Senior Staff Engineer, Data

What You'll Do

• Data Platform Architecture: Lead the design of scalable and reliable data pipelines, storage solutions, and access layers using modern cloud-native technologies.
• Foundational Systems: Own and evolve the core data platform components (e.g., event streaming, lakehouse architecture, batch & streaming ETL, data cataloging).
• Data Governance: Define best practices for data quality, lineage, privacy, and access control to ensure regulatory compliance and trust in the data.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with Product, Analytics, Infrastructure, and Security teams to align data platform capabilities with organizational goals.
• Technical Leadership: Mentor engineers across the organization, establish coding and architectural standards, and influence the strategic direction of the platform.
• Innovation & Modernization: Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies that improve performance, observability, developer experience, and cost efficiency.

What You'll Bring

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in data infrastructure, distributed systems, or backend platform engineering.
• Proven track record of designing and delivering production-grade data platforms at scale (e.g., supporting hundreds of TBs of data, thousands of jobs/day).
• Strong experience with tools like Snowflake, dbt, Kafka, Airflow, Spark, and cloud-native technologies (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Hands-on experience building APIs and services for data access, metadata management, and platform observability.
• Familiarity with data privacy regulations (GDPR, SOC2, HIPAA) and enterprise-grade security practices.
• Effective communicator and collaborator who can influence engineering and non-engineering audiences alike.
• Experience in a startup or high-growth SaaS environment.
• Exposure to AI/ML data pipelines or real-time analytics platforms.