Staff Data Engineer

MadKudu is the one-stop shop for B2B Saas companies who want to optimize their Revenue automation game. Madkudu translates buyer signals (1st & 3rd party data) into automated actions to generate more pipeline.
We are a tech startup based in San Francisco, CA. We raised $30m from some of the best VCs in the world (Felicis, BGV, Alven), have revenue, and amazing customers (Figma, MongoDB, Unity, etc.).

Your mission is to oversee and support the technical evolution of MadKudu's core platform so that it is always at the top of the state of the art, that it supports MadKudu's growth objectives, and that it ensures the best possible customer experience.

As an engineer, you are called upon to help on projects and efforts that have the strongest strategic value.

In short, you own the technical aspects of MadKudu's core platform.

Why this mission is very important

Our ambition to develop a groundbreaking and ahead of its time product confronts us with sharp technical challenges that few companies have. We can't just do what everyone else is doing, we always have to seek for new solutions, while keeping an eye on the highest state of the art. Our competitive advantage resides in our Product and by extension on the technology that powers it.

This is why we need brilliant engineers and among them a Staff Engineer capable of taking and applying the best decisions required to make MadKudu’s core platform one of the best of its kind.

Outcome: what success looks like

• MadKudu's core platform is widely recognized, both internally and externally, as one of the best in its category. Products and features built on top of the platform deliver an exceptional user experience, with customers consistently praising its reliability
  
• MadKudu's core platform is brilliant, and that success comes from strong collaboration. You’re not focused on writing every line of code or making every decision yourself. Instead, you empower junior engineers to contribute, stepping back at the right moments to allow others to learn, grow, and take ownership. You prioritize high-impact projects, ensuring your work delivers the greatest value.
• Your presence on projects and efforts with the highest strategic value for MadKudu ensures their success. You help to solve the hardest technical problems.
• You always feel the first concerned when an incident occurs on the platform, even if you are not the author, and even if you are not the person who solves it. You are in the front line, supporting and encouraging your partners.
• Other Engineers love working with you. You help them to grow. Your demand for yourself is shared by everyone. You set up new standards. You’re MadKudu’s mentor number one. You publicly represent Engineering and company culture and values

Key metrics

• Business metrics
• Team Engineering metrics (eg. velocity, code quality, etc.)
• Quality and reliability of the platform
• Satisfaction of the stakeholders (from internal users to Customers)

Responsibilities & activities

• Own MadKudu’s core data platform: share the vision, lead the implementation of new technologies and the design and development of new features, help other engineers to grow
• Nurture technological watch
• Support the projects and efforts that have the strongest strategic value
• Improves the other engineers, serves as an official MadKudu mentor
• Communicate outside the company and publicly represent company culture and values

Skills that will help crush it in this position

• Outstanding Software Engineering skills (development, architecture,…)
• Strong knowledge of Data Engineering (data modelling and processing,
• streaming, queues, databases, ETLs, etc.), applied in professional and
• challenging environments
• Significant knowledge of the “Modern Data Stack”
• Passion for infra, systems and production topics (monitoring, automation,
• deployment on AWS, CI/CD, etc.)
• Great ability to lead and mentor
• Deep empathy for users

Key other players to work with

• Software Engineers
• Product Managers
• Engineering Manager
• Exec team
• Customers
• Internal users

Interview process

• Interview with Recruiter Ruben Hernandez – 30 minutes
• Interview with Hiring Manager Maxime Gaudin – 30 minutes
• Work Sample (asynchronous) – 5 business days to complete
• Work Sample Review – 45 minutes
• Values Interview – 45 minutes
• Interview with CPO & Co-Founder Francis Brero – 30 minutes
• Reference Check
• Offer
  

If you feel like you don't have all the necessary skills yet but that this is where you want to be in your next position and you feel up to the challenge, please apply!