Data Platform team lead

About the role:
We are looking for an exceptional Data Platform Team Lead to join our team and drive the development of the next generation of business financing products. This role is ideal for a skilled developer with deep expertise in data platforms and production environments, combined with strong leadership and project management experience.

What you'll do:
Lead the development and evolution of Bluevine’s data platform, enabling ML and analytics capabilities.
Collaborate closely with infrastructure, data science, and backend teams to define and meet project requirements and timelines.
Ensure the availability, reliability, and scalability of data infrastructure.
Provide technical mentorship and coaching to team members.
What we look for:
Proven experience leading a development team and managing projects.
7+ years of programming experience with a strong understanding of software development best practices.
Experience in building streaming and batch data processing pipelines.
Expertise in various data storage solutions, including RDBMS, columnar data stores, and data lakes.
Bonus points if you also have:
Strong experience with relational databases (e.g., PostgreSQL).
Hands-on experience with data streaming technologies (e.g., Debezium, Kafka, Flink).
Familiarity with data lakes and related technologies (e.g., Iceberg, Redshift, Presto/Athena, Spark).
Experience working in an AWS environment with services such as RDS, MSK, Neptune DB, ECS, SageMaker, Glue, and Lake Formation.
Deep experience with Python.