🚀 Sr. Data Engineer II (Data Platforms) | Remote, United States
Build the Future of AI-Powered Data Engineering at Pax8
Join Pax8 as a Sr. Data Engineer II (Data Platforms) and help shape how data powers decision-making across a rapidly growing global technology marketplace. This is a unique opportunity to define engineering standards, influence technical strategy across multiple teams, and pioneer modern AI-assisted engineering practices. You'll work at the intersection of scalable data platforms, cloud technologies, and emerging AI capabilities while helping other engineers elevate their craft.
Why This Role Matters
At Pax8, we're embracing the next era of engineering where AI amplifies human expertise. As a senior technical leader, you'll help establish the technical patterns, frameworks, and best practices that enable teams to build reliable, scalable, and intelligent data solutions. You'll partner with engineers, product leaders, and data practitioners to solve complex business challenges while advancing the future of our data platform.
About Pax8
Pax8 is a leading cloud marketplace that connects managed service providers, technology vendors, and businesses around the world through a modern, streamlined platform. With thousands of partners globally and a commitment to innovation, we're building the managed intelligence marketplace of the future.
What You'll Do
📊 Set Technical Direction
Define data architecture principles and engineering standards across a critical data domain.
Lead the design and implementation of large-scale, business-critical data initiatives.
Guide architectural decision-making across multiple teams and platforms.
🔍 Drive Reliability and Observability
Champion best practices for pipeline monitoring, data quality, lineage management, and operational excellence.
Establish measurable service objectives and data reliability standards.
Create frameworks that proactively surface and prevent data issues.
🏗️ Build Scalable Platforms
Design and evolve distributed data processing solutions that support analytics, product, and AI workloads.
Improve infrastructure, tooling, and developer experience to increase engineering efficiency.
Lead efforts to modernize and optimize platform performance at scale.
🤝 Mentor and Influence
Mentor engineers across teams on system design, engineering excellence, and modern development practices.
Facilitate technical reviews and help teams make informed architectural decisions.
Promote a culture of continuous improvement and shared learning.
🤖 Advance AI-Assisted Engineering
Define standards for responsible and effective use of AI throughout the engineering lifecycle.
Evaluate new AI-enabled engineering capabilities and identify opportunities to accelerate delivery.
Support teams in adopting AI tools while maintaining high standards for quality, validation, and governance.
The Impact You'll Make
Your work will influence how data is engineered, governed, and consumed across Pax8. You'll create scalable technical foundations that improve reliability, accelerate innovation, and empower teams to deliver more value to partners and customers. Through your leadership, you'll raise engineering quality and help establish a best-in-class data platform organization.
What We're Looking For
✅ Extensive expertise building and operating modern data platforms using Python, SQL, and cloud-native technologies.
✅ Deep understanding of distributed data processing, orchestration frameworks, streaming architectures, and data platform operations.
✅ Demonstrated ability to lead technical initiatives that span multiple teams and deliver lasting organizational impact.
✅ Proven experience defining architectural patterns, engineering standards, and platform best practices.
✅ Strong systems-thinking mindset with a passion for solving root causes rather than recurring symptoms.
✅ Expertise partnering with stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.
✅ Advanced understanding…