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Senior Data Infra Engineer

NewsBreak · Mountain View, California, United States

Posted about 3 months ago

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
82 days
NewsBreak's roles stay open a median of 81 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
15% of NewsBreak's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at NewsBreak
high
47 stale, 0 reposted of 55 open
Hiring momentum
61 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-24

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from NewsBreak's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for NewsBreak.

About this role

As a Senior Data Infra Engineer at NewsBreak, you will be responsible for building and scaling data pipelines that support millions of users daily. Your role will involve designing and operating Kafka pipelines, maintaining batch processing with Spark, ensuring data quality and observability, and collaborating with data scientists and platform engineers to meet data needs across teams.

Our read on this posting2.6out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
0/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of NewsBreak as an employer.

What you need

  • 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
  • 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

What you get

  • Health, dental, and vision care for you and your family (100% coverage for employee)
  • Top-tier 401(K) plan with company matching
  • Paid time off and paid holidays
  • FSA, HSA and commuter benefits programs
  • Team activity budget

Worth weighing

  • No specific mention of remote work options
  • Salary range provided but may vary based on multiple factors
  • Emphasis on ownership and end-to-end project responsibility may require a proactive mindset

Summarised from NewsBreak's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by NewsBreak on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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