Data Engineer - Remote
Sundayy · United States
- Remote
- Full-time
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About the role
About The Company
BetterUp is a pioneering organization dedicated to human transformation through innovative coaching, behavioral science, and AI technology. Founded in 2013, the company has established itself as the global leader in virtual professional coaching, committed to empowering individuals and organizations to achieve their full potential. BetterUp combines world-class coaching with cutting-edge AI-driven solutions to deliver personalized behavior change at scale, fostering greater clarity, purpose, and passion in people's lives. The company's culture emphasizes a soulful, inventive, and supportive environment where employees are encouraged to be bold, continuously learn, and make a meaningful impact. BetterUp values diversity, inclusion, and a strong sense of belonging, ensuring that every team member can thrive and contribute to the company's mission of transforming lives worldwide.
About The Role
As a Staff Data Platform Engineer at BetterUp, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, enterprise-grade data systems that directly influence the company's AI-driven products and services. Your expertise will enable the organization to harness data effectively, supporting analytics, machine learning, and AI initiatives. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams—including data scientists, engineers, and product managers—to create a robust data infrastructure that ensures secure, reliable, and efficient data flow. Your work will underpin the company's mission to deliver personalized coaching experiences and behavioral insights at scale, impacting thousands of users globally. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead technical direction, influence best practices, and support innovative AI and data solutions that drive strategic growth and customer satisfaction.
Qualifications
BetterUp promotes a hybrid work model, valuing in-person collaboration at designated hubs in Austin, TX; New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA; and Arlington, VA. Employees are expected to work from their local office at least two days per week, with travel requirements up to 25% for client engagements. Fully remote candidates are also welcomed, with travel up to 50% for internal and client-related activities. The role is open to candidates across the United States, and applicants should ensure their location and availability align with the hybrid or remote expectations before applying.
Equal Opportunity
BetterUp Inc. is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. Our goal is to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their best.
BetterUp is a pioneering organization dedicated to human transformation through innovative coaching, behavioral science, and AI technology. Founded in 2013, the company has established itself as the global leader in virtual professional coaching, committed to empowering individuals and organizations to achieve their full potential. BetterUp combines world-class coaching with cutting-edge AI-driven solutions to deliver personalized behavior change at scale, fostering greater clarity, purpose, and passion in people's lives. The company's culture emphasizes a soulful, inventive, and supportive environment where employees are encouraged to be bold, continuously learn, and make a meaningful impact. BetterUp values diversity, inclusion, and a strong sense of belonging, ensuring that every team member can thrive and contribute to the company's mission of transforming lives worldwide.
About The Role
As a Staff Data Platform Engineer at BetterUp, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable, enterprise-grade data systems that directly influence the company's AI-driven products and services. Your expertise will enable the organization to harness data effectively, supporting analytics, machine learning, and AI initiatives. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams—including data scientists, engineers, and product managers—to create a robust data infrastructure that ensures secure, reliable, and efficient data flow. Your work will underpin the company's mission to deliver personalized coaching experiences and behavioral insights at scale, impacting thousands of users globally. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead technical direction, influence best practices, and support innovative AI and data solutions that drive strategic growth and customer satisfaction.
Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience in data platform engineering, data infrastructure, or related technical roles
- Strong programming skills, particularly in Python
- Operational maturity with experience in CI/CD systems, Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, monitoring, and distributed systems
- Experience building and maintaining analytics stacks such as Snowflake, dbt, and Looker
- Proficiency in running GenAI and ML systems in production, including MLOps tooling, vector search, embedding stores, and feature engineering at scale
- Architectural expertise in data systems, including Airflow, Kafka, and general system design
- Knowledge of security, privacy, and governance best practices in data management
- Experience evaluating and adopting emerging AI and data tooling
- Architect, develop, and maintain scalable data systems that deliver value to end-users
- Centralize and standardize data collection, transformation, analysis, storage, and serving processes
- Support ML/GenAI teams by providing platform capabilities for data delivery, processing, and infrastructure
- Assist reporting and analytics teams in generating business insights for internal and customer-facing purposes
- Stay abreast of emerging technologies and trends within the evolving data and AI ecosystem
- Manage operational aspects of data infrastructure, including vendor relationships, tooling, and processes
- Set technical standards and best practices for data infrastructure, AI workflows, and engineering processes
- Mentor and influence engineers across the organization on data architecture and AI-augmented engineering practices
- Evaluate new AI and data tools, driving their adoption to enhance platform capabilities
- Access to BetterUp coaching for you and a friend or family member
- Competitive salary with opportunities for career advancement
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible paid time off policies
- Observation of all federal/statutory holidays
- Participation in four BetterUp Inner Workdays annually
- Five volunteer days per year to contribute to community causes
- Learning and development stipend to support continuous growth
- Company-wide summer and winter breaks
- Year-round charitable contributions on behalf of employees
- 401(k) plan with employee contributions
BetterUp promotes a hybrid work model, valuing in-person collaboration at designated hubs in Austin, TX; New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA; and Arlington, VA. Employees are expected to work from their local office at least two days per week, with travel requirements up to 25% for client engagements. Fully remote candidates are also welcomed, with travel up to 50% for internal and client-related activities. The role is open to candidates across the United States, and applicants should ensure their location and availability align with the hybrid or remote expectations before applying.
Equal Opportunity
BetterUp Inc. is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. Our goal is to create a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their best.