Lead Data Platform Engineer

About the Company

Virtuous is on a mission to inspire global generosity by helping nonprofits build better relationships with their donors. We offer a modern software platform that provides mid-sized charities with elegant tools for fundraising, marketing, volunteerism, and online giving.

Responsibilities

• Own the evolution of the data platform on Snowflake and dbt to create a secure, scalable, and AI-ready system
• Design data models, metadata, and access patterns that support natural-language querying and AI-assisted analysis
• Architect and implement role-based access controls (RBAC), including row- and column-level security
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, and deployment patterns for dbt and Snowflake
• Manage Snowflake warehouse strategy, resource governance, and cost optimization
• Collaborate with Security, IT, and Cloud Engineering to ensure alignment with enterprise security baselines

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in data engineering, platform engineering, or related infrastructure roles
• Deep expertise in Snowflake (RBAC, security, warehouse design, and performance tuning)
• Strong experience using dbt for shared data models and production deployment
• Advanced SQL skills and experience designing reliable ELT/ETL pipelines
• Systems-thinking mindset with ability to manage tradeoffs between correctness, access, cost, and speed

Preferred Qualifications

• dbt certification
• Experience enabling AI/ML or natural-language data access
• Familiarity with data observability, lineage, or metadata tooling
• Experience designing platforms for self-service analytics
• Exposure to BI tools such as Sigma, Looker, or Tableau

Benefits

• Market competitive pay
• 401(k) with 50% match up to 6% after 90 days
• Unlimited PTO
• Employer-contributed medical, dental, and vision coverage
• 12 weeks primary parent leave and 4 weeks secondary parent leave
• Paid volunteer days