Staff Platform Engineer - Real-Time Data Platform

Global Payments; Alpharetta (GA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Global Payments is seeking a Staff Engineer to join the Enterprise Data Platform Engineering Team. You will help shape the next-generation Operational Data Store, enabling real-time payment experiences, fraud prevention, and merchant servicing across global markets.

You will lead architecture, drive performance, and mentor engineers while promoting engineering best practices. This role offers a stake in platform strategy from inception and requires strong collaboration with cross-functional

Qualifications

• Must have built and operated large-scale distributed data platforms in production.
• Experience leading complex data initiatives with enterprise impact.
• Strong background in real-time data processing and data streaming architectures.

Responsibilities

• Shape architecture of an enterprise data platform across global markets.
• Lead performance and reliability improvements for real-time data access.
• Drive automation, self-service capabilities, and onboarding efficiency for engineering teams.
• Mentor engineers and establish engineering standards to improve platform quality.

Skills

Distributed NoSQL

Low-latency

Apache Kafka

Event-driven

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Communication

Product mindset

Tools

Iceberg

Job description

Global Payments is seeking a Staff Engineer to join the Enterprise Data Platform Engineering Team. You will help shape the next-generation Operational Data Store, enabling real-time payment experiences, fraud prevention, and merchant servicing across global markets.

You will lead architecture, drive performance, and mentor engineers while promoting engineering best practices. This role offers a stake in platform strategy from inception and requires strong collaboration with cross-functional