Senior Data and Platform Engineer

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AvantosFintech AI
NYC (Hybrid) or US RemoteFull-TimeSenior
SalaryCompetitive + Equity
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Job Details

Experience
7+ years
Required Skills
AWSSQLData engineeringGoTerraformData modeling

Requirements

  • 7+ years in data engineering, platform engineering, or backend infrastructure.
  • A track record of shipping and owning production systems.
  • Strong systems thinking and platform mindset.
  • Backend system design and API design expertise.
  • Data modeling and relational database experience.
  • Knowledge of performance, reliability, and failure modes.
  • Proficiency in Golang, SQL, Terraform, and AWS.
  • Comfort in a fast-moving startup environment.
  • Bonus: Experience with LLMs, RAG, vector search, or fintech/regulated systems.
  • Bonus: Startup or early-stage experience.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement core backend systems and integrations that power the product.
  • Design and build our data platform (orchestration, pipelines, developer workflows).
  • Create scalable systems for data ingestion, transformation, and access.
  • Design data models and APIs that won’t collapse under growth.
  • Own infrastructure for data + AI workloads (containers, orchestration, cloud services).
  • Enable self-serve data workflows for engineering and product teams.
  • Improve observability, reliability, and performance across the data stack.
  • Support AI/ML systems (embeddings, vector data, model pipelines).
  • Build tooling for document processing, metadata, and normalization.
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