Senior Data Platform Engineer

About the Company

OpenGov is the leader in AI and ERP solutions for local and state governments in the U.S. More than 2,000 cities, counties, state agencies, school districts, and special districts rely on the OpenGov Public Service Platform to operate efficiently, adapt to change, and strengthen the public trust.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the core stack including Snowflake, dbt, AWS, and Fivetran
• Lead implementation of ELT/ETL pipelines for analytical and AI/ML-driven use cases
• Build CI/CD pipelines and dbt Mesh structures for self-service data products
• Manage data environment using Terraform and GitHub for Infrastructure as Code
• Implement Data SLA monitoring and observability
• Automate Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) in Snowflake for security and compliance

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 8+ years of experience in data engineering or platform engineering
• Strong expertise in Snowflake (clustering, micro-partitions, optimization) and dbt
• Proven experience scaling automated ingestion frameworks using Fivetran and AWS (S3, Lambda, IAM)
• Proficiency in Python and advanced SQL
• Experience building self-service provisioning and CI/CD frameworks
• Experience using AI tools like Codex, Claude Code, or Cursor to improve workflows

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with data cataloging tools like DataHub
• Familiarity with operations data (Salesforce, Workday, Netsuite)
• Experience with orchestration tools like Airflow or Dagster
• Exposure to real-time data ingestion using Kafka or Snowflake Snowpipe
• Knowledge of government data security standards or multi-tenant architectures

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare options
• Flexible vacation policy and paid company holidays
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid parental leave, wellness stipends, and HSA contributions
• Professional development and growth opportunities