Principal Engineer, Data Platform

Ladders; Stati Uniti; Remoto; USD 246.000 - 339.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Performance-based bonus

Equity options

Generous benefits program

Opportunities for professional develop

Mentorship and cross-functional team

Descrizione del lavoro

Ladders is seeking a Principal Engineer, Data Platform to shape the technical direction of a core data platform supporting engineering teams. You will drive architecture decisions, improve scalability and reliability, and enable self-service data storage across the organization.

Based remotely in the United States, you will partner with engineers to modernize data-layer infrastructure, support multi-tenant growth, and deliver secure, low-downtime data services at scale for product teams.

Competenze

• 5-7 years of hands-on experience with data platforms and storage systems.
• Production experience with MongoDB, ClickHouse, Redis, and PostgreSQL.
• Expertise in cloud-native data storage, particularly on AWS.
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes and container orchestration.
• Proven track record in executing large-scale data migrations.
• Experience with multi-tenant or multi-region architectures.
• Ability to design and build platforms that empower other engineers.

Mansioni

• Set the architecture and roadmap for the data platform.
• Build capabilities for large-scale data migrations with minimal downtime.
• Enable self-service storage provisioning for product teams.
• Drive necessary data-layer changes for cell-based architecture.
• Implement a managed-first approach for data services.
• Identify and address scalability gaps in data stores.
• Develop shared libraries for self-service storage capabilities.

Conoscenze

Data platforms

MongoDB

ClickHouse

Redis

PostgreSQL

AWS

Kubernetes

Data migrations

Descrizione del lavoro

For our client, we are seeking a Principal Engineer, Data Platform to join the team of a leader in the Consumer Technology space.

This role will shape the technical direction of a core data platform that supports engineering teams across the organization. You will drive architecture decisions, improve scalability and reliability, and enable self-service capabilities that help product teams move faster. The work spans cloud-native storage, data migrations, and platform engineering in a fast-moving consumer technology environment.

You will also partner closely with other engineers to modernize data-layer infrastructure and support multi-tenant and multi-region growth. Success in this role will be measured by the platform's ability to deliver secure, efficient, and low-downtime data services at scale.

Location: Remote

Compensation: $246,000 – $339,000 annually

Responsibilities

• Set the architecture and roadmap for the data platform
• Build capabilities for large-scale data migrations with minimal downtime
• Enable self-service storage provisioning for product teams
• Drive necessary data-layer changes for cell-based architecture
• Implement a managed-first approach for data services
• Identify and address scalability gaps in data stores
• Develop shared libraries for self-service storage capabilities

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of hands-on experience with data platforms and storage systems
• Production experience with MongoDB, ClickHouse, Redis, and PostgreSQL
• Expertise in cloud-native data storage, particularly on AWS
• Strong knowledge of Kubernetes and container orchestration
• Proven track record in executing large-scale data migrations
• Experience with multi-tenant or multi-region architectures
• Ability to design and build platforms that empower other engineers

Benefits

• Performance-based bonus
• Equity options
• Generous benefits program
• Opportunities for professional development and mentorship
• Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams

Our client is an equal opportunity employer.