
Senior Data Platform Engineer
Empower
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $105,700 - $149,275 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Design and implement data platform solutions including data streaming, CDC, data warehouse, data lake, and ETL/ELT pipelines using modern cloud-based technologies.
- Contribute to the development and adoption of best practices for data platform configuration management, observability, testing, and operational readiness.
- Build and support end-to-end data integration pipelines from source systems through Kafka and/or Striim to analytical and operational targets.
- Participate in engineering design sessions and code reviews for complex data solutions across multiple systems and platforms.
- Troubleshoot and resolve production issues related to data platform performance, scalability, and reliability.
- Collaborate with architects, platform engineering, security, and governance teams to align solutions with enterprise standards and data strategy.
- Support implementation of operational resilience practices, including monitoring, alerting, and data recovery processes.
- Evaluate and help adopt new technologies and tools that improve data platform capabilities.
- Contribute to documentation, design artifacts, and engineering standards.
- Mentor junior and mid-level engineers and support team development.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience.
- 6–9+ years of software or data engineering experience.
- Strong hands-on experience building and supporting data platforms in production environments.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation for data platform deployments.
- Experience with Oracle, PostgreSQL, Redshift, Snowflake, Kafka (or similar technologies).
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Ansible, or similar tools.
- Strong competency in SQL and Python.
- Solid understanding of distributed systems, cloud architectures, and design patterns.
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
- Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%)
- Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
- Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
- Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
- Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
- Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
- Business Resource Groups (BRGs) – BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play. BRGs are open to all.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
data platform solutionsdata streamingCDCdata warehousedata lakeETLELTSQLPythonCI/CD
Soft Skills
problem-solvingcommunicationcollaborationmentoring