Head of Real-Time Data Platform & AI Automation

Kraken; Mexico; On-site; PHP 5,528,255 - 7,985,257; Full time

Job summary

Kraken is seeking a lead for its Data Platform team in Pampanga, Mexico. This role involves overseeing the architecture and development of real-time data systems, vital for decision-making across the digital asset exchange. Responsibilities include leading a team of engineers, designing scalable data systems, and integrating AI-driven automation.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in data engineering, including managing remote teams and expertise in AWS tools like Spark, Kafka, and data modeling practices.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in data engineering or platform engineering.
• 3 years managing engineering teams.
• Experience with building data lakes in AWS.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team building Kraken's real-time streaming infrastructure.
• Own architecture for high-volume low-frequency data systems.
• Design scalable data architecture for multiple teams.

Skills

Data engineering

Platform engineering

Distributed systems

Team management

Kafka

Spark

Python

AWS

Tools

Spark

Kafka

AWS Glue

Athena

Debezium

Job description

Kraken is seeking a lead for its Data Platform team in Pampanga, Mexico. This role involves overseeing the architecture and development of real-time data systems, vital for decision-making across the digital asset exchange. Responsibilities include leading a team of engineers, designing scalable data systems, and integrating AI-driven automation.

The ideal candidate will have significant experience in data engineering, including managing remote teams and expertise in AWS tools like Spark, Kafka, and data modeling practices.