SDE 1 - Data Platform

About Us

slice

A new bank for a new India.

slice's purpose is to make the world better at using money and time, with a major focus on building the best consumer experience for your money. We've all felt how slow, confusing, and complicated banking can be. So, we're reimagining it. We're building every product from scratch to be fast, transparent, and feel good, because we believe that the best products transcend demographics, like how great music touches most of us.

Our cornerstone products and services: slice savings account, slice UPI credit card, slice UPI, and slice business are designed to be simple, rewarding, and completely in your control. At slice, you'll get to build things you'd use yourself and shape the future of banking in India. We tailor our working experience with the belief that the present moment is the only real thing in life. And we have harmony in the present the most when we feel happy and successful together.

We're backed by some of the world's leading investors, including Tiger Global, Insight Partners, Advent International, Blume Ventures, and Gunosy Capital.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced SDE I (Data Platform) to join our Data Platforms team. As an SDE I, you will play a pivotal role in driving innovation and excellence across our software solutions. You will collaborate with a skilled team of engineers on challenging and impactful projects that will broaden your technical expertise and accelerate your growth. This role offers significant ownership and the opportunity to shape the future of our data products through your ideas and execution.

What You'll Work On

Trino query governance and abuse prevention

AI-based anomaly detection using Apache Flink

Designing and maintaining self-healing, SLA-driven pipelines

Building an LLMOps platform using Ray and MLflow

Creating zero-SQL tooling for pipeline automation

Optimizing performance and cost across Spark jobs and EKS clusters

Building a central governance layer and organizational data maps

You Should Have

1 - 2.5 years of strong programming experience in Python (PySpark) and/or Golang

Hands-on experience with Kubernetes (EKS) and REST API development using Django or FastAPI

Proficiency in distributed systems and data processing frameworks like Spark and Flink

Experience with Trino, Redpanda, Ray, and MLflow

Working knowledge of Delta Lake on S3 and AWS big data services like EMR and Glue

Familiarity with Superset, Apache Ranger, and low-latency data stores

Strong problem-solving skills and a deep understanding of scalable cloud-native infrastructure

Life at slice

Life so good, you'd think we're kidding

Competitive salaries. Period.

An extensive medical insurance that looks out for our employees & their dependants. We'll love you and take care of you, our promise.

Flexible working hours. Just don't call us at 3AM, we like our sleep schedule.

Tailored vacation & leave policies so that you enjoy every important moment in your life.

A reward system that celebrates hard work and milestones throughout the year. Expect a gift coming your way anytime you kill it here.

Learning and upskilling opportunities. Seriously, not kidding.

Good food, games, and a cool office to make you feel like home.

An environment so good, you'll forget the term colleagues can't be your friends.