Description:

Virtuous is on a mission to inspire global generosity by helping nonprofits build better relationships with their donors through a modern software platform.
The company is looking for a Lead Data Platform Engineer to design, build, and own the systems that power their data ecosystem.
This role is not a traditional data engineering position; it focuses on creating durable platform capabilities that enable teams and AI systems to use data safely and confidently at scale.
The Lead Data Platform Engineer will collaborate with various teams, including Finance, Product, Engineering, and Security, to ensure the data platform is accurate and ready for AI-enabled workflows.
Responsibilities include owning the evolution of the data platform on Snowflake and dbt, designing data models, implementing access controls, and ensuring data governance.
The role requires a focus on building CI/CD pipelines, optimizing performance and cost, and establishing platform standards to enhance efficiency and reliability.

Requirements:

Candidates must have 7+ years of experience in data engineering, platform engineering, or related infrastructure roles, with ownership of production systems.
Deep expertise in Snowflake is required, including knowledge of roles, RBAC, security, warehouse design, and performance tuning.
Strong experience using dbt to build and maintain shared data models is essential.
Advanced SQL skills and experience designing reliable ELT/ETL pipelines are necessary.
A proven systems-thinking mindset is required, with the ability to reason about tradeoffs across correctness, access, cost, and speed.
Clear communication skills are essential for explaining complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical partners.
Nice to have qualifications include dbt certification, experience enabling AI/ML, familiarity with data observability tools, and exposure to BI tools.

The position offers market competitive pay leveraging Carta data.
Employees are recognized through Bonusly for birthdays, anniversaries, and achievements.
A 401(k) retirement plan with a company matching of 50% up to 6% of compensation is available after 90 days.
The company values work-life balance and encourages taking advantage of Unlimited PTO.
Supportive time off includes paid volunteer days and company holidays.
Employer-contributed healthcare benefits are provided, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, with options for dependents and HSAs/FSA.
Primary parents receive 12 weeks of full pay leave, while secondary parents receive 4 weeks of full pay leave, including for adoption.
The company hosts exciting outings and events to foster community among employees.

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