Data and Platform Architect

RingCentral; Belmont (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision,

Disability, life insurance

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Account (FSAs)

401K match and ESPP

Paid time off and sick leave

Parental and pregnancy leave

Family-forming benefits

Emergency backup care

Employee Assistance Program

Legal services

Bonus referral program

Debt refinancing assistance

Employee perks and discounts

RingCentral culture award

Job summary

RingCentral is hiring a Data and Platform Architect in Belmont, CA to design and lead a modern, cloud-native data ecosystem. You will own architecture, roadmap, and execution for analytics, real-time processing, and AI/ML workloads at scale.

You will mentor teams, influence senior stakeholders, and drive data governance, security, and cost-efficient delivery. The role blends data engineering, cloud infrastructure, and AI readiness in a high-visibility setting.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or platform engineering roles.
• Deep hands-on expertise with SQL, Spark, and Python, and strong understanding of distributed data processing.
• Strong experience designing and operating data platforms on AWS, Azure, or GCP, including compute, storage, networking, and security.
• Solid background in data governance, metadata management, lineage, and cataloging (e.g., Purview, Collibra, Alation).
• Experience with real-time and streaming architectures (Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub) and orchestration tools (Airflow, dbt).

Responsibilities

• Define and own a cloud-native, enterprise-scale data architecture that supports batch, streaming, analytics, and AI/ML workloads.
• Develop and execute a multi-year data platform modernization roadmap, balancing delivery speed, risk, cost efficiency, and business continuity.
• Drive architectural decisions across Snowflake, Databricks, and cloud-native services, ensuring scalability, security, and performance.
• Partner with data engineering, analytics, infrastructure, security, and data science teams to design scalable ingestion, transformation, and serving layers.
• Establish robust data governance, quality, lineage, and access control frameworks aligned with enterprise and regulatory needs.
• Optimize performance and cost efficiency across Snowflake and Databricks environments, including workload isolation, query optimization, and storage strategies.

Skills

SQL

Spark

Python

Distributed processing

Executive presence

Leadership

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

Terraform

Airflow

Purview

Job description

Say hello to opportunities. If you’re looking to be part of what’s next in communication, you’re in the right place. At RingCentral, we believe the best customer experiences happen when humans and AI work together. Our agentic voice AI portfolio—AIR, AVA, and ACE—brings together automation, assistance, and insights across the entire conversation lifecycle. The result? More seamless, intelligent experiences for businesses everywhere. With $2.5B+ in ARR and $250M invested in R&D annually, we’re building the future of AI-powered business communications.

We are seeking a Data and Platform Architect with deep hands-on technical expertise and strategic vision to design and lead the next generation of our enterprise intelligence data platform.

This role will own the architecture, roadmap, and execution of a modern, cloud-native data ecosystem that supports analytics, real-time processing, and advanced AI/ML and LLM workloads at scale.

This is a highly visible, high-impact role that sits at the intersection of data engineering, cloud infrastructure, analytics, and AI.

You will serve as the technical authority for data architecture decisions while mentoring teams and influencing senior stakeholders across the organization.

If you thrive in complex modernization initiatives, enjoy solving hard distributed systems problems, and want to shape a platform that will power data-driven and AI-enabled products for years to come, this role is for you.

What You’ll Do

Architecture & Strategy

• Define and own a cloud-native, enterprise-scale data architecture that supports batch, streaming, analytics, and AI/ML workloads.
• Develop and execute a multi-year data platform modernization roadmap, balancing delivery speed, risk, cost efficiency, and business continuity.
• Drive architectural decisions across Snowflake, Databricks, and cloud-native services, ensuring scalability, security, and performance.

Platform & Engineering Leadership

• Partner closely with data engineering, analytics, infrastructure, security, and data science teams to design scalable ingestion, transformation, and serving layers.
• Define standards and best practices for data ingestion, transformation, integration, and data modeling across diverse structured and semi-structured sources.
• Establish robust data governance, quality, lineage, and access control frameworks aligned with enterprise and regulatory needs.
• Optimize performance and cost efficiency across Snowflake and Databricks environments, including workload isolation, query optimization, and storage strategies.

DevOps, Reliability & Security

• Lead the adoption of DevOps, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code practices (e.g., Terraform) for data platforms.
• Define patterns for environment management, observability, disaster recovery, and security-by-design.
• Ensure the platform meets enterprise standards for data privacy, compliance, and resilience.

AI / ML & Future Readiness

• Design the data foundation required for advanced analytics, ML, and LLM workloads, including feature stores, vector storage, and real-time data access.
• Stay ahead of emerging trends in AI, ML, and data platforms, translating innovation into practical, production-ready architectures.
• Influence the evolution toward lakehouse, data mesh, and data product–oriented architectures where appropriate.

Leadership & Influence

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to senior data engineers and architects.
• Act as a trusted advisor to engineering leadership and business stakeholders.
• Clearly communicate complex architectural concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or platform engineering roles.
• Deep hands-on expertise with SQL, Spark, and Python, and strong understanding of distributed data processing.
• Strong experience designing and operating data platforms on AWS, Azure, or GCP, including compute, storage, networking, and security.
• Solid background in data governance, metadata management, lineage, and cataloging (e.g., Purview, Collibra, Alation).
• Experience with real-time and streaming architectures (Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub) and orchestration tools (Airflow, dbt).
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and complex migration programs.
• Exceptional communication skills and executive-level presence.
• Nice to Have Snowflake, Databricks, or cloud provider certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Hands-on experience building ML and AI pipelines on Databricks or similar platforms.
• Experience with multi-petabyte-scale data platforms.
• Familiarity with data mesh, lakehouse, and domain-oriented data product concepts.
• Exposure to LLM pipelines, vector databases, or retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) architectures.

What we offer

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSAs) and Commuter benefits
• 401K match and ESPP
• Paid time off and paid sick leave
• Paid parental and pregnancy leave
• Family-forming benefits (IVF, Preservation, Adoption etc.)
• Emergency backup care (Child/Adult/Pets)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with counseling sessions available 24/7
• Free legal services that provide legal advice, document creation and estate planning
• Employee bonus referral program
• Debt refinancing assistance
• Employee perks and discounts program
• RingCentral’s work culture is the backbone of our success.

And don’t just take our word for it: we are recognized as a Best Place to Work by BuiltIn, the Top Work Culture by Comparably and hold local BPTW awards in every major location.

Bottom line: We are committed to hiring and retaining great people because we know you power our success.

If you are hired in Belmont, CA, the compensation range for this position is between $184,600 and $225,100 for full-time employees, in addition to eligibility for variable pay, equity, and benefits. Benefits may include, but are not limited to, health and wellness, 401k, ESPP, vacation, parental leave, and more! The salary may vary depending on your location, skills, and experience.

About RingCentral

RingCentral is a global leader in agentic voice AI–powered business communications, delivering an integrated platform for business phone, SMS, contact center, workforce engagement management, video collaboration, and messaging.

As the communications layer connecting businesses and customers, RingCentral is the front door of business communication and is in the advantageous position to apply AI at every phase of the conversation journey — before, during, and after each interaction.

Our agentic AI portfolio includes autonomous voice-first AI agents that automate calls, assist in the moment, and analyze every interaction – enabling businesses to work smarter, respond faster, and connect more meaningfully with their customers. Visit ringcentral.com to learn more.

RingCentral is an equal opportunity employer that truly values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities during our application and interview process. If you require such accommodations, please click on the following link to learn more about how we can assist you.

RingCentral, Inc. (NYSE: RNG) is a leading provider of global enterprise cloud communications, collaboration, and contact center solutions. More flexible and cost-effective than legacy on-premises systems, the RingCentral platform empowers employees to Work as OneTM from any location, on any device, and via any mode to better serve customers, improving business efficiency and customer satisfaction.

The company provides unified voice, video meetings, team messaging, digital customer engagement, and integrated contact center solutions for enterprises globally.

RingCentral’s open platform integrates with leading business apps and enables customers to easily customize business workflows.

RingCentral is headquartered in Belmont, California, and has offices around the world.

RingCentral is an EEO/AA employer.