About the job
About Swap
At Swap, we are revolutionizing modern commerce with our unique AI-native platform that seamlessly integrates backend operations with an innovative storefront experience. Our solution is designed for brands aspiring to sell anything, anywhere, by centralizing global operations and enabling intelligent workflows. With real-time data and capabilities, our products cover cross-border transactions, tax management, returns, demand planning, and our state-of-the-art agentic storefront. This empowers merchants with complete transparency and the confidence to make informed decisions.
We are fostering a culture at Swap that emphasizes clarity, creativity, and a shared sense of ownership as we redefine the landscape of global commerce.
About the Role
We are seeking enthusiastic, detail-oriented, and adaptable Data Engineers to join our platform team during an exciting phase of growth. This role is ideal for proactive engineers who thrive in dynamic environments and are eager to take charge, contribute significantly, and collaborate closely with product teams.
In this pivotal position, you will play a key role in designing, optimizing, and scaling our premier data platform, which fuels our advanced customer-facing agentic systems. You will engage proactively with Product Managers and stakeholders to advocate for best practices, ensuring our platform remains robust and poised for future advancements.
This hands-on builder role is suited for knowledgeable and enthusiastic team players excited about the opportunity to accelerate and expand a greenfield platform.
Key Responsibilities
Data Pipeline Engineering: Develop, optimize, and sustain comprehensive end-to-end data pipelines for essential business operations. Prioritize low latency, strong observability, and effective alerting for batch and stream processing to guarantee data reliability.
API Development: Support the design and implementation of new features within the API layer, collaborating with product teams to ensure efficient data access.
Platform Contribution: Own specific components of the data platform, actively contributing technical enhancements for scalability, future readiness, and alignment with Swap's long-term product strategy.
Data Quality & Governance: Implement and advocate for best practices in data quality to ensure the data's integrity and reliability.
What We Would Like to See
A minimum of 3 years of experience in data engineering or related roles, demonstrating a strong understanding of data systems.
Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Scala.
Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
Strong problem-solving skills and a passion for data-driven decision-making.

