Lead Data Infrastructure Engineer

Stellic

Lead Data Engineer owning the design, evolution, and operation of Stellic's data pipelines. Focused on building and maintaining scalable, reliable customer-facing data systems and architecture.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeSan Mateo • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $230,000 - $260,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the design, evolution, and operation of Stellic's data pipelines from ingestion through transformation, aggregation, and presentation.
Design, build, and maintain customer-facing data products built on top of the core data architecture, extending the platform's value directly to university partners.
Build and maintain systems that ensure consistent and reliable data processing at scale, with clear guarantees around correctness and behavior.
Design data models and pipelines that balance standardization with flexibility to support diverse regional and institutional requirements.
Ensure systems meet regional and partner-specific data requirements and compliance constraints.
Identify and drive improvements across the data platform to support new use cases and increased scale. Establish patterns for data correctness, consistency, and maintainability.

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of data engineering experience with previous technical lead experience
Deep experience designing and operating data pipelines across ingestion, transformation, and aggregation layers
Strong expertise in building scalable data processing systems with clear guarantees around correctness and consistency
Experience designing data models that balance standardization with flexibility across varied requirements
Strong understanding of data correctness, lineage, and validation in complex data systems
Familiarity with ensuring compliance with varied regional and partner-specific data requirements
Ideal candidates will also have experience building and owning customer-facing data systems or data products
Clear and effective communication skills for collaborating with product, design, and customer-facing teams
Deep curiosity, customer empathy, and commitment to engineering as a craft.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Exceptional benefits, including health insurance with Stellic covering 99% of your premium and 75% for dependents.
401(k), commuter benefits, and annual international retreats in incredible locations.

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Hard Skills & Tools

data engineeringdata pipelinesdata processing systemsdata modelsdata ingestiondata transformationdata aggregationdata correctnessdata lineagedata validation

Soft Skills

communication skillscollaborationcustomer empathycuriositycommitment to engineering