Senior Data Platform Engineer: Streaming Pipelines

Ultipro; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly Incentive Plan

136 hours Paid Time Off

Medical, Dental and Vision benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Recognition

Paid Volunteer Time

Employee Discounts

Wellness incentives

Job summary

Crane is seeking a senior data platform engineer to design and operate streaming pipelines, data contracts, and governance across our platform. You will own infrastructure as code, CI/CD tooling, and observability, collaborating with multiple teams to ensure reliable data movement.

The role requires deep expertise in Kafka, streaming systems, Python, SQL, and cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure), with a focus on durable fixes and scalable architectures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer/software engineering, computer science, maths or physics is required.
• 10+ years in data engineering, platform, or infrastructure-focused backend software engineering.
• Professional certification may be required in some areas.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain streaming and replication pipelines (CDC, Kafka, Materialize) that move data reliably from source systems into the platform
• Manage schemas, topics, and data contracts to keep producers and consumers consistent and governed
• Provision and manage infrastructure as code across shared environments (Terraform, Kubernetes, Docker)
• Configure clusters, access controls, and role-based permissions for shared platform resources
• Own CI/CD pipelines and deployment tooling (GitHub Actions) to enable safe and fast shipping
• Build monitoring, alerting, and observability to catch problems before users do
• Participate in on-call rotations, investigate incidents, and drive durable fixes with post-incident follow-through
• Write and maintain runbooks, architecture docs, and platform guides for self-service
• Participate in design reviews and RFCs to align platform solutions with requirements
• Expertise in Kafka, streaming systems, Python, SQL, and cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Skills

Kafka

Streaming systems

Python

SQL

Cloud infra

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science/Engineering/Math/Physics

High School or better

Tools

Terraform

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Crane is seeking a senior data platform engineer to design and operate streaming pipelines, data contracts, and governance across our platform. You will own infrastructure as code, CI/CD tooling, and observability, collaborating with multiple teams to ensure reliable data movement.

The role requires deep expertise in Kafka, streaming systems, Python, SQL, and cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP/Azure), with a focus on durable fixes and scalable architectures.