INFO SALARY

$180000 - $230000 LOCATION Los Angeles

JOB TYPE

Permanent Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform Location:

Los Angeles, CA Salary:

$180-230k base We're partnering with a fast-scaling, mission-driven advanced technology company building complex software and hardware systems deployed in real-world environments. Their platform processes and operationalizes high-volume data to power critical decision-making across the organization. They are hiring a Staff Software Engineer, Data Platform to shape the long-term architecture and direction of the company's data ecosystem. The Role At the Staff level, you will operate as a technical leader across the data platform, responsible for both delivery and direction.

You will:

Define and lead the roadmap for the data platform architecture Design scalable ingestion, transformation, and data service frameworks Establish engineering standards across data modeling, testing, CI/CD, and security Partner with senior stakeholders across operations, product, and engineering to align platform capabilities with business needs Drive architectural decisions that balance performance, scalability, and maintainability Mentor engineers and raise the technical bar across the team Take ownership of debugging and resolving complex system-level data issues What They're Looking For 7+ years of experience in data engineering, backend engineering, or platform engineering Strong expertise in Python or similar programming languages Deep experience with Spark, PySpark, SQL, and dbt Proven experience shaping scalable data architectures in cloud environments Strong systems thinking and ability to influence technical direction Comfort leading ambiguous, high-impact initiatives Clear communication skills and ability to partner with technical and non-technical leaders Must be a U.S. Person due to export-controlled information requirements This is a senior technical leadership opportunity to define and scale the data backbone of a high-growth, technically ambitious organization. CONTACT Joshua Poore VP Recruiting - Data Science, ML & AI