Lead Data Platform Engineer
Core
Lead the architecture and hands-on implementation of a scalable cloud data platform powering trusted analytics for exam and AP Classwork programs.
Role type
Senior IC Lead Data Platform Engineer
Builds
Streaming and batch data pipelines, curated analytical data products, and reliable data-consumption patterns for continuous year-round throughput.
Domain
Education technology / Cloud data engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
TypeScript, JavaScript, AWS CDK, cloud data platform architecture, analytical data modeling, data contracts, observability, incident response, technical mentorship, AI-assisted coding governance
Preferred skills
SaaS/multi-tenant architecture, DuckDB, ML/AI-enabled analytics tools, regulated data environments, hiring experience, technical roadmap presentation, multi-account AWS at org scale
Technologies
AWS (Kinesis, Data Firehose, Flink, Lambda, EventBridge, SNS/SQS, Redshift, Athena, Glue, EMR, S3, DynamoDB), CloudWatch, Grafana, InfluxDB, TypeScript, JavaScript
Responsibilities
Own technical direction and architecture of the enterprise data platform; design and implement streaming/batch pipelines; establish data contracts and governance; ensure scalability, performance, and cost efficiency; mentor engineers and set coding standards; enforce responsible AI-assisted coding practices; respond to incidents and drive reliability.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities