Staff Data Platform Engineer - Observability & Governance

AppFolio; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 152,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AppFolio in Chicago is seeking a data engineer for the Business Data Platform to own observability, governance, and CI/CD for data assets. You will collaborate with SecOps, Compliance, and analytics teams to ensure secure, scalable data delivery and self-service access.

You’ll build reliable data pipelines, set SLOs, manage Snowflake roles, and enforce masking and encryption. This role blends data engineering, DevOps, and data governance in a fast-paced real estate tech environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in DataOps, Data Platform Engineering, DevOps, or related roles in modern cloud data environments.
• Proficiency in SQL, Python, Airflow, Mulesoft, Linux scripting, and dbt.
• Strong experience with AWS (S3, EC2, EKS), Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with Snowflake data warehouse with data security and governance.
• Advanced proficiency with Airflow and CI/CD pipelines; GitOps and infrastructure-as-code (Terraform).
• Experience building self-serve data processes and familiarity with data security and audit logging.
• Familiar with Snowflake RBAC, masking policies, row-access policies, and secure UDFs/SPROCs.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, build, and maintenance of observability and testing solutions for AppFolio's Business Data Platform.
• Own the CI/CD architecture for Github repositories; deploy automated checks and data deployment pipelines.
• Manage service accounts, roles, and permissions across Snowflake, dbt, and BI tools.
• Define and monitor Data Pipeline SLOs and enforce data access controls and masking policies.
• Partner with InfoSec and Compliance to ensure auditability and privacy frameworks across the platform.
• Maintain lineage and metadata documentation; implement infrastructure-as-code and automate routine operations.

Skills

SQL

Python

Airflow

Mulesoft

Linux scripting

dbt

AWS

Docker

Kubernetes

Snowflake

Terraform

GitOps

CI/CD

Codespaces

Security controls

Tools

Snowflake

dbt

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Airflow

GitHub

Job description

AppFolio in Chicago is seeking a data engineer for the Business Data Platform to own observability, governance, and CI/CD for data assets. You will collaborate with SecOps, Compliance, and analytics teams to ensure secure, scalable data delivery and self-service access.

You’ll build reliable data pipelines, set SLOs, manage Snowflake roles, and enforce masking and encryption. This role blends data engineering, DevOps, and data governance in a fast-paced real estate tech environment.