Senior Lead Engineer, Data Platform & Lakehouse

Klaviyo; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Klaviyo is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to elevate the Data Platform, with a focus on Data Lake. You will shape technical direction, coordinate across Data Platform teams, and drive scalable, observable systems.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with engineering, product, analytics, and governance stakeholders, delivering reliable data infrastructure at scale for analytics and AI/ML use cases.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in data platforms or lakehouse architectures.
• Experience driving cross-team programs from discovery to rollout.
• Ability to articulate trade-offs and create reusable reference patterns.

Responsibilities

• Own high-impact technical objectives spanning multiple Data Platform teams.
• Align roadmaps across Data Platform and ensure coherent investments.
• Lead large cross-team initiatives from discovery through rollout.
• Make high-judgment architectural decisions across core platform systems.
• Create reference patterns and paved paths to reduce manual work.
• Represent Data Platform in cross-functional discussions with stakeholders.
• Drive alignment on complex projects and keep teams coordinated.

Skills

Data platform

Leadership

Lakehouse

Cross-team collaboration

Architectural design

Tools

Airflow

Spark

SQL

Python

Job description

Klaviyo is seeking a Senior Lead Software Engineer to elevate the Data Platform, with a focus on Data Lake. You will shape technical direction, coordinate across Data Platform teams, and drive scalable, observable systems.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with engineering, product, analytics, and governance stakeholders, delivering reliable data infrastructure at scale for analytics and AI/ML use cases.