Tech Lead, Staff Software Engineer, Data Product (US)

TRM Labs

6d•$200,000 - $250,000•Remote

About The Position

TRM Labs is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for their Data Product team. This role involves designing and building highly scalable features that power TRM's products and services, analyzing blockchain transaction activity at petabyte scale. The engineer will collaborate with data scientists, backend engineers, and product managers to create intricate data models for optimal storage and retrieval, supporting sub-second latency for querying blockchain data. The position requires exceptional communication skills, including writing clear design documents and proactively sharing tradeoffs. Experience with LLMs or AI-powered workflows is a bonus.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science or a related field.
5+ years of hands-on experience in architecting scalable API development, distributed system architecture, guiding projects from initial ideation through to successful production deployment.
Exceptional programming skills in Python, as well as adeptness in SQL or SparkSQL.
In-depth experience with data stores such as BigQuery and Postgres.
Experience building 0–1 systems: building pipelines, data platforms, or ML/BI workflows from scratch.
Skilled at writing and communicating technical decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Proficiency in data pipeline and workflow orchestration tools like Airflow and DBT.
Expertise in data processing technologies and streaming workflows including Dataflow, Spark, Kafka, and Flink.
Competence in deploying and monitoring infrastructure within public cloud platforms, utilizing tools such as Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes, and Datadog.
Proven ability in loading, querying, and transforming extensive datasets.

Nice To Haves

Experience with LLMs or AI-powered workflows (e.g., prompt engineering, internal tooling, semantic search).

Responsibilities

Build highly scalable features that integrate with dozens of blockchains.
Design and architect intricate data models for optimal storage and retrieval to support sub-second latency for querying blockchain data.
Collaborate across departments, partnering with data scientists, backend engineers, and product managers to design and implement novel data models that enhance TRM’s products.
Work closely with product managers, data scientists, and customer-facing teams to deeply understand user needs and translate them into scalable data solutions.
Write clear design docs, proactively share tradeoffs, and build alignment across disciplines.
Mentor engineers or analysts and enjoy leveling up those around you.