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Senior Software Engineer, Product Data Platform at Brex
BrexSan Francisco, California, United States·17h ago
SeniorFull-timeJavaElasticsearchAI
Salary Range
$132,600 - $179,400 /year
This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.
About the Role
We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Product Data Platform (PDP) team at Brex. This role involves building and operating high-performance data infrastructure that powers critical Brex product experiences.
Key Responsibilities
- →Analyze and optimize complex query plans, execution paths, cost models, joins, and indexing strategies.
- →Drive schema and access-pattern improvements to resolve systemic performance bottlenecks.
- →Debug and remediate P95/P99 latency issues under load in production systems.
- →Design and operate distributed systems with thoughtful tradeoffs around consistency, latency, caching, and failure modes.
- →Evaluate existing architectures to proactively identify scaling risks and long-term reliability gaps.
- →Implement and improve caching strategies, read/write separation, and replica usage.
- →Contribute to and improve backend systems primarily in the JVM ecosystem (Kotlin/Java).
- →Raise the technical bar through thoughtful design reviews and clear communication of tradeoffs.
Requirements
- ✓7+ years of backend engineering experience building and operating production systems at scale.
- ✓Experience building platforms or infrastructure used by real customers.
- ✓Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally.
- ✓Deep hands-on experience with relational databases (Postgres or Aurora strongly preferred)
- ✓Strong expertise in query plan design and analysis, indexing strategies, and real-world database optimization.
Benefits
- ★Up to four weeks per year of fully remote work
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