Staff Data Engineer - Governance

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About the Role At Blip, data is more than a byproduct, it's a strategic asset.

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Your Mission You’ll be the technical backbone of our Data and Platform Engineering team, owning critical platform decisions, mentoring engineers, and designing future-proof, low-latency, high-throughput systems that power analytics, machine learning, and real-time business logic.

As a senior individual contributor, you’ll work side-by-side with product, infrastructure, and AI teams, helping shape Blip's data foundation for years to come.

Collaborate in code reviews and mentor other engineers in software craftsmanship. • AI Infrastructure & Decision Systems Help bridge traditional machine learning workloads with modern AI-based decision systems.

Support the evolution of our ML pipelines into agent-based or model-context protocol (MCP)-enabled workflows. • Collaboration & Leadership Work cross-functionally with Product, AI, and Software Engineering teams to drive platform adoption and unlock new capabilities.

Technical Foundations • Solid foundation in software engineering: design patterns, testing, CI/CD, versioning, clean code. • Proficiency in modern languages such as Scala, Java, or Python. • Expertise in SQL, data modeling, and performance tuning for analytical and transactional workloads.

Bonus Points • Experience implementing or working with Model Context Protocol (MCP) or modern AI infrastructure paradigms. • Familiarity with ML Ops, feature stores, and model deployment frameworks. • Knowledge of data governance principles, observability stacks, and RBAC/RLS at scale.

Perks and Benefits Your Day-to-Day Experience • Flexible Hours: Enjoy autonomy to organize your routine with balance and responsibility. • Flexible Work Models: Remote, hybrid, or on-site - depending on the role's needs. • No Dress Code: Be yourself, without formalities. • Home Office and Blip Setup Allowance: Financial support to create or upgrade your remote workspace. • Birthday Day Off: Take a day off during your birthday month to celebrate your way. • Blip Recharge: Five paid days off per year for employees not required to clock in, designed to promote balance and rest.

Why Join Us You’ll join a company with global ambitions and a highly motivated Data team, working to reshape how businesses interact with customers through conversational AI and intelligent platforms. Our Data Platform powers everything from internal decision-making to the next generation of AI-driven experiences. We're now looking for a Sr.

Staff Data/Platform Engineer to play a foundational role in scaling and evolving this platform. This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about solving deep engineering challenges, working across large-scale distributed systems, and translating real-time data into meaningful intelligence across the company.

Key Responsibilities • Platform Engineering & Distributed Systems Design, implement, and optimize distributed data systems using technologies like Kafka, Flink, Spark, and Delta Lake, ensuring scalability, fault tolerance, and high performance across streaming and batch workloads. • Streaming & Real-time Data Pipelines Build and maintain low-latency, high-throughput pipelines capable of handling billions of events per day, powering real-time dashboards, ML feature stores, and intelligent products. • Data Architecture & Systems Design Translate business requirements into robust, scalable architectural patterns, integrating best practices across data modeling, orchestration, data governance, and observability. • Engineering Excellence & Code Quality Write high-quality, maintainable code and establish patterns that raise the engineering bar.

Act as a technical leader and sounding board on system evolution and architecture choices.

What We're Looking For Experience • 8+ years in Data Engineering, Platform Engineering, or Software Engineering roles. • Demonstrated expertise building and scaling distributed systems and data platforms. • Deep hands-on experience with Apache Kafka, Apache Flink, Apache Spark, Delta Lake, or similar technologies. • Strong knowledge of streaming architectures, real-time data processing, and event-driven systems.

Well-being and Quality of Life • Meal or Food Allowance: BRL 1,144.00 per month, fully covered (no deductions) and credited even during vacations or leave. • Transportation Voucher: Available according to commuting needs. • Wellhub (Gympass): Access to gyms, wellness apps, and physical activities - also extended to dependents. • SESC Partnership: Access to culture, leisure, sports, hotels, vacation programs, and more.

Physical and Emotional Health • Health Plan (Amil): Nationwide coverage with private hospital rooms for you and your dependents, with co-participation only. • Dental Plan: Nationwide coverage for you and your dependents, with three plan options and full coverage of the selected plan cost. • Conexa Saúde: Online psychological care platform. • Life Insurance: Coverage equivalent to 24 times your monthly salary.

Family, Parenthood, and Support • Extended Maternity Leave: 180 days to embrace this new chapter with peace of mind. • Extended Paternity Leave: 30 days to be present and strengthen family bonds. • Childcare Allowance: Reimbursement of BRL 676.81 for children up to 2 years old and BRL 592.21 for children up to 5 years old. • Allowance for Dependents with Disabilities: BRL 846.02 support for children with disabilities or neurodiversity.

Development and Recognition • Educational Support: Partnerships with universities and language schools. • Short-Term Incentive Program (ICP): Financial recognition tied to Blip's performance goals.

Diversity and Inclusion • Your Name Matters: Reimbursement of up to BRL 250.00 for expenses related to name and/or gender marker changes, reinforcing inclusion and respect for identity. Here, you won’t just build systems, you’ll help shape the foundation of what’s next.