Staff Data Platform Engineer - Remote, Real-Time Analytics

Kenyan Edu; United States; Remote; USD 232,000 - 348,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Inclusive healthcare package

WFH budget

Job summary

Vercel is seeking a Staff level Engineer to lead the design and development of a next-generation Data Platform. You will architect scalable data systems, drive data governance, and mentor a growing team, spanning batch and real-time analytics across multiple data types.

Join a remote-first organization with a focus on high-availability, security, and delivering cutting-edge analytics capabilities using Kafka, ClickHouse, Tinybird, and Snowflake.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in data engineering or data architecture roles.
• 5+ years at Principal Engineer level.
• Experience with Kafka and its ecosystem, ClickHouse, Tinybird, Snowflake.
• Proficiency with cloud platforms and data governance.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a next-generation data platform for batch and real-time analytics.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical strategy with product goals.
• Define data ingestion, modeling, ETL, and storage guidelines (ClickHouse, Tinybird, Snowflake).
• Mentor engineers and drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure data governance, security, and high availability.

Skills

Data architecture

Leadership

Cloud platforms

Mentoring

Communication

Kafka ecosystem

Education

Master's degree

Tools

Kafka

Confluent Platform

ClickHouse

Tinybird

Snowflake

AWS/GCP/Azure

Job description

Vercel is seeking a Staff level Engineer to lead the design and development of a next-generation Data Platform. You will architect scalable data systems, drive data governance, and mentor a growing team, spanning batch and real-time analytics across multiple data types.

Join a remote-first organization with a focus on high-availability, security, and delivering cutting-edge analytics capabilities using Kafka, ClickHouse, Tinybird, and Snowflake.