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Klaviyo

Senior Software Engineer - Data Automation

Posted 13 Days Ago
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Hybrid
Boston, MA
148K-222K Annually
Senior level
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Hybrid
Boston, MA
148K-222K Annually
Senior level
Design, build, maintain, and operate mission-critical analytics infrastructure and distributed systems at scale. Create technical designs, write high-quality code, provision cloud infrastructure, review designs and code, and mentor engineers. The role requires collaboration across teams, production system ownership, high-volume data processing, and solving complex technical problems in a fast-growing environment.
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At Klaviyo, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences and perspectives each Klaviyo (we call ourselves Klaviyos) brings to our workplace each and every day. We believe everyone deserves a fair shot at success and appreciate the experiences each person brings beyond the traditional job requirements. If you’re a close but not exact match with the description, we hope you’ll still consider applying. Want to learn more about life at Klaviyo? Visit klaviyo.com/careers to see how we empower creators to own their own destiny.

Position Title: Senior SWE 

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.

Responsibilities

The Data Automation team builds tooling that helps our Data Platform engineers provision and use infrastructure to power core Klaviyo functionality and generate data-driven insights. As an engineer on this team, you will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining our mission critical analytics infrastructure. You will work with a cross functional team to write technical design documents, create system infrastructure, write high quality code, and operate large scale systems in production. You will also review other engineer’s designs and code, and provide technical mentorship to other engineers on the team and in the broader engineering organization.

Team Tech Stack
  • AWS
  • Terraform
  • Python
  • Kubernetes
  • Clickhouse
  • DynamoDB
  • MySQL
  • Kafka
  • Spark
  • Flink
  • Iceberg
  • Airflow
Required Skills
  • BA or BS Degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent experience
  • 7+ years of experience in a software engineering discipline
  • Highly skilled in using at least one modern programming language
  • Experience provisioning infrastructure using Terraform or a similar infrastructure as code tool
  • Experience designing, building, and operating distributed systems in a cloud computing environment
  • Experience using Linux operating systems
  • Experience with OLTP and OLAP databases
  • Experience with high volume data processing and storage systems
  • Able to communicate well, both verbally and in writing
  • 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

Massachusetts Applicants:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Our salary range reflects the cost of labor across various U.S. geographic markets. The range displayed below reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all our US locations. The base salary offered for this position is determined by several factors, including the applicant’s job-related skills, relevant experience, education or training, and work location.

In addition to base salary, our total compensation package may include participation in the company’s annual cash bonus plan, variable compensation (OTE) for sales and customer success roles, equity, sign-on payments, and a comprehensive range of health, welfare, and wellbeing benefits based on eligibility. 

Your recruiter can provide more details about the specific salary/OTE range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Base Pay Range For US Locations:
$148,000—$222,000 USD

This role may require up to 10% travel for purposes such as new hire onboarding, client or partner work if applicable, team meetings, and industry events. Travel is coordinated in advance.

Get to Know Klaviyo

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. 

By participating in Klaviyo’s interview process, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and will adhere to our Guidelines for using AI in the Klaviyo interview Process. For more information about how we process your personal data, see our Job Applicant Privacy Notice.

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.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Our company takes the security and privacy of job applicants very seriously. We will never ask for payment, bank details, or personal financial information as part of the application process. All our legitimate job postings can be found on our official career site. Please be cautious of job offers that come from non-company email addresses (@klaviyo.com), instant messaging platforms, or unsolicited calls.
 
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Klaviyo San Francisco, California, USA Office

181 Fremont Street, Floor 21, San Francisco, CA , United States, 94105

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