Senior Data Platform Engineer (Remote Canada)

Faire; Kitchener, Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 232,000 - 319,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Benefits

Hybrid work option

Remote work up to 4 weeks/year

Job summary

Faire is seeking an extremely experienced technical leader in data to guide platform-wide data initiatives. You will define technology strategy, roadmaps, and architecture patterns, balancing hands-on development with strategic leadership across multiple teams and departments.

Based in Canada and eligible for equity and benefits, you will drive data ingestion, storage, and analytics pipelines, mentor engineers, and ensure scalable, secure, cost-efficient systems that empower product and

Qualifications

• Experience designing and operating data pipelines at scale.
• Strong SQL and Python expertise.
• Ability to mentor and influence multiple teams.
• Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Plan and drive data infrastructure strategy and architecture.
• Lead cross-team data initiatives and governance.
• Mentor engineers and promote best practices.
• Ensure secure, scalable, cost-efficient data platforms.

Skills

SQL

Python

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Snowflake

Airflow

Spark

AWS

Kotlin

Job description

Faire is seeking an extremely experienced technical leader in data to guide platform-wide data initiatives. You will define technology strategy, roadmaps, and architecture patterns, balancing hands-on development with strategic leadership across multiple teams and departments.

Based in Canada and eligible for equity and benefits, you will drive data ingestion, storage, and analytics pipelines, mentor engineers, and ensure scalable, secure, cost-efficient systems that empower product and