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Careers · W-2 · applications reviewed now
Platform & Data Engineer
Build the foundation the product can trust. Own the cloud, database, data, deployment, and observability paths behind DSE's AI security systems.
This is a full-time W-2 employee role, 100% remote within the United States. The anticipated start date and final written offer depend on completion of DSE's current financing plan.
Compensation · planned benefits
Platform ownership with clear terms.
Base salary: $140,000-$180,000 per year. Planned benefits include employer-subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage; paid time off; paid holidays; a 401(k); and remote-work equipment. Final plan details are provided before an accepted offer and begin when employment starts.
Applications are accepted and reviewed now. Applying does not create employment, compensation, or a promise of hire. Employment begins only after a signed written offer and normal onboarding requirements.
Responsibilities · platform and data
Make the foundation observable.
Data
Own the data path
Model and operate databases, ingestion, transformations, lineage, retention, and recovery with explicit contracts.
Reliability
Instrument the system
Improve logs, metrics, alerts, performance, backups, and failure handling so runtime truth is easy to establish.
Boundaries
Protect tenant data
Partner with security and product engineering on least privilege, encryption, isolation, and auditable access paths.
Qualifications · capability first
What you bring to the platform.
Required
Production depth
- Strong software, platform, data, or infrastructure engineering.
- Production cloud and database experience.
- Automation and infrastructure-as-code discipline.
- Evidence of diagnosing and improving real operating systems.
- US work authorization. No specific degree is required.
Preferred
Useful context
- AWS, Python, SQL, and serverless-system experience.
- Relational, document, and analytical data-store experience.
- Data governance, lineage, or privacy-control experience.
- Secure multi-tenant or regulated-environment experience.
Apply · direct to DSE
Show us what you have operated.
Email a concise introduction, résumé or LinkedIn profile, and one example of a platform or data system you improved to hiring@thedataexperts.us. Review the DSE Privacy Policy before applying. DSE is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodation in the application process.