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Klaviyo

Senior Lead Software Engineer - Data Platform

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about 4 hours ago
Boston, MA, USASenior / Staff+
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Base Salary

$216k - $324k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Independently own and drive high-impact technical objectives across multiple Data Platform teams.
  • Align technical roadmaps to ensure coherent investments against shared priorities.
  • Lead large, complex cross-team initiatives from discovery through rollout.
  • Make high-judgment architectural decisions across core platform systems.
  • Establish standards and shared abstractions to improve data system operations.
  • Partner with engineering, product, analytics, and governance stakeholders.
  • Drive alignment on complex projects by clarifying trade-offs and dependencies.
  • Be accountable for the long-term technical health of the systems in scope.
  • Respond to complex platform issues and implement lasting improvements.
  • Mentor senior and lead engineers through design reviews and architectural coaching.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of software engineering experience with deep knowledge of distributed systems.
  • Expertise in core Data Platform areas such as lakehouse architecture and data ingestion.
  • Experience leading large, ambiguous, multi-quarter programs.
  • Strong hands-on experience with systems like Iceberg, Spark, and Airflow.
  • Understanding of trustworthy data platform operations including schema evolution and observability.
  • Effective at driving outcomes through influence and technical leadership.
  • Passionate about mentoring engineers and improving team workflows.

Tech Stack

Apache AirflowApache SparkAWSPython

Categories

AI & MLData EngineeringData Science