Senior Data Platform Engineer: Scale & Own Cloud Data

Selby Jennings; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Selby Jennings is seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer to scale critical data infrastructure and lead large-scale platform initiatives. This hands-on role focuses on owning production platforms and shaping the future of a cloud-based data ecosystem alongside a highly technical team.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in data/engineering roles, strong Python/SQL skills, and deep experience with Spark, Snowflake, Databricks, and related technologies, plus CI/CD and data reliability expertise.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of data engineering, software engineering, or data platform experience.
• Proven experience building and operating large-scale production data platforms.
• Strong background with cloud-based data infrastructure and modern analytics ecosystems.
• Hands-on experience with Spark, Snowflake, Databricks, Trino, Presto, Iceberg, Delta Lake, or Parquet.
• Deep understanding of data storage design, partitioning strategies, query optimization, file sizing, compaction, and performance tuning.
• Experience improving data quality, observability, lineage, monitoring, and platform reliability.
• Strong Python, SQL, Linux/Unix, and scripting skills.
• Experience working within CI/CD environments and supporting production systems.

Skills

Data engineering

Cloud data infra

Spark

Python

SQL

Linux/Unix

CI/CD

Databricks

Snowflake

Tools

Spark

Snowflake

Databricks

Trino/Presto

Iceberg

Delta Lake

Parquet

Job description

Selby Jennings is seeking a Senior Data Platform Engineer to scale critical data infrastructure and lead large-scale platform initiatives. This hands-on role focuses on owning production platforms and shaping the future of a cloud-based data ecosystem alongside a highly technical team.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in data/engineering roles, strong Python/SQL skills, and deep experience with Spark, Snowflake, Databricks, and related technologies, plus CI/CD and data reliability expertise.