Integration Lead

Stellic • San Mateo, CA

2d • Remote

About The Position

Stellic is looking for an Integration Lead to own the systems that connect university Student Information Systems (SIS) to Stellic. This role is critical for maintaining data correctness and reliability across the platform. The Integration team is responsible for the bridge between university SIS and Stellic, ensuring data accuracy and trustworthiness through integration pipelines, data models, and interfaces. The team also focuses on evolving Stellic's integration approach by consolidating legacy patterns into a new, scalable standard. As the Integration Lead, you will shape how external data flows through Stellic, impacting the platform's reliability and trustworthiness.

Requirements

• 8+ years of backend engineering experience operating at scale, with a track record of leading complex implementations as a technical lead.
• Background designing and operating high-reliability integration systems with strong guarantees around data correctness.
• Expertise building fault-tolerant, observable systems that are easy to debug in production.
• Experience working with complex external systems and translating them into clean, well-defined internal models.
• Strong judgment in defining and evolving integration standards and patterns across a codebase.
• Strong proficiency in SQL and database optimization (PostgreSQL a plus).
• Comfort with asynchronous / event-based architectures.
• Clear and effective communication skills for collaborating with product, design, and customer-facing teams.
• Deep curiosity, customer empathy, and commitment to engineering as a craft.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical direction and evolution of SIS integration systems, including integration pipelines, data models, and interfaces.
• Define and drive the adoption of a consolidated integration architecture, replacing legacy patterns with a consistent, scalable approach.
• Ensure systems are fault-tolerant, observable, and easy to debug, with clear guarantees around data integrity and behavior across diverse external data sources.
• Design systems that reliably handle varied SIS environments while maintaining clean, well-defined internal representations.
• Drive engineering excellence by defining and mentoring on best practices, design patterns, and code quality.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Meaningful equity
• Health insurance with Stellic covering 99% of your premium and 75% for dependents
• 401(k)
• Commuter benefits
• Annual international retreats

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees