Atlan · 2 days ago
Staff+ Engineer - Foundational Data Plane
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
8+ years expAtlan is a pioneering company focused on transforming data chaos into clarity through its active metadata platform. They are seeking a Staff Engineer to architect and scale foundational data systems that support AI applications, driving technical direction and multi-quarter initiatives.
Big DataData GovernanceInformation TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Design and build platform services—APIs, infrastructure components, runtime systems, and ingestion frameworks—at enterprise scale
Architect the context store that transforms lakehouse infrastructure into AI-ready systems with multimodal capabilities (structured, unstructured, vector, graph)
Solve complex multi-tenant isolation and scaling problems for enterprise SaaS
Design data contracts governing ingestion, validation, processing, routing, storage, and serving across heterogeneous systems
Own critical shared infrastructure including lakehouse (Iceberg/Polaris), vector stores, graph databases, and OLTP systems
Drive technical standards through RFCs, architecture reviews, and documentation
Mentor senior engineers and influence architecture decisions across teams
Write production code using AI-assisted development tools (Claude Code, Cursor)
Debug distributed systems issues across Kubernetes, workflow orchestration, and microservices
Qualification
Required
8+ years in platform engineering, infrastructure, or backend systems at a SaaS company
Experience building enterprise-scale distributed systems at scale
Deep expertise in multi-tenant architectures and tenant isolation strategies
Strong Kubernetes, containerization, and cloud infrastructure skills (AWS/GCP/Azure)
Hands-on experience with distributed systems patterns—service mesh, event-driven architecture, orchestration
Track record of driving multi-quarter technical initiatives from concept through production at scale
Design and build platform services—APIs, infrastructure components, runtime systems, and ingestion frameworks—at enterprise scale
Architect the context store that transforms lakehouse infrastructure into AI-ready systems with multimodal capabilities (structured, unstructured, vector, graph)
Solve complex multi-tenant isolation and scaling problems for enterprise SaaS
Design data contracts governing ingestion, validation, processing, routing, storage, and serving across heterogeneous systems
Own critical shared infrastructure including lakehouse (Iceberg/Polaris), vector stores, graph databases, and OLTP systems
Drive technical standards through RFCs, architecture reviews, and documentation
Mentor senior engineers and influence architecture decisions across teams
Write production code using AI-assisted development tools (Claude Code, Cursor)
Debug distributed systems issues across Kubernetes, workflow orchestration, and microservices
You embrace AI-native development and want to pioneer new engineering workflows
You have high agency and take ownership of ambiguous problems
You're a strong async communicator who can influence without authority
You're comfortable with fast-changing priorities in a scale-up environment
You act as a force multiplier—elevating the technical bar for those around you
Preferred
Experience designing contract-driven or schema-first data platforms
Familiarity with Temporal or similar workflow orchestration systems
Data quality frameworks, observability systems, and cost attribution at scale
Experience supporting enterprise workloads with strict compliance requirements
CI/CD pipeline design and GitOps practices
Benefits
Ownership from Day One: Whether you're an intern or a full-time teammate, you’ll own impactful projects, chart your growth, and collaborate with some of the best minds in the industry.
Limitless Opportunities: At Atlan, your growth has no boundaries. If you’re ready to take initiative, the sky’s the limit.
A Global Data Community: We’re deeply embedded in the modern data stack, contributing to open-source projects, sponsoring meet-ups, and empowering team members to grow through conferences and learning opportunities.
Company
Atlan
Atlan is an active metadata platform crafted for data teams that integrates metadata from diverse sources.
201-500 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2025 (6)
2024 (7)
2023 (2)
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$201.5MKey Investors
GIC,Meritech Capital PartnersSalesforce VenturesInsight Partners,Peak XV Partners,Salesforce Ventures
2024-05-08Series C· $105M
2024-03-19Series B· $27.5M
2022-02-09Series B· $50M
Leadership Team
Prukalpa Sankar
Founder & Co-CEO
Varun Banka
Founder & Co-CEO
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