Lead Data Platform Engineer

📋 Description

• Own architecture and roadmap for pipelines, integrations, and datastores; decide tradeoffs.
• Prioritize problems with leadership and translate goals into concrete work.
• Set standards: infra-as-code, schema contracts, observability, testing, on-call, incident response.
• Guide replication pipelines syncing Salesforce data to Aurora and Postgres via Informatica/Fivetran.
• Direction for production Postgres databases: performance, indexing, access control, migrations.
• Lead production incidents as the senior voice; drive systemic fixes.

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years building and operating production data systems with team leadership.
• Track record turning ambiguity into clear direction others can execute.
• Deep SQL expertise: query optimization, indexing, schema design, production databases.
• Strong command of replication and ETL/ELT tools (Fivetran, Informatica, Airbyte).
• Working knowledge of AWS, GCP, or Azure data services.
• Comfort with Ruby on Rails or similar language.

🎁 Benefits

• Considerable employer contributions for health, dental, and vision programs.
• Generous PTO, paid holidays, and paid parental leave.
• 401(k) matching program.
• Merit advancement opportunities.
• Career development & training.