Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform Lead

We're looking for talented self-starters to join our growing team in pursuing our goal of elevating humans to the center of service. PLEASE BE ADVISED: We are aware of some recruiting and text messaging scams that are attempting to pose as Kipsu. Please know that Kipsu does not reach out to potential candidates via text. Position: Senior Software Engineer, Data Platform Lead Location: Minneapolis, MN Job Id: 245-1 # of Openings: 1 WHAT YOU'LL DO Build and evolve Kipsu’s data platform hands‑on, including pipelines, transformations, and core data models Drive day‑to‑day execution of the data platform roadmap, ensuring steady progress and delivery of real outcomes Act as manager for the Data Platform team, leading a small team (currently one) of Data Engineers to design, implement, and ship scalable, reliable data pipelines Work directly in the stack—writing transformations, improving data models, and contributing to infrastructure as needed Establish and iterate on standards for modeling, testing, and observability through hands‑on implementation Develop repeatable patterns for ingestion, transformation, and metric definition Guide and review new data sources, schema changes, and metric designs Support and optimize production data systems (MySQL, PostgreSQL) in collaboration with Platform Engineering, assisting with database reliability and scalability, including replication and performance tuning Contribute to operational best practices for production data systems, ensuring consistency between application databases and downstream analytics pipelines Contribute to technical decision‑making around tools, frameworks, and platform evolution (e.g., dbt, warehouse, orchestration, semantic layer) Act as the technical lead for the data platform, driving priorities forward and ensuring meaningful progress Collaborate with Product and Engineering teams to ensure data considerations are embedded in feature design and delivery Support the transition from ad hoc reporting to a product‑minded analytics platform WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Analytics Engineering, or Data Platform Architecture Strong experience with modern data stack tools (we use dbt, Redshift, Cube, Elementary, DataHub, etc.) Experience designing and implementing data models, transformation pipelines, and analytics layers Comfort working across the stack, including infrastructure and cloud environments (we use AWS) Experience with data quality, testing frameworks, and observability tooling Familiarity with operating and tuning relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) in production environments A track record of owning and delivering complex technical systems, not just contributing to them A strong bias for action and delivery, with the ability to make sound architectural decisions Ability to bring structure and standards to evolving systems without over‑engineering Experience collaborating across teams (Engineering, Architecture, Product, Data Consumers) to align on data design and usage Curiosity about how systems work end‑to‑end and a desire to continuously improve them HOW YOU WORK You take ownership and push work forward You’re comfortable operating in ambiguity and turning vision into concrete systems You prioritize execution and delivery while making thoughtful long‑term architectural decisions You lead through doing, not just directing You hold a high bar for quality, but know when to ship and iterate You communicate clearly and can align stakeholders across technical and non‑technical teams PHYSICAL JOB REQUIREMENTS & WORK ENVIRONMENT Communicating and collaborating with teammates and/or customers through conversation, meetings, and digital tools Interacting with information in a variety of formats, including written, visual, and verbal Using standard office and technology tools to complete work effectively Spending time working at a desk and computer, occasionally moving around the office to connect with others We’re committed to building an inclusive workplace. Reasonable accommodations are available to support team members in performing the essential responsibilities of the role. BENEFITS We are proud to offer a competitive suite of benefits including: health insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, 401K with company match, unlimited vacation time, life insurance, flex spending account, and commuter benefits. #J-18808-Ljbffr