Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform
Core
Design, build, and operate self-serve ETL/ELT frameworks for batch and streaming workloads, ensuring pipeline reliability, data quality, and performance at scale.
Role type
Senior IC data platform engineer
Builds
Production data infrastructure, self-serve ETL/ELT frameworks, observability capabilities, and data governance systems
Domain
Data engineering, cloud data platforms, regulated industries (fintech/healthtech)
Required skills
System design, Python or Java/Kotlin, cloud data warehouse (Snowflake/BigQuery/Redshift), workflow orchestration (Airflow/Dagster/Prefect), infrastructure as code (Terraform), streaming technologies (Kafka/Flink/Kinesis), data modeling and transformation (dbt), data governance and auditability
Preferred skills
Experience in regulated environments, technical leadership, mentoring capabilities (via careerplan.io/jobs/22741-senior-software-engineer-data-platform-at-chime)
Responsibilities
Design and operate self-serve ETL/ELT frameworks for batch and streaming workloads; Own pipeline reliability, data quality SLAs, schema evolution, performance, and cost; Drive the data platform roadmap including build-versus-buy decisions; Partner with cross-functional teams to define data contracts and onboard new data domains; Architect and enforce data lineage, schema registry, access controls, and governance; Monitor, alert, debug, and resolve data platform incidents; Build observability capabilities such as freshness monitoring and SLA dashboards; Raise the team's technical bar through code reviews and mentorship
