The developer platform for building LLM applications
Senior/Staff Platform Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
105 days ago
Salary
$160K - $225K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Senior/Staff Platform Engineer
Vellum
• Build and ship the core services that power our platform, from data processing to customer-facing APIs and applications. • Turn complex data into a competitive advantage by implementing robust and reliable data interfaces and pipelines. • Write clean, effective code and help us choose the right tools and frameworks. • Tackle unique challenges in a massive industry, solving high-impact problems that are critical to our success.
Job Requirements
- 7+ years of experience with modern engineering
- Familiar with Application Development, Cloud Architecture & Infrastructure, Data Processing & Orchestration, Data Quality & Observability
- You write clean, effective code (Python, SQL, TypeScript, React, Node.js, PostgreSQL)
- Experience architecting systems that move and transform data reliably
- You are collaborative, ambitious, and biased towards action.
Benefits
- High-Impact Work: See your work directly impact the company's trajectory and an entire industry.
- Competitive Compensation: engineers can make 160k-225k across levels
- 401k Match
- Comprehensive Health Benefits: Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage.
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