Data Platform Engineer
Core
Build and operate the core data infrastructure powering soil carbon modeling and the PastureMap grazing management platform.
Role type
Senior Data Platform Engineer
Builds
Unified database, automated data ingestion pipelines, and production model execution runtimes
Domain
Climate tech / Agriculture / Environmental data
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Python, SQL, AWS, Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, Data Pipeline Orchestration, API Integration, Data Modeling, Spatial Data Handling, Security Implementation
Preferred skills
Geospatial tools (PostGIS, GDAL, H3), MLflow/SageMaker, Serverless batch processing, IoT data ingestion
Technologies
AWS (S3, PSQL, PostGIS), Python, SQL, PostGIS, GDAL, GeoPandas, H3, MLflow, SageMaker, Modal
Responsibilities
Design and build unified data platform architecture on AWS; Develop automated ingestion pipelines for APIs, IoT, and imagery; Package, deploy, and monitor science models for reproducibility; Implement data access controls, secrets management, and encryption; Maintain consistent versioned identifiers across systems; Document data lineage and query tools.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC