Klaviyo is evolving its data platform with the introduction of Custom Objects, enabling customers to leverage key business objects natively. The Custom Object Platform team is responsible for this flexible data modeling and its integration, facing challenges in interfaces, query patterns, and distributed systems at high scale.
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in software development with 3+ years of experience in Engineering Management
- You’re a hands-on manager, able to contribute to design documents, write code, and perform code reviews when necessary
- Experience working with internal stakeholders on feature, technical, and architectural specifications
- Proficiency in managing all aspects of PDLC/SDLC and successfully driving complex projects to completion
- Experience working with data storage technologies and patterns, including distributed storage, data modeling, and relational databases
- You have architected, built and delivered at least one complex data processing system
- Experience with large scale data pipelines, CDC and distributed systems architecture, familiarity with Data Vault 2.0 is a plus
Responsibilities
- Lead, manage, and mentor a team of software engineers that designs and develops the custom object platform
- Own features that thousands of our customers and internal teams rely on daily to drive their business forward
- Coordinate a team of 6-10 engineers to deliver projects that enhance Klaviyo’s custom object platform capabilities
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to define project scope, requirements, and timelines, and ensure timely and successful project delivery
- Think in systems, help design and improve architectural patterns to ensure they are performant and scalable
- Actively participate in code reviews and contribute to the development of technical solutions to complex problems
- Participate in the technical interview process to help maintain a high bar for our growing teams
Other
- You are passionate about and have proven experience being a coach and a mentor for team members and helping them grow
- Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and collaboration within the Engineering and Product organizations
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience working with both monolithic and microservices architectures
- Experience debugging performance issues and improving system performance
