Senior Data Platform Engineer
Core
Build self-service, automated foundations for database and datastore fleets to enable engineering teams to provision, scale, and operate data safely.
Role type
Senior IC Data Platform Engineer (SRE)
Builds
Scalable, reliable data infrastructure (relational, NoSQL, columnar, streaming) and automation tooling
Domain
Cloud-native data infrastructure and database operations
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Relational database internals (PostgreSQL, Aurora), SRE practices (SLOs, error budgets), Infrastructure as Code (Terraform), scripting (Python, Go), CI/CD, observability, incident response
Preferred skills
Non-relational database paradigms (NoSQL, document, key-value), data pipeline integration (Kafka, ETL), performance tuning
Technologies
PostgreSQL, Amazon Aurora, AWS RDS, Redshift, EMR, Google BigQuery, Databricks, Kafka, Kinesis, Terraform, Python, Go
Responsibilities
Build IaC, CLI tools, and CI/CD automation for database provisioning and scaling; manage replication, failover, backup/recovery, and query performance; extend operational rigor to non-relational datastores; define SLOs and build proactive monitoring; integrate with data pipelines and message queues; troubleshoot performance bottlenecks and reduce operational toil
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC