Senior Data Platform Engineer (AWS & Databricks)
About the job
Job Description
Where you’ll work: Remote / India
Engineering at GoTo
We’re trailblazers in remote work technology—building powerful, flexible solutions that empower everyone to live their best life, both at work and beyond. With us, you’ll have the opportunity to chart new paths and help redefine how the world works. For us, AI isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a tool we use to deliver real, practical value to our customers and teams. We focus on solving meaningful problems, not just adding features for the sake of using AI. Here, growth takes many forms: you can expand your skills, take on new challenges, lead initiatives, and explore creative ideas. Join a GoTo product team and play a key role in transforming the workplace for millions of users worldwide—your work will truly make a difference
Your Day to Day
As a Senior Data Platform Engineer, you would be:
Design, build, and operate the core data platform infrastructure on AWS and Databricks.
Implement and maintain infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation, or similar).
Manage networking, security, access controls, encryption, and cost controls for data workloads.
Optimize Databricks clusters, job schedules, Delta Lake storage, and data pipelines for performance and cost.
Build and maintain CI/CD for platform components and data workloads.
Define and enforce platform best practices, runbooks, and SLAs.Mentor and coach engineers provide technical leadership for cross-team projects.
Collaborate with product, data engineering, and security to prioritize platform work and roadmap.
Evaluate and introduce tools/automation to reduce toil and improve reliability.
What We’re Looking For
As a Senior Data Platform Engineer, your background will look like
5+ years of hands-on experience building and operating data platforms, cloud infrastructure, or related systems.
Strong AWS experience (EC2, EMR, S3, IAM, VPC, EKS, Lambda, Kinesis, CloudWatch).
Experience in networking, security, and cost optimization.
Significant production experience with Databricks (cluster tuning, jobs, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog or governance features).
Experience with infrastructure as code (Terraform preferred).
Experience in Python, SQL, and shell scripting. Familiarity with Spark internals is a plus.
Experience with Kubernetes/EKS, Helm, and containerized data workloads.
Familiarity with Airflow, or other orchestration tools.
Observability tooling experience (CloudWatch, Prometheus, Grafana, Open Telemetry).
Experience with CI/CD tooling (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Azure DevOps).
Good written and verbal communication; able to document designs and mentor others.
What We Offer
At GoTo, we believe in supporting our employees with a comprehensive range of benefits designed to fit your life—at work and beyond. Here are just some of the benefits and perks you can expect when you join our team:
Comprehensive health benefits, life and disability insurance, and fertility and family-forming support program
Generous paid time off, paid holidays, volunteer time off, and quarterly self-care days and no meeting days
Tuition and reading reimbursement programs to support your continuous learning and professional growth
Thrive Global Wellness Program, confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP), as well as One to One Wellness Coaching
Employee programs—including Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), GoTo Gives, and our charitable matching program—to amplify your connection and impact
Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) to help you plan for your future
GoTo performance bonus program to celebrate your impact and contributions
Monthly remote work stipend to support your home office expenses.
At GoTo, you’ll find the flexibility, resources, and support you need to thrive—at work, at home, and everywhere in between. You’ll work towards a shared goal with an open-minded, cohesive team that’s greater than the sum of its parts. We’re committed to creating an inclusive space for everyone, because we know unique perspectives make us a stronger company and community. Join us and be part of a company that invests in your future, where together we’ll Be Real, Think Big, Move Fast, Keep Growing, and stay Customer Obsessed .Learn more.
