Senior Data Platform Engineer

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Senior Data Platform Engineer building and operating an integrated data platform for a fintech startup. Collaborating across teams to design scalable architecture in a competitive market.

Posted 5/19/2026full-timeRemote • 🇨🇦 CanadaSenior💰 CA$148,800 - CA$227,800 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AirflowAnsibleAWSCloudJavaPostgresPythonScalaTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and build an integrated data platform — unify our existing tools and pipelines into a cohesive, scalable architecture that serves the entire organization.
Own data pipelines and SLAs end to end, ensuring data moves reliably between systems with clear expectations and well-defined metrics.
Define and manage data contracts that prevent upstream changes from breaking downstream analytics, establishing the standards the team builds on.
Shape the data strategy and platform roadmap — research new technologies, evaluate trade-offs, and introduce tools and frameworks as the platform evolves.
Stand up observability across the platform — robust monitoring and telemetry so teams can understand system health and troubleshoot quickly.
Partner with Product, Compliance, and Security on data governance, balancing user needs with regulatory requirements.
Participate in an on-call rotation to support production data systems.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A track record of building and operating data platforms in fast-growing or early-stage environments — you've done this before and know what good looks like.
Strong coding fluency in Python (preferred) and at least one of Java or Scala, with deep knowledge of relational databases (especially PostgreSQL) and hands-on experience with tools like Dagster, Airbyte, Airflow, and dbt.
Infrastructure automation expertise — experience with Terraform, Ansible, or similar tooling, and comfort working on AWS or other major cloud platforms.
The ability to design scalable data models and system architectures that balance performance, cost, and governance.
A self-directed, solution-oriented approach — you're comfortable with ambiguity, propose solutions with clear trade-offs, and drive execution with minimal oversight.
A collaborative mindset — proven experience partnering across analytics, product engineering, compliance, and security to align architecture with business objectives.
An AI-centric workflow — you embrace AI coding assistants (such as Claude Code) as essential tools, using them to streamline repetitive work, orchestrate multi-stage tasks, and connect systems and services.
Excellent communication skills and availability to collaborate effectively with a team.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Unlimited Paid Time Off
Work from anywhere in Canada and USA
Health and Dental benefits
Up to $1,500 USD/ $2,025 CAD towards IT set up for your home
Up to 2% matching RRSP / 401K
Learning and Development opportunities
Up to $50 USD/ $67.50 CAD towards Internet/Cell phone service

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Hard Skills & Tools

PythonJavaScalaPostgreSQLdata pipelinesdata contractsdata modelsinfrastructure automationTerraformAnsible

Soft Skills

self-directedsolution-orientedcollaborative mindsetexcellent communicationability to work with ambiguity