Data & AI Platform Architect – Enterprise-Scale Data

Tally; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

401(k) match

Flexible time off policies

Parental leave up to 16 weeks

Job summary

LendingClub is seeking a Senior Data Architect in San Francisco to define the technical architecture for its data and AI platform. You will be responsible for ensuring security and scalability while collaborating closely with engineering teams. The ideal candidate has over 12 years of relevant experience and has designed cloud-based data platforms.

This role utilizes a hybrid work model with in-office attendance required three days a week. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and the ability to work across teams, ensuring architecture decisions are aligned with business needs.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in data engineering, data architecture, or platform engineering.
• Experience designing and delivering cloud-based data platforms at scale.
• Strong understanding of performance, cost, governance, and resilience in architecture.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain reference architecture for the data and AI platform.
• Design architectural patterns for data pipelines and integration.
• Develop and enforce platform adoption standards across teams.
• Lead proofs of concept for emerging technologies.
• Drive architecture governance to ensure consistency with broader strategy.

Skills

Data engineering

Cloud-based data platforms

AI/ML infrastructure

Collaboration across teams

Communication of architecture decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience

Tools

Databricks

Snowflake

Job description

LendingClub is seeking a Senior Data Architect in San Francisco to define the technical architecture for its data and AI platform. You will be responsible for ensuring security and scalability while collaborating closely with engineering teams. The ideal candidate has over 12 years of relevant experience and has designed cloud-based data platforms.

This role utilizes a hybrid work model with in-office attendance required three days a week. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and the ability to work across teams, ensuring architecture decisions are aligned with business needs.