NewsBreak is the best local source for news, videos, and information on safety, accidents, sports, business, celebrity updates, stock market trends, and more.
About the role
NewsBreak reaches tens of millions of users every day. Every feed ranking decision, every recommendation, every A/B test, and every ML model we ship runs on the data infrastructure you'd own. We're looking for a senior engineer to build and scale the batch and streaming pipelines at the core of that platform — someone who takes end-to-end ownership, drives reliability, and can translate ambiguous business needs into production-grade data systems.
What they're looking for
- 5+ years of data engineering experience, with at least 3 years owning production pipelines in a distributed data environment
- Strong hands-on experience with Spark and Kafka at scale — you've debugged a production incident in both, not just run tutorials
- Experience with big-data technologies including Hadoop, Presto/Trino, and Flink
- Proficiency in Python and SQL, Scala a plus
- Experience working in a cloud environment, preferably AWS (S3, EMR, Glue, Redshift)
- Track record of improving efficiency, scalability, and stability of data systems — with measurable results
More about this role
Founded in 2015, NewsBreak is the Content Intelligence platform shaping the future content economy. With over 40 million monthly active users, our flagship platform delivers highly personalized local news and information powered by advanced AI, recommendation systems, and adtech.
Recognized by Fast Company as #32 on the Top Workplaces for Innovators, we're proud to be Great Place to Work® certified and home to a dynamic team of technologists, product innovators, and business leaders who are passionate about solving meaningful challenges at scale.
Together, we reached unicorn status in 2021, and we remain committed to continuing this high-growth trajectory with the right team to fulfill our mission: building the infrastructure layer for content intelligence.
If you’re inspired to dream big, innovate fast, and make a difference, we’d love to hear from you! For more information, visit www.newsbreak.com/about
NewsBreak reaches tens of millions of users every day. Every feed ranking decision, every recommendation, every A/B test, and every ML model we ship runs on the data infrastructure you'd own. We're looking for a senior engineer to build and scale the batch and streaming pipelines...
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