Job Url: https://www.remoterocketship.com/company/aprime-io-2/jobs/senior-data-platform-engineer-united-states-remote Job Description: APrime Technology Website LinkedIn All Job Openings APrime Technology is a strategic engineering partner that specializes in product development and technology solutions for startups looking to innovate and disrupt industries. With a team of expert engineers from prestigious backgrounds, APrime helps founders navigate the complexities of building and scaling their transformational products, particularly in highly regulated sectors such as healthcare and finance. Their services range from validating ideas to engineering prototypes, enabling startups to accelerate growth and attract investment. 11 - 50 employees Founded 2020 🤝 B2B 💳 Fintech Senior Data Platform Engineer 6 days ago 🇺🇸 United States – Remote 💵 $180k - $270k / year ⏰ Full Time 🟠 Senior 🏗️ Platform Engineer Amazon Redshift AWS Azure BigQuery Cloud Google Cloud Platform Kafka Open Source Pulsar SQL Terraform Apply Now Receive Emails with Similar Jobs Report problem 📋 Description • As a Data Platform Engineer at APrime, you'll be the architect and builder who transforms ambitious startup visions into scalable reality. • You're T-shaped—with deep expertise in data engineering and the versatility to tackle any backend challenge. • One quarter you might be building a real-time streaming platform processing billions of events for an AI data management startup; the next, you're architecting a usage-based billing system handling millions in revenue for a DevTools unicorn. • This role is for technologists who see ambiguity as opportunity, who ship code daily, and who get absorbed into each startup's mission as if it were their own. 🎯 Requirements • 6+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated expertise in both data engineering and backend development • Proven track record of building data platforms from scratch at terabyte scale or larger • Strong expertise in SQL and data modeling , with deep understanding of performance optimization and query tuning • High agency mindset : You default to action, see ambiguity as opportunity, and take ownership without being asked • Exceptional communication skills : You can explain complex technical concepts to founders, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and mentor junior engineers • Production systems experience : You've built and maintained systems that real businesses depend on, handling real money and real user data • Rapid shipping velocity : You ship code daily and have launched multiple products or major features quarterly • Cloud platform expertise with at least one major provider (AWS, GCP, Azure) including storage, compute, and managed data services • Experience with modern data warehouse solutions (e.g. Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift) and a foundational understanding of related concepts, such as CDC, schema evolution, and table partitioning 🏖️ Benefits • Competitive base salary of $180k, up to $90k bonus. • Generous incentive and bonus plans, including individual and company performance bonuses and “billable hour” bonuses that combined can total up to 50% of base pay • Additional revenue share bonuses for customer referrals and candidate referral bonuses. These are paid per referral and there are no caps. • Access to equity in APrime’s portfolio of startup client companies via a special purpose vehicle. • 401k offering with employer match of 100% for contributions up to 6% of annual base salary • Time Off and Leave: Unlimited Paid Vacation and Sick Days, subject to company guidelines, and 12 paid company holidays • Paid and unpaid parental leave benefits • Health Insurance benefits, including Medical, Dental, Vision and Short Term Disability • APrime offers several top-tier PPO health plan options (e.g. Platinum, Gold) provided by United Healthcare, and currently covers 90% of employee and dependent premiums • APrime offers Dental and Vision coverage through Beam, and covers 90% of employee and dependents’ premiums • APrime fully covers Short Term Disability premiums