Staff Software Engineer - Platform

Atlan

171d

About The Position

As a Staff Engineer - Platform at Atlan, you will lead the development of a secure, scalable platform for enterprise customers across industries like financial services and healthcare. You will solve complex challenges in metadata management, enabling reporting, analytics, and ML training. Your role will involve architecting and implementing solutions like a large-scale metadata graph, OLAP-ready lakehouse, and vector capabilities. You will own and lead Engineering Excellence for the Platform, build and drive observability, improvements and cost optimization while ensuring robust security. Collaboration with globally distributed teams and mentoring engineers to cultivate excellence will also be key aspects of your role.

Requirements

• Over 10+ years of experience building distributed and scalable systems.
• Proficient in Go or Java.
• Experience managing Kubernetes clusters.
• Ensuring enterprise-grade security across cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Excel at API design and management for large-scale platforms.
• Embrace a cost and security-first mindset.

Nice To Haves

• Passionate about working on industry-leading innovations.
• Value transparency and accountability.
• Thrive in a culture of rapid iteration and timely feedback.
• Collaborative team player who values customer-first problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of a secure, scalable platform for enterprise customers.
• Solve complex challenges in metadata management.
• Architect and implement solutions like a large-scale metadata graph, OLAP-ready lakehouse, and vector capabilities.
• Own and lead Engineering Excellence for the Platform.
• Build and drive observability, improvements, and cost optimization while ensuring robust security.
• Collaborate with globally distributed teams and mentor engineers.

Benefits

• Ownership from Day One.
• Limitless Opportunities for growth.
• Access to a Global Data Community.
• Fully remote work environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees