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Staff Data Architect
Company | Handshake |
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Location | San Francisco, CA, USA |
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Salary | $235000 – $280000 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | |
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Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Extensive experience in architecting and implementing complex, large-scale data platforms, including data warehousing solutions and scalable data services.
- Mastery of data engineering tools, technologies, and best practices, with a demonstrated ability to design end-to-end data ecosystems.
- Significant hands-on experience with cloud-based data technologies, preferably within Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including BigQuery, DataFlow, BigTable, and related tools.
- Strong analytical abilities and a track record of tackling complex data challenges with innovative, strategic solutions that enhance the efficiency, reliability, and scalability of data platforms.
- An ability to engage and influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders through clear communication and a team-oriented approach.
Responsibilities
- Leading the data engineering function at an architectural level.
- Defining best practices and setting long-term vision for the data ecosystem.
- Mentoring, guiding, and collaborating with the data and product engineering teams.
- Architecting scalable, reliable, and efficient data pipelines, services, and products that meet diverse business needs.
- Partnering with product managers, engineering leads, and other stakeholders to define data architecture requirements that align with business goals.
- Leading efforts to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks, ensuring data processing systems are highly optimized for both performance and cost-effectiveness.
- Establishing and implementing data governance frameworks to ensure data reliability, security, and regulatory compliance.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficiency with Go programming language, dbt for data transformations, containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).
- Designing and implementing analytic solutions for both internal and external customers of the data platform.
- Experience with machine learning teams, interfacing and facilitating infrastructure and pipelines to accelerate ML efforts.