Staff Data Platform Engineer
Jobgether
$213,512–$245,538from the description
Jul 16, 2026
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Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior individual-contributor role focused on designing and operating large-scale data platforms and backend services for a sports media organization. Day-to-day work spans building distributed microservices, REST APIs, and data pipelines across SQL and NoSQL stores on AWS or GCP, while setting engineering standards and mentoring other engineers. Suits an experienced backend and data engineer comfortable with technical leadership in complex, high-traffic cloud environments.
Senior level · 10+ years · Remote · Full-time
Advertised as Staff, but the requirements read as Senior.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 650 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (database architects). range 390–1,200
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $142,568 (middle half $111,775–$173,013). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The role title is 'Staff Data Platform Engineer' but the actual scope — owning a component end-to-end, mentoring engineers, and influencing architecture within a team — is consistent with a Senior band rather than a true Staff (cross-team technical authority) role. The 'Staff' label appears to be a title choice by this employer rather than a reflection of org-wide scope.
SOC classification is Medium-confidence: the role blends data platform architecture (15-1243) with substantial backend software development (15-1252). The data platform framing (data models, data quality, streaming pipelines, NoSQL design) edges it toward 15-1243, but a strong case exists for 15-1252 given the emphasis on microservices, REST APIs, and full SDLC ownership.
The degree requirement lists a Bachelor's in a relevant field 'or equivalent practical experience,' so no formal degree is hard-gated.
AWS serverless technologies and IaC tools (SST, CDK, Terraform) are introduced with 'familiarity with' — softer language than the surrounding required items — so they are marked preferred.
Kinesis is listed as the primary streaming technology example alongside DynamoDB Streams; both are named as alternatives for the same event-streaming requirement.
The posting is listed via Jobgether (a staffing/matching platform) on behalf of an unnamed partner company described as a global sports media organization headquartered in or near Austin, TX.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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