Senior Data Platform Engineer - Remote & Scalable Analytics

Ballistic Ventures; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary, commission, and an

equity package

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

FSA, HSA, and 401(k) plans

Life insurance and disability coverage

Pet insurance, identity theft coverage

Unlimited PTO and sick time

Fully remote team

Job summary

Reach Security is seeking a Senior Staff Data Platform Engineer to design, build, and manage the platform and infrastructure powering robust data pipelines and analytic query engines. You will work with Trino, Redshift, BigQuery, Iceberg, and other columnar tech, taking ownership from day one and shaping engineering practices.

This role offers a fully remote environment, competitive compensation, and strong opportunities to influence product value for security analytics.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in data platform engineering or related roles focusing on infrastructure and data management.
• Deep experience with analytic query engines and platforms such as Trino (Presto), Redshift, BigQuery, and Apache Iceberg.
• Expertise in designing platforms supporting Medalion architecture, star schemas, and schema evolution.
• Solid foundation in automated schema detection, observability, and performance optimization.
• Proficiency with cloud-based platforms and services (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.).
• Strong skills in Python and experience with modern infrastructure automation tools.
• Excellent problem‑solving abilities, particularly in complex data scenarios requiring performance tuning and scalability solutions.
• Strong communication skills, able to articulate platform design concepts clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• A proactive and collaborative mindset, comfortable working independently and within fast‑paced teams.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain scalable and reliable data platform infrastructure.
• Implement and optimize analytic query engines using technologies like Trino (Presto), Redshift, and BigQuery.
• Design and support robust data management solutions leveraging Apache Iceberg.
• Collaborate closely with Data Engineering and Analytics teams to ensure effective integration, schema detection, and schema evolution.
• Develop and maintain observability frameworks to monitor and troubleshoot data pipelines and platform performance.
• Implement best practices for data modeling, schema design, and pipeline fan‑out strategies.
• Ensure data integrity, quality, and consistency across Medalion architectures, star schemas, and Lakehouse environments.
• Proactively identify opportunities to enhance platform scalability, efficiency, and reliability.

Skills

Data platform engineering

Trino/Presto

Redshift/BigQuery

Python

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Tools

Terraform

Pulumi

AWS CDK

Job description

Reach Security is seeking a Senior Staff Data Platform Engineer to design, build, and manage the platform and infrastructure powering robust data pipelines and analytic query engines. You will work with Trino, Redshift, BigQuery, Iceberg, and other columnar tech, taking ownership from day one and shaping engineering practices.

This role offers a fully remote environment, competitive compensation, and strong opportunities to influence product value for security analytics.