Hybrid Software Engineer – Data Engineering

at Ashby Electrical Limited

• Job title: Software Engineer – Data Engineering
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $105,000 - $110,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud, Distributed Systems, Kubernetes, Linux, Go
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Denver, United States

About the role

• Software Engineer developing and operating data systems at Todyl, enhancing data ingestion, storage, and processing. Collaborating across teams to integrate data platforms with services.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and operate large-scale, distributed data systems that handle high-volume, high-velocity data with strong guarantees around reliability and performance.
• Write high-performance Go services, with a focus on efficient data processing, concurrency, and memory usage.
• Own the architecture and evolution of data ingestion and storage systems, making pragmatic decisions that balance performance, cost, and operational complexity.
• Design systems that scale horizontally and are resilient to partial failures, data spikes, and infrastructure changes.
• Partner with AI/ML and analytics teams to deliver well-structured, format-appropriate data for downstream consumption.
• Evaluate and influence the selection of data storage and processing technologies, bringing informed perspectives based on prior experience with large data systems.
• Improve system observability, reliability, and operational readiness, including participating in an on-call rotation.
• Collaborate across engineering teams to integrate data platforms with user-facing products and internal services.
• Contribute to the team’s transition to cloud-native, Kubernetes-based infrastructure, helping define best practices along the way.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, including work on production distributed systems
• Strong proficiency in Go, with experience building and operating backend services
• Demonstrated experience designing and operating data-intensive systems (e.g., data lakes, streaming platforms, search/analytics systems)
• Experience running services in containerized or Kubernetes-based environments, or a strong desire to work in that direction
• Solid understanding of Linux-based systems, networking, and production debugging
• Experience designing systems with reliability, fault tolerance, and scalability in mind
• Comfortable owning services end-to-end, including on-call responsibilities
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to improve existing systems rather than replace them unnecessarily.

Benefits

• Flexible hybrid schedule
• Unlimited PTO – Take the time you need to recharge, plus 13 company holidays so we can all unplug together
• Comprehensive health coverage – Medical, dental, and vision
• 401(k)
• Generous parental leave programs
• Year-round team events
• Collaborative, mission-driven team
• And So Much More- HSA/FSA accounts, life insurance, disability coverage, EAP support, telehealth services, and more benefits designed with YOU in mind