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# Lead Data Engineer at HackerRank Careers

- **Company:** HackerRank Careers
- **Location:** IN Bangalore, India
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-06-08
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-12
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/hackerrank/jobs/7959595

## Job description

HackerRank helps companies like NVIDIA, Amazon, and Microsoft hire and upskill the next generation of developers based on skills, not pedigree. Our platform is trusted by over 2,500 of the world’s most innovative companies to build strong engineering teams ready for what’s next.

Software has entered an era where humans and AI build side by side. As this shift accelerates, the definition of strong technical talent is changing. We give companies better ways to identify and invest in next-generation skills.

People at HackerRank care deeply about the impact of their work and sweat the small details so our customers can be wildly successful with products they genuinely love to use. We move with urgency and believe great outcomes come from high standards.

## About the role

HackerRank's data platform is at an inflection point. We've completed a multi-year modernisation - migrating from Redshift to StarRocks + Apache Hudi - and cut export latencies from 25 seconds to under 5 seconds. The infrastructure groundwork is done. Now we're building the AI-native data layer that will power revenue-generating features like natural language querying for HackerRank for Work customers.

As Lead Data Engineer, you'll be a senior individual contributor at the heart of the data organisation - owning complex platform decisions, collaborating cross-functionally with AI, product, and go-to-market teams, and shipping data-driven features that directly drive revenue. This is a greenfield opportunity to shape the next phase of data at HackerRank.

## What you will do

- Own and evolve the data platform - StarRocks (OLAP), Apache Hudi (Data Lake), Trino, Spark, and Apache Ranger - ensuring performance, reliability, and security at scale.
- Build the next-gen AI-optimised data layer: clean, structured datasets that power natural language querying and AI add-on features for HackerRank for Work customers.
- Own in-product data features - exports, insights dashboards, interview analytics, and the self-serve Custom Reports interface.
- Enable self-service pipelines for internal teams (AI platform, analytics, go-to-market), reducing ad-hoc data requests and scaling data access across the org.
- Enforce robust data security - access controls, Apache Ranger policies, and confidence-scoring guardrails for AI-generated outputs.
- Lead technical design reviews and define engineering standards for the data team.
- Partner with PMs and business stakeholders to proactively identify and scope AI-enabled data use cases.

## Who you are

- 6+ years of data engineering experience, with at least 2 years in a senior or lead capacity.
- Deep hands-on expertise with OLAP databases - StarRocks, ClickHouse, Druid, or similar.
- Strong experience with data lake technologies - Apache Hudi, Iceberg, or Delta Lake.
- Proficient with distributed query engines (Trino / Presto) and batch/streaming compute with Apache Spark.
- Solid understanding of data security, RBAC, and access control tools like Apache Ranger.
- Comfortable working in a hybrid AWS + open-source self-managed environment.
- Strong communicator who can translate technical decisions for non-technical stakeholders and drive cross-functional projects independently.

Even better if you have

- Hands-on experience with AI/LLM-adjacent data work - confidence scoring, agentic pipelines, RAG architectures, or vector stores.
- Prior exposure to agentic workflows and understanding how to operationalise emerging AI concepts at production scale.
- Experience scaling data infrastructure at a SaaS or B2B product company.
- Familiarity with natural language querying interfaces or building data products for end-customer consumption.

You will thrive in this role if

- You're energised by working on a platform that's both technically mature and still has enormous greenfield ahead of it.
- You don't wait for a PM to hand you a roadmap - you proactively connect data capabilities to business outcomes.
- You care as much about how other teams use data as you do about the pipelines that produce it.
- You're genuinely curious about AI and want to be close to where data and intelligence intersect.
- You thrive in lean, cross-functional environments where your decisions have visible, company-wide impact.

Want to learn more about HackerRank? Check out [HackerRank.com](http://hackerrank.com/) to explore our products, solutions and resources, and dive into our story and mission [here](https://www.hackerrank.com/about-us/).

HackerRank is a proud equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. We provide equal opportunity to everyone for employment based on individual performance and qualification. We never discriminate based on race, religion, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, marital, veteran, or disability status. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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Notice to prospective HackerRank job applicants:

- Our Recruiters use @hackerrank.com email addresses.
- We never ask for payment or credit check information to apply, interview, or work here.

## About HackerRank Careers

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: HackerRank is a skills-based hiring platform that helps companies assess and hire developers through coding challenges and technical interviews, while also nurturing a massive developer community focused on upskilling.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series D, $60M led by Susquehanna Growth Equity in March 2022)
- **Headquarters**: Santa Clara, California, USA (global offices also in Bangalore, India, with remote teammates across the US, UK, and India)
- **Founded**: Not publicly available from provided sources (commonly reported as 2012)
- **Founders**: Vivek Ravisankar and Hari Karunanidhi

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: HR tech / Talent assessment / Developer skills evaluation
- **Target customers**: B2B – companies of all sizes hiring developers; also B2C – developers seeking to improve their skills and find jobs
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “Change the world to value skills over pedigree.”

## Products & Services
- **[HackerRank Platform](https://www.hackerrank.com)**: A SaaS-based assessment platform that enables companies to screen and interview developers using coding challenges, automated evaluations, and technical interview tools. Includes a library of over 188 million skill assessment data points and supports 26M+ developers in the community.
- **[Chakra (AI Interviewer)](https://builtin.com/company/hackerrank/jobs)**: An AI-powered interviewer being developed to conduct conversational interviews, focusing on conversation management, evaluation methodologies, and quality at scale (mentioned in job postings for Machine Learning Engineer, Chakra).
- **Expanded Assessments**: Beyond software development, HackerRank is building assessments for skills in hardware, design, QA, and soft skills (e.g., for distributed teams).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed (last known funding round: $60M Series D in March 2022)
- **Key Metric**: Total funding of $60M+ (Series D led by Susquehanna Growth Equity); prior rounds include $3M Series A
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Susquehanna Growth Equity (lead in Series D)
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Over 26 million developers in the community
  - 2,500+ customers
  - 172,800 daily skill assessments submitted
  - 188 million+ data points on technical skill assessments
  - Expanding into new assessment areas (machine learning, blockchain, crypto, hardware, design, QA, soft skills)
  - Developing an AI interviewer (Chakra) to scale interviews
  - 18 million+ developers in the community (as of earlier data point)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Developer skills authority**: Massive dataset of 188M+ skill assessments provides unique insights into developer capabilities.
- **Community network effects**: 26M+ developers use the platform, attracting more companies and creating a virtuous cycle.
- **Developer-first mindset**: Products are built from the perspective of enabling developers to be their best, which resonates with both candidates and hiring teams.
- **AI-powered innovation**: Chakra AI interviewer aims to automate and scale high-quality technical interviews, differentiating from traditional coding assessment platforms.
- **Brand credibility**: Trusted by thousands of companies; known for moving hiring away from resume-based pedigree toward skills-based evaluation.

## Strategic Focus
- **AI-driven assessment**: Investing heavily in Chakra, an AI interviewer that can conduct structured, high-quality interviews at scale.
- **Expanding skill coverage**: Broadening assessments beyond software development to include hardware, design, QA, and soft skills to support the needs of distributed teams.
- **Global reach**: Continuing to grow the developer community and customer base internationally, with relocation support for key roles in Santa Clara and Bangalore.
- **Data-driven hiring**: Leveraging its massive dataset to improve the accuracy and fairness of assessments.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-driven culture**: “Change the world to value skills over pedigree” – the team is passionate about making hiring more equitable.
- **Values**: Think developer-first, be the captain (ownership), go deep, be humble, truly care.
- **Work environment**: Hybrid, on-site, and remote roles available depending on the position. Offices in Santa Clara and Bangalore, with teammates across the US, UK, and India.
- **Hiring process**: Fast – typically a few days to two weeks. Includes technical assessments, interviews with the hiring manager and future teammates, and a HackerValues interview. Relocation support provided for in-office roles.
- **Benefits**: Competitive pay and meaningful equity, health coverage for you and family, retirement plans by region, flexible paid time off, home office/remote work stipends, mental health and well-being support, annual learning and growth budget, referral bonuses.
- **Engineering culture**: High bar for quality, speed and quality are not trade-offs; focus on craft and impact. Teams work on cutting-edge AI and large-scale data systems.
- **Growth opportunities**: Fast-growing company with active roles in machine learning, data engineering, security, product management, and customer success.

## Sources
1. [hackerrank.com/careers/home](https://www.hackerrank.com/careers/home)
2. [hackerrank.com/about-us](https://www.hackerrank.com/about-us)
3. [linkedin.com/company/hackerrank](https://www.linkedin.com/company/hackerrank)
4. [builtin.com/company/hackerrank/jobs](https://builtin.com/company/hackerrank/jobs)
5. [builtin.com/company/hackerrank/faq/workplace-perception](https://builtin.com/company/hackerrank/faq/workplace-perception)

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