent inspire innovation. We are committed to providing an inclusive environment where all employees can thrive.

We are looking for a passionate and creative collaborator to help us scale up our data and data systems as we continue to integrate with massive communities. Help us improve and scale our data, segment operational and reporting data, and create effective data structures and flows to solve complex problems and support massive write volume for massive customers. Think through tradeoffs, resolve unknowns, prove out approaches, and support Modulate in making key decisions as we solidify our foundations and prepare for the future.

The salary for this position is set at $150,000/yr.

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Role Responsibilities:

Refine, optimize, and scale our existing data sets.
Identify architectural improvements, patterns and standards that will help us create fast, efficient data systems for high-volume, write-heavy, real-time workflows.
Collaborate with our engineering teams to create solutions for thorny data problems.
Collaborate with our Data Analytics team to design access patterns for analytic data.
Share your knowledge of best practices across domains and collaborate with your colleagues to build shared, effective engineering practices.
Set the stage for open-ended scaling of data at Modulate.

Desired Qualifications:

Proficiency working with relational and non-relational databases.
Experience optimizing data structure and data access patterns for resiliency, speed, and availability.
Experience working with data flow between systems: networking, pipelines, queues, etc.
Proficiency in at least one coding language, at least one coding best-practices framework and object-oriented programming.
Solid communication, organization and collaboration skills.

NOTE for the questions "Your fit for the role", "Your values/goals", and "Why Modulate?" on the following form:

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