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About Appier Appier is an AI-native Agentic AI as a Service (AaaS) company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to power business decision-making. Founded in 2012 with a vision of democratizing AI, Appier’s mission is turning AI into ROI by making software intelligent. Appier now has 17 offices across APAC, Europe and U.S., and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Ticker number: 4180). Visit www.appier.com for more information. Our EDP team builds core data backend capabilities that power critical product experiences across ingestion, profile processing, and serving. About the role We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer, Data Backend to design and operate production-grade data backend systems at scale. This role combines backend service engineering and data platform engineering, with strong focus on reliability, performance, and cost efficiency in a cloud-native environment. You will work on high-throughput APIs/services, as well as data processing and workflow components in Python/Spark/SQL, partnering closely with product, platform, and data teams. What you will do Design, build, and maintain backend services and data platform components. Develop and optimize streaming and batch data workflows, orchestrated with Airflow and Lakeflow. Model and maintain Lakehouse data layers (bronze/silver/gold) to ensure data quality and consistency. Improve data quality and consistency through schema/contracts and validation mechanisms. Diagnose and resolve production issues across service and data layers. Drive performance and cost optimization initiatives for large-scale workloads. Collaborate across teams to deliver roadmap milestones. Mentor engineers and contribute to engineering standards and review culture. About you [Minimum qualifications] 4+ years of software engineering experience in backend/data-intensive systems. Strong proficiency in Python (required). Strong proficiency in Spark/SQL (required). Hands-on experience with distributed data systems (e.g., Spark/Databricks, Kafka). Experience operating services/pipelines in cloud production environments (GCP preferred). Solid understanding of reliability practices: observability, on-call, incident response. Strong communication and ownership; able to drive ambiguous projects to completion. [Preferred qualifications] Experience with Databricks/Delta Lake/Lakehouse architectures. Experience with Kubernetes/GKE and Terraform/IaC. Experience with data governance (lineage, access control, PII handling). Experience with identity/profile systems (entity resolution, merge logic). Experience with FinOps/cost optimization for platform workloads. Scala/Java experience for Spark ecosystem optimization is a plus. [Language] Fluent in English. Why join us Work on high-impact, business-critical data backend systems. Own real production outcomes across scale, quality, and cost. Collaborate with strong cross-functional teams in AI + data. Grow technical leadership while staying hands-on. Work with a modern data stack. Open to overseas candidates/Visa Support This position is open to based in Taipei, Taiwan. #LI-TC1
Here's how to pick the right one and stand out in your application.
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That number is real. WorkMundi's database shows 144,883 open engineer roles across the world. India has the most with 31,687 jobs, followed by the United States with 30,084. If you just finished reading one job ad and felt paralyzed by choice, you're not alone—but this scale is actually an advantage. It means you can afford to be selective.
Start by geography and language. The majority of engineer ads—117,837 of them—have the job posting text written in English. Use that as one filter, but remember: the ad text language tells you nothing about whether the role actually requires you to speak English day-to-day. Read the job description carefully. Then check which countries have the volume you're targeting. Singapore, Poland, and Australia round out the top five after India and the US.
Next, learn who's hiring. Accenture has posted 2,801 engineer roles. andurilindustries, speechify, and jobgether are also actively recruiting. If you're applying to one of these names, research their hiring patterns and interview style before you apply. That homework pays off.
When you interview, expect the question every engineer hears: 'Tell me about a time you had to debug a problem that wasn't in your job description.' Have a specific story ready—not a general one. Name the tools, the deadline pressure, and what you learned. Hiring managers listen for whether you see problem-solving as part of the role itself, not a favour.