[Remote] Senior Staff Engineer, Data

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. FloQast is the leading AI-powered Accounting Transformation Platform, uniquely built by former accountants for accountants. As a Senior Staff Engineer, Data, you’ll drive the design and implementation of the core data platform, enabling teams to build on a reliable and scalable data foundation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of scalable and reliable data pipelines, storage solutions, and access layers using modern cloud-native technologies
• Own and evolve the core data platform components (e.g., event streaming, lakehouse architecture, batch & streaming ETL, data cataloging)
• Define best practices for data quality, lineage, privacy, and access control to ensure regulatory compliance and trust in the data
• Work closely with Product, Analytics, Infrastructure, and Security teams to align data platform capabilities with organizational goals
• Mentor engineers across the organization, establish coding and architectural standards, and influence the strategic direction of the platform
• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies that improve performance, observability, developer experience, and cost efficiency

Skills

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in data infrastructure, distributed systems, or backend platform engineering
• Proven track record of designing and delivering production-grade data platforms at scale (e.g., supporting hundreds of TBs of data, thousands of jobs/day)
• Strong experience with tools like Snowflake, dbt, Kafka, Airflow, Spark, and cloud-native technologies (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Hands-on experience building APIs and services for data access, metadata management, and platform observability
• Familiarity with data privacy regulations (GDPR, SOC2, HIPAA) and enterprise-grade security practices
• Effective communicator and collaborator who can influence engineering and non-engineering audiences alike
• Experience in a startup or high-growth SaaS environment
• Exposure to AI/ML data pipelines or real-time analytics platforms

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Family Forming benefits
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Unlimited Vacation

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