Klaviyo · 1 month ago
Director of Engineering, Platform Infrastructure
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$248K/yr - $372K/yrKlaviyo is a data-driven company focused on empowering creators through accessible and actionable first-party data. As the Head of Data Platform, you will lead the development of a scalable data platform that supports machine learning and analytics, driving strategic growth and innovation across the organization.
AdvertisingAnalyticsE-CommerceMarketing AutomationSoftware
Responsibilities
Lead the strategic planning, architectural design, and execution for the Data Platform, ensuring alignment with overall company objectives to dominate retail marketing and productize AI agents
Oversee the development of core data structures, including a Common Data Model (CDM), unified data collection via Change Data Capture (CDC), and a scalable Key Value Store (KVS), serving as the bedrock for flexible data models and future innovations
Lead efforts to significantly improve data discovery, exploration, querying capabilities, and reducing processing times for ML, BI, and analytical use cases
Ensure the platform's scalability and reliability to support multiple customers with over 100M profiles by 2026, improving event processing, and reducing profile ingest times, all while controlling costs
Champion initiatives for data quality, transactional consistency, GDPR compliance, and rigorous data governance, including data access control and operating in multiple geographies
Collaborate closely with internal teams (Data Science, BI, Product Analytics, Application Developers) and prepare for externalizing data platform services for third-party developers
Qualification
Required
Extensive experience in designing, building, and operating large-scale data platforms, distributed systems, and data warehousing solutions
Experience working with technologies such as Kafka, Iceberg, Snowflake, Airflow, Clickhouse, MySQL/Postgres, etc
Proven ability to define and execute complex technical strategies, manage trade-offs, and secure cross-organizational commitment for foundational initiatives
Experience in leading and growing high-performing engineering teams, fostering a culture of ownership, innovation, and operational excellence
A track record of identifying critical pain points in data management (e.g., data silos, performance bottlenecks, cost inefficiencies) and delivering impactful solutions
An understanding of how data infrastructure directly impacts customer experience, product adoption, and business revenue
Benefits
Participation in the company’s annual cash bonus plan
Variable compensation (OTE) for sales and customer success roles
Equity
Sign-on payments
A comprehensive range of health, welfare, and wellbeing benefits based on eligibility
Company
Klaviyo
Klaviyo is an automation and email platform designed to help grow businesses.
Founded in 2012
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.35BKey Investors
ShopifySands Capital VenturesAccel
2025-08-13Post Ipo Secondary· $195.06M
2025-05-14Post Ipo Secondary· $372.95M
2023-09-20IPO
Leadership Team
Andrew Bialecki
CEO
Ed Hallen
Co-Founder, Chief Strategy Officer, Board Member
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