Staff Data Engineer
Core
Design and evolve core components of onX's lakehouse and data platform, focusing on data structure, governance, security, and metadata to support analytics, product features, and AI systems at scale.
Role type
Staff Data Engineer (Platform & Architecture)
Builds
Iceberg-based lakehouse architecture, secure data access paths, and metadata-driven governance tools for outdoor navigation products.
Domain
Outdoor tech / Data Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Distributed data systems architecture, Apache Iceberg, Python, SQL, orchestration patterns (Airflow), cloud-native data services, metadata cataloging, security access control design, infrastructure-as-code.
Preferred skills
Experience with Delta Lake or Hudi, GCP/AWS/Azure expertise, observability standards, cross-team collaboration.
Technologies
Apache Iceberg, Airflow, OpenMetadata, GCP/AWS/Azure
Responsibilities
Design and evolve Iceberg-based lakehouse architecture; define standards for table design, partitioning, and schema evolution; lead architectural efforts for batch, streaming, and event-driven processing; establish metadata standards for self-service analytics and AI readiness; design security and access-control models for data platforms; build automation for compaction, retention, and lifecycle management.
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with significant mentorship and technical direction responsibilities.
