Sr Platform Engineer

At data.world, we're building the world's most intuitive and intelligent data catalog and governance platform. We're seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to help develop software and implement cloud solutions for our development platform and production environment, with a focus on hardening and transitioning our offerings for Federal deployments.

All engineers at data.world are responsible for building secure applications, but we are looking for an engineer with experience specific to cloud engineering, deployment automation, cloud networking and information security. This person should be very self-driven and able to take ownership of large efforts. This role is a member of the development platform team and will also work closely with our Information Security team. If you're passionate about the transformative power of data and want to have an impact on a fast-growing business, then we want to meet you.

At data.world you will:

• Be part of the team developing the data.world cloud and automation infrastructure
• Use a variety of technologies to support code delivery and production operations of a cloud hosted, service oriented web application
• Build an environment in which engineering teams are able to build, test, and run their applications in production
• Work with an agile software delivery team on new projects
• Directly counsel / train other engineers on cloud technology and how to use our dev platform

Experience we'd love to see:

• 3+ years cloud/DevOps/backend engineering
• Software development, especially in Python, Java or golang
• Infrastructure as Code, especially in Terraform or CloudFormation
• Design of public cloud services, especially with Amazon Web Services
• Use of metrics and logs to troubleshoot and resolve complicated problems
• Documenting changes and instructive guides
• Continuous integration (CI/CD) with multiple deployments each day
• Containerization, configuration management, CI/CD and other "DevOps" tools

• Passion for building highly secure and scalable apps
• Experience running large scale cloud applications in multiple geographic regions
• Experience with security frameworks such as NIST or FedRAMP is a huge plus

Perks & Benefits:

• Competitive compensation with a bonus program.
• Up to fully paid health, vision, and dental insurance premiums for you and your entire family.
• Company-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and legal coverage.
• Flexible PTO & Dedicated Parental Leave Program.
• Remote-first, flexible, casual environment.
• Annual Wellness Reimbursement & New Employee Office Stipend.
• Generous Stock Option Plan with Refresh Program.
• Company and Team events for connection and fun.
• An awesome group of smart coworkers, including a tight-knit team of startup veterans with integrity, passion, and a good sense of humor.
• Your own Sparkletar owl character!

If you have the exceptional combination of skills and qualities that we are looking for, then we're excited to meet you!

Note: We encourage people from underrepresented groups to apply. data.world is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

We are the world's largest collaborative data community, and we firmly believe that our people need to represent the very diverse nature of the community we are serving and the customer base we are winning. We believe that diversity leads to the most creative discussions, ideas, and outcomes.

Drug-Free Workplace

data.world is committed to providing a safe, healthy, and productive work environment. Consistent with this commitment, it is the intent of the Company to maintain a drug-free workplace.

Must be US citizen and be located in the U.S.