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Harnham ยท 2 days ago

Principal Data Platform Engineer

positionSan Francisco Bay Area
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
seniorityLead/Staff
money$230K/yr - $280K/yr
date8+ years exp

Harnham is a high-growth, product-led tech company seeking a Principal Data Platform Engineer to lead the design and build of a modern, scalable data platform. In this role, you will partner with leadership across various departments to create a low-latency, cloud-native data architecture that supports real-time analytics and AI/ML at scale.

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Responsibilities

Design and build a next-gen data platform to power product and internal use cases
Architect for batch + streaming, scalability, fault tolerance, and low latency
Lead data modeling, warehousing, governance, and ingestion best practices
Champion engineering excellence and mentor senior engineers
Align technical decisions with long-term business strategy
Optimize for performance, cost, and resiliency in a modern cloud environment

Qualification

Data engineeringKafkaCloud-native architectureClickHouseSnowflakeIcebergLeadership skillsCommunication skillsCollaboration skills

Required

8+ years of experience in data engineering or platform architecture
5+ years at the Principal Engineer level or equivalent
Deep expertise with Kafka (and its ecosystem), streaming data systems
Strong experience with ClickHouse, Iceberg, Snowflake, or similar tools
Cloud-native architecture expertise (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Track record of designing data systems for compliance and governance
Experience scaling systems to support petabyte-level workloads
Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills

Preferred

Experience enabling AI/ML platforms or preparing for IPO-scale growth

Benefits

Equity

Company

Harnham

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Harnham has actively chosen to focus on Data and Analytics.
dateFounded in 2006
location
New York, New York, USA
people-size201-500 employees
web-link
https://www.harnham.com/us

H1B Sponsorship

Harnham has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2024 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
unknown
Key Investors
BGF Ventures
2022-05-01Seed

Leadership Team

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David Farmer
Chief Executive Officer
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Stephen Lawrence
CFO
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Recent News

Harnham
Harnham secures investment from BGF | Harnham US Recruitment post
2025-02-05
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Notizie da: Nordic Capital, Bridgepoint Development Capital, PAI Partners, BlackRock, IP Group, MMC, Octopus, Pelican Capital, BGF e altri
2022-05-09
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