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FloQast · 2 days ago

Senior Staff Engineer, Data

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$188K/yr - $282K/yr

10+ years exp

FloQast is the leading Accounting Transformation Platform in accounting workflow automation created by actual former accountants for accountants. As a Senior Staff Engineer, Data, you will drive the design and implementation of FloQast’s core data platform, ensuring a reliable, scalable, and secure data foundation that supports various teams across the organization.

AccountingB2BEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead the design of scalable and reliable data pipelines, storage solutions, and access layers using modern cloud-native technologies

Own and evolve the core data platform components (e.g., event streaming, lakehouse architecture, batch & streaming ETL, data cataloging)

Define best practices for data quality, lineage, privacy, and access control to ensure regulatory compliance and trust in the data

Work closely with Product, Analytics, Infrastructure, and Security teams to align data platform capabilities with organizational goals

Mentor engineers across the organization, establish coding and architectural standards, and influence the strategic direction of the platform

Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies that improve performance, observability, developer experience, and cost efficiency

Qualification

Data Platform ArchitectureData GovernanceCloud-native TechnologiesAPIsServicesData Privacy RegulationsStartup ExperienceAI/ML ExposureEffective CommunicationCollaboration Skills

Required

10+ years of software engineering experience with deep expertise in data infrastructure, distributed systems, or backend platform engineering

Proven track record of designing and delivering production-grade data platforms at scale (e.g., supporting hundreds of TBs of data, thousands of jobs/day)

Strong experience with tools like Snowflake, dbt, Kafka, Airflow, Spark, and cloud-native technologies (e.g., AWS, GCP, or Azure)

Hands-on experience building APIs and services for data access, metadata management, and platform observability

Familiarity with data privacy regulations (GDPR, SOC2, HIPAA) and enterprise-grade security practices

Effective communicator and collaborator who can influence engineering and non-engineering audiences alike

Experience in a startup or high-growth SaaS environment