Data Platform Engineer - Database & Infrastructure

Requirements:

• 5+ years in DevOps, Data Platform Engineering, or similar
• Experience with distributed data systems in production (e.g. ClickHouse, Trino, EMR)
• Strong Kubernetes experience (stateful workloads, Helm, operators)
• Solid Infrastructure-as-Code experience (Terraform, Helm, etc.)
• Good knowledge of AWS data ecosystem (S3, EKS, EMR, MSK, RDS)
• Strong understanding of AWS IAM and security best practices
• Hands-on experience with Docker and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with data pipelines (Kafka, Spark, Airflow, etc.)
• Strong Linux fundamentals and scripting (Python and/or Bash)
• Understanding of database reliability (replication, backups, failover)

Nice to have:

• OLAP / high-throughput systems experience
• Experience with VAST Data or similar storage systems
• Familiarity with Iceberg, Delta Lake or Hudi
• Observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)
• GitOps tools (ArgoCD, Flux)
• CKA or strong Kubernetes expertise
• Programming in Go, Rust, or Python
• Knowledge of Parquet/Arrow and query engines
• AWS certifications

What you'll be doing:

• Ensuring reliability and performance of production data systems (ClickHouse, CockroachDB, Trino, etc.)
• Designing and operating database clusters on Kubernetes (via operators)
• Building and maintaining data pipelines (ingestion, transformation, replication)
• Driving Infrastructure-as-Code practices (Terraform, Helm)
• Operating storage and data platforms across on-prem (VAST) and AWS (S3, EMR, MSK, RDS, EKS)
• Managing Docker images and CI/CD workflows for data services
• Defining and maintaining AWS IAM policies and permissions
• Troubleshooting across the stack (databases, OS, storage, networking)
• Implementing observability (metrics, alerting, capacity planning)
• Collaborating with engineering, data, and research teams

Perks and benefits:

• Equal opportunity employer promoting diversity
• Empowerment to work openly and respectfully for collective success
• Initiatives and programs to promote a healthy work-life balance