Senior Data Platform Engineer – Cloud, AI/APIs

Platform&Co; Singapore; On-site; SGD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Platform&Co is hiring a senior data platform engineer to design and deliver large-scale data pipelines on a cloud-native platform. You will establish reusable patterns for low-latency analysis and build REST/gRPC APIs and AI-driven interfaces for efficient data interaction.

You will own reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency, tackling millions of concurrent workloads and working with distributed teams to translate complex requirements into scalable product architectures.

Qualifications

• Requires degree in computer science/engineering or related field.
• Proven experience delivering large-scale data-intensive production software in the cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Strong hands-on with Docker, Kubernetes, infra automation, and CI/CD.
• Deep knowledge of data lakehouse architectures and catalog/snapshot management.
• Experience with columnar formats (Parquet) and engines (Spark/Trino/Databricks).
• Proficiency in Python for prototyping, data processing, and tooling.
• Background in performance optimization, profiling, and cost management in cloud.
• Experience with API-first services, REST/gRPC, and multi-tenant architectures.
• Leadership experience and ability to influence at senior levels, with strong communication.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement large-scale data pipelines on a cloud-native platform.
• Establish reusable architecture patterns for low-latency data analysis at scale.
• Develop REST/gRPC APIs and AI-driven interfaces for data interaction.
• Own platform reliability, scalability, performance, and cost efficiency.
• Build fault-tolerant systems for millions of concurrent workloads.
• Collaborate with cloud, engineering, product teams to translate requirements.
• Drive transition of concepts into production-grade software.
• Set technical direction through reviews, mentoring, and rapid prototyping.
• Collaborate with globally distributed teams with a customer-focused approach.

Skills

Docker

Kubernetes

Python

Cloud data platforms

API design

Data lakehouse

Spark/Trino/Databricks

Parquet/columnar formats

C/C++

Observability/telemetry

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Engineering or related

Master's or PhD advantageous

Tools

Apache Iceberg

Delta Lake

Apache Arrow

DuckDB

Velox

Job description

Platform&Co is hiring a senior data platform engineer to design and deliver large-scale data pipelines on a cloud-native platform. You will establish reusable patterns for low-latency analysis and build REST/gRPC APIs and AI-driven interfaces for efficient data interaction.

You will own reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency, tackling millions of concurrent workloads and working with distributed teams to translate complex requirements into scalable product architectures.