Software Engineer II - Data Management and Governance (DMG)

Klaviyo is growing fast and we have openings for all skill levels across all of our teams. Learn more about our engineering culture at https://klaviyo.tech

We love tackling tough engineering problems and look for Engineers who specialize in certain areas but are passionate about building, owning & scaling features end to end from scratch and breaking through any obstacle or technical challenge in their way. We push each other to move out of our comfort zone, learn new technologies and work hard to ensure each day is better than the last.

Klaviyo operates a real-time data platform built for massive scale on Amazon Web Services (AWS). Engineers come to Klaviyo with experience in a variety of languages and from a number of disciplines.

The teams in the Data Platform area work with large scale distributed systems and databases to power core Klaviyo functionality and generate data-driven insights. As an engineer in this area, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining systems that support other engineering teams across Klaviyo. You will work with a cross functional team to help design systems, write high quality code, create infrastructure, and operate large scale systems in a production environment.

• AWS
• Python
• Kubernetes
• MySQL
• Clickhouse
• Kafka
• Spark
• Flink
• Iceberg
• Terraform
• Airflow

• Degree or equivalent experience in a software engineering discipline
• 2+ years of experience in a software engineering discipline
• Proficient in using at least one modern programming language
• Experience designing, building, and operating distributed systems in a cloud computing environment
• Experience with OLTP or OLAP databases
• Experience with high volume data processing and storage systems
• Experience provisioning infrastructure using Terraform or a similar infrastructure as code tool
• Experience using Linux operating systems
• Able to communicate well
• Able to work with others on a team
• Able to learn continuously and adapt to a high growth environment
• Able to stick with and solve difficult problems

We’re Klaviyo (pronounced clay-vee-oh). We empower creators to own their destiny by making first-party data accessible and actionable like never before. We see limitless potential for the technology we’re developing to nurture personalized experiences in ecommerce and beyond. To reach our goals, we need our own crew of remarkable creators—ambitious and collaborative teammates who stay focused on our north star: delighting our customers. If you’re ready to do the best work of your career, where you’ll be welcomed as your whole self from day one and supported with generous benefits, we hope you’ll join us.

AI fluency at Klaviyo includes responsible use of AI (including privacy, security, bias awareness, and human-in-the-loop). We provide accommodations as needed. 

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Klaviyo is committed to a policy of equal opportunity and non-discrimination. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, citizenship, national origin, color, religion or religious creed, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, veteran or active military status, marital status, criminal record, genetics, retaliation, sexual harassment or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.