Staff Data Engineer: Scale AI-Driven Data Platforms

Plot Technologies, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Plot Technologies, Inc. is seeking a data systems engineer in New York, NY to own core data systems that power Plot. You’ll ensure the reliable flow of millions of enriched videos and stabilize ingestion pipelines.

The ideal candidate has deep experience with Postgres, strong systems intuition, and a minimum of 5 years experience. This role is perfect for those who enjoy tackling ambiguous challenges and making impactful architectural choices.

Qualifications

• Deep experience operating Postgres in production, understanding partitioning and concurrency.
• Strong intuition for systems and failure modes.
• Experience in designing analytical data architectures.
• Comfort in leading high-impact, ambiguous work.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Own core data systems and manage video data flow.
• Stabilize high-throughput write paths in ingestion pipelines.
• Design responsive data access patterns.
• Separate transactional and analytical concerns.
• Build read-optimized models for data insight.
• Enable AI-native analytics in internal tools.
• Make architectural decisions for scalability and performance.
• Raise the bar for reliability and performance within the team.

Skills

Postgres operation in production

Systems intuition

Analytical data architecture design

Ownership mindset

Curiosity and pragmatism

Job description

Plot Technologies, Inc. is seeking a data systems engineer in New York, NY to own core data systems that power Plot. You’ll ensure the reliable flow of millions of enriched videos and stabilize ingestion pipelines.

The ideal candidate has deep experience with Postgres, strong systems intuition, and a minimum of 5 years experience. This role is perfect for those who enjoy tackling ambiguous challenges and making impactful architectural choices.