Senior Data Engineer II - Data Platforms

Role overview Set technical direction for data platforms and lead the delivery of large, business-critical data initiatives. This senior individual contributor role spans architecture, platform reliability, engineering standards, and responsible use of AI-assisted development, while helping teams build dependable data capabilities for analytics, products, and AI workloads.

Responsibilities - Define data architecture principles, engineering standards, and reusable patterns across a major data domain. - Lead design and implementation of distributed data solutions and guide decisions across teams and platforms. - Improve pipeline monitoring, data quality, lineage, and operational practices; establish measurable reliability objectives. - Modernize platform infrastructure, tooling, and developer workflows, including performance and scalability improvements. - Mentor engineers, facilitate technical reviews, and document guidance that supports consistent engineering decisions. - Evaluate AI-enabled development capabilities and set practices for their effective, responsible use, including quality checks and governance.

Requirements - Extensive experience building and operating modern data platforms with Python, SQL, and cloud-native technologies. - Deep knowledge of distributed data processing, orchestration, streaming architectures, and platform operations. - Record of leading cross-team technical initiatives and establishing architecture patterns or engineering standards. - Ability to turn stakeholder needs into scalable technical solutions and address underlying causes of system problems. - Strong communication, documentation, collaboration, and mentoring skills. - Understanding of AI capabilities and limitations, responsible implementation, and experience with AI-powered development tools.

Benefits and work setup The position is remote within the United States. The source lists a base salary range of $175,000–$225,000, plus medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement matching, flexible open paid time off, paid sick and parental leave, an employee assistance program, and employer-paid life and disability insurance.