Staff Data Platform Engineer

The Staff Data Platform Engineer role at Flo blends Data Engineering, Backend Engineering, and Cloud Engineering into a unique and impactful position. This position is expected to design, build, and deliver reliable, scalable, and efficient data services that form the backbone of Flo’s next-generation fan experiences.

Occasional travel to Austin, Texas HQ (once or twice a year) is required.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the architecture and design of complex, large-scale distributed systems

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable, fault-tolerant microservices for both real-time and batch data processing;

• Build and maintain high-performance REST APIs with a focus on scalability, reliability, and maintainability;

• Design and implement data models and queries for efficient storage and retrieval across SQL and NoSQL databases;

• Lead data quality initiatives to ensure consistency, accuracy, and reliability of data across the platform;

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate platform requirements into effective technical solutions

• Drive technical standards and best practices for code quality, testing, and observability across engineering teams;

• Mentor and provide technical guidance to engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and direct support

• Take end-to-end ownership of the software development lifecycle, including deployment, monitoring, and incident response.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Data Science, or a related field or foreign equivalent;

• Minimum 10 years of industry experience with a focus on backend and data engineering

• Any experience with all of the following:

• Proven experience designing and operating distributed data systems using a micro-services architecture, with a solid understanding of scalability, fault tolerance, performance, and observability best practices;

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation;

• A track record of writing high-quality, maintainable code across multiple services and teams;

• Strong leadership skills to guide, mentor, and support engineers while fostering a collaborative team culture;

• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills;

• Ability to adapt to a rapidly changing environment with evolving or ambiguous requirements;

• Demonstrated ability to work independently, take ownership of complex projects, and drive them to completion with minimal supervision;

• Ability to leverage AI-powered tools and frameworks to enhance developer productivity, automate workflows, and optimize data-driven systems;

• Experience with AWS serverless technologies (e.g., SST, CDK, Terraform), NoSQL databases (e.g., DynamoDB), stream processing (e.g., Kinesis, DynamoDB Streams);

• Experience developing backend services using modern languages such as TypeScript and Node.js

• Experience deploying and managing applications on public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP).

OUR BENEFITS:

• Recognized three years in a row as a Top Workplace by the Austin-American Statesman

• Flexibility at work - you can take control of your profession and personal schedule

• All-hands events hosted in beautiful Austin, Texas

• Annual equity awards for all top performers

• Competitive and comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans

• Peace of mind through company-paid short-term disability, long-term disability and life insurance

• Generous 401(K) company match vested immediately

• Progressive parental leave policies

• Flexible paid time off

• Hack-a-thons and a full calendar of team-building and social events

• Company donation to youth teams and leagues that our employees coach

• Stocked snack bar, catered lunch and breakfast tacos every week