Staff Data Platform Engineer — Architect at Scale

CircleCI; Toronto; On-site; CAD 133,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading CI/CD platform provider in Canada is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to architect scalable data systems and lead technical projects. You will design frameworks for data processing, evaluate new technologies, and mentor other engineers. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise with data warehouses like Snowflake, strong Python and SQL skills, and experience with cloud platforms. This role offers competitive compensation and encourages a culture of operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise with modern data warehouses, preferably Snowflake.
• Production experience building high-volume data pipelines and ETL/ELT systems.
• Proficiency in Python/SQL and orchestration tools.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical roadmap for the data platform.
• Design scalable infrastructure for AI/ML workloads.
• Define SLAs and reliability standards for data products.

Skills

Deep expertise with modern data warehouses

Strong foundations in distributed systems

Production experience with high-volume data pipelines

Proficiency in Python/SQL

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP)

Tools

Snowflake

Airflow

dbt

Job description

A leading CI/CD platform provider in Canada is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to architect scalable data systems and lead technical projects. You will design frameworks for data processing, evaluate new technologies, and mentor other engineers. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise with data warehouses like Snowflake, strong Python and SQL skills, and experience with cloud platforms. This role offers competitive compensation and encourages a culture of operational excellence.