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You'll play a key role in developing scalable, performant solutions using technologies like Trino (Presto), Redshift, BigQuery, Apache Iceberg, or other columnar technologies supporting advanced analytics and reporting.\nThe ideal candidate is a motivated problem solver who prioritizes high-quality solutions and excels in navigating ambiguity. As an early team member, you will have the opportunity to take ownership of various aspects of our backend from day one. Your role will be pivotal in establishing engineering best practices, balancing engineering priorities with business needs, and identifying innovative approaches to deliver outstanding value to our users. Your engineering knowledge will be applied by designing top-notch architectures, offering insightful feedback on technical designs, solving difficult problems and conducting thorough code reviews, all aimed at ensuring the software we build is both maintainable and dependable.\nIn this role, you will:\nArchitect, build, and maintain scalable and reliable data platform infrastructure.\n\nImplement and optimize analytic query engines using technologies like Trino (Presto), Redshift, and BigQuery.\n\nDesign and support robust data management solutions leveraging Apache Iceberg.\n\nCollaborate closely with Data Engineering and Analytics teams to ensure effective integration, schema detection, and schema evolution.\n\nDevelop and maintain observability frameworks to monitor and troubleshoot data pipelines and platform performance.\n\nImplement best practices for data modeling, schema design, and pipeline fan-out strategies.\n\nEnsure data integrity, quality, and consistency across Medalion architectures, star schemas, and Lakehouse environments.\n\nProactively identify opportunities to enhance platform scalability, efficiency, and reliability.\n\nSuccess in this role requires:\n8+ years of experience in data platform engineering or related roles focusing on infrastructure and data management.\n\nDeep experience with analytic query engines and platforms such as Trino (Presto), Redshift, BigQuery, and Apache Iceberg.\n\nExpertise in designing platforms supporting Medalion architecture, star schemas, and schema evolution.\n\nSolid foundation in automated schema detection, observability, and performance optimization.\n\nProficiency with cloud-based platforms and services (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.).\n\nStrong skills in Python and experience with modern infrastructure automation tools.\n\nExcellent problem-solving abilities, particularly in complex data scenarios requiring performance tuning and scalability solutions.\n\nStrong communication skills, able to articulate platform design concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.\n\nA proactive and collaborative mindset, comfortable working independently and within fast-paced teams.\n\nWays to stand out:\nExtensive experience in developing highly observable and scalable data platforms.\n\nProven expertise in advanced query optimization, database scaling, and platform architecture.\n\nFamiliarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, Pulumi, or AWS CDK.\n\nDemonstrated ability to align platform engineering strategies closely with strategic business objectives.\n\nWorking at Reach Security:\nCompetitive salary, commission, and equity package\n\nComprehensive benefits package including:\n\nMedical, dental, and vision insurance, including plan options with company-paid employee coverage\n\nFSA, HSA, and 401(k) plans\n\nCompany paid life insurance and disability coverage, along with buy up options\n\nVoluntary benefits including pet insurance, identify theft coverage, and legal services\n\nUnlimited PTO and sick time\n\nFully remote team, providing flexibility and a diverse culture","description_format":"text","description_chars":4176,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Equity","Life insurance","Unlimited PTO","Vision insurance"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Artificial Intelligence","Cybersecurity","Information Technology"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-26T15:33:06Z"}],"liveness":{"score":10,"band":"cold","label":"Long shot","p_open":1,"p_active":0.374,"p_room":0.28,"age_days":137,"expected_fill_days":14,"reasons":["conf:13","win:tail","crowd:"],"computed_at":"2026-09-28T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/reach-security-senior-staff-software-engineer-data-platform","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/reach-security-senior-staff-software-engineer-data-platform.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-29T01:41:23Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":1323,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":3677,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-30T00:00:00Z"}}}