Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform

Zocdoc
Any Location, NY
Job Description
We're hiring a Staff Software Engineer (Data Platform) to define and lead the evolution of Zocdoc's data platform at the intersection of data engineering and product engineering. This role owns how data moves into, across, and out of our lakehouse and warehouse ecosystems, shaping the contracts, access patterns, APIs, governance controls, and interoperability standards that enable teams to reliably produce and consume data at scale.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience in data engineering, platform engineering, or backend platform development
  • Demonstrated experience designing data contracts, schema governance, or producer/consumer standards at scale
  • Strong expertise in Python and SQL, with hands-on experience building scalable data frameworks
  • Experience with distributed data systems such as Spark (Databricks or EMR) and modern lakehouse architectures (Delta Lake / Iceberg)
  • Experience with data warehouses such as Snowflake and strong understanding of performance and access patterns
  • Familiarity with schema registry systems and schema evolution in streaming systems (e.g., Kafka)
  • Experience building APIs, shared libraries, or platform services adopted by multiple teams
  • Strong understanding of access control, RBAC, and compliance constraints in regulated environments
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional architectural initiatives across product, analytics, and infrastructure teams
  • Clear communication skills and a track record of influencing standards across an organization
  • Experience working with AI-assisted development tools or cloud-based coding environments (e.g., Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, internal code generation frameworks, or similar systems)
  • Strong understanding of governance considerations for GenAI systems, including access control, prompt safety, sensitive data handling, and auditability

Benefits

  • Flexible, hybrid work environment at our convenient Soho location
  • Unlimited Vacation
  • 100% paid employee health benefit options (including medical, dental, and vision)
  • Commuter Benefits
  • 401(k) with employer funded match
  • Corporate wellness program with Wellhub
  • Sabbatical leave (for employees with 5+ years of service)
  • Competitive paid parental leave and fertility/family planning reimbursement
  • Cell phone reimbursement
  • Catered lunch everyday along with beverages and snacks
  • Employee Resource Groups and ZocClubs to promote shared community and belonging
  • Great Place to Work Certified
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