Drive the architecture, design, and evolution of our enterprise data platform. Set technical direction, mentor engineers, and champion engineering excellence across the team. Collaborate with data architects, engineering managers, and product teams.

Define and deliver the next generation of data products and platform capabilities at scale. Design and build scalable data pipelines that power analytics and machine learning. Own the design and evolution of workflow orchestration using Apache Airflow.

Lead the strategy for real-time streaming ingestion using Kafka. Champion and advance data modeling standards across the platform. Define and implement observability strategy using Datadog.

Requirements ~ Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. ~10+ years of experience in data engineering or software engineering, with at least 3+ years operating at a senior/staff level. ~ Solid proficiency in Python (required) and SQL. ~ Expert-level knowledge of cloud data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery). ~ Proven track record of designing and scaling data platforms in production environments. ~ Strong expertise in data modeling — dimensional modeling, star/snowflake schemas, data vault. ~ Extensive experience with workflow orchestration tools (Apache Airflow preferred).



~ Solid understanding of streaming technologies (Apache Kafka, Snowpipe) and event-driven architectures. ~ Experience with AWS services (S3, MWAA, Glue).Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform) and CI/CD tools (CircleCI, Harness, GitHub Actions). ~ Experience with Datadog or similar monitoring and observability platforms.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in designing and evolving enterprise data platforms, with a strong focus on data modeling, workflow orchestration, and real-time streaming ingestion. Proficient in Python, SQL, and cloud data warehouses, while also championing engineering excellence and observability strategies. Highest-signal resume keywords Data Engineering Python Programming Cloud Data Warehouses Workflow Orchestration Data Modeling ATS Optimization Keywords Hard Skills Python SQL Data Modeling Cloud Data Warehouses Apache Airflow Apache Kafka Infrastructure as Code CI/CD Tools Observability Strategy Data Pipelines Soft Skills Mentoring Collaboration Leadership Industry Keywords Data Platform Real-Time Streaming Event-Driven Architecture Dimensional Modeling Star Schema Snowflake Schema Data Vault Tools & Technologies Datadog AWS Terraform CircleCI GitHub Actions

📌 Staff Software Engineer - Data Platform (Remote) (Burnaby)
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