Data Platform Engineer

Responsibilities

1. Design and build data pipelines that move data reliably from source systems into the analytics platform, using change data capture, event streaming, and related integration patterns

2. Design, implement, and maintain PostgreSQL schemas and data models that support scalable, multi-tenant analytics

3. Build and maintain the dashboard data layer that powers customer-facing analytics and reporting

4. Develop and maintain per-customer data provisioning workflows so new customers and data sources onboard onto the platform consistently

5. Apply infrastructure-as-code practices to provision, configure, and manage data platform environments in a repeatable and auditable way

6. Monitor data pipeline health, performance, and data quality, and troubleshoot and resolve latency, throughput, and accuracy issues

7. Partner with product management and engineering teams to translate reporting and analytics requirements into data platform capabilities

8. Collaborate with database administration and infrastructure teams to ensure the data platform integrates cleanly with the broader hosting environment and follows established security and access control standards

9. Document data platform architecture, data flows, and operational procedures to support ongoing maintenance, on-call response, and knowledge sharing across the team

10. Evaluate tools, platforms, and approaches that improve the reliability, scalability, and performance of the data platform, and recommend adoption where warranted

Preferred

Experience with monitoring and observability tooling is a plus

DMSi is an independent, family-owned business. Our inventory and order management software powers building materials suppliers.

Omaha, Nebraska, USA

http://www.dmsi.com

Growth Stage

Leadership Team

Brent Heavican

Vice President and CTO

Michael Limas

Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy and Governance

Recent News

MarketScreener

Progress Software Brings the Power of GenAI and RAG to OpenEdge Customers to Accelerate Development

2025-09-29

prnasia.com

MSI Showcases Cutting-Edge AI Servers and Autonomous Mobile Robots at NVIDIA GTC 2025, Leading the Future of AI-Driven Industries

2025-03-19

Canadian News Wire

Tribe Property Technologies Completes Acquisition of Toronto-Based DMSI Holdings and Private Placement Led by PROPELR Growth Fund

2024-06-05

Qualifications

Strong hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, including schema design, query optimization, and data modeling for analytical workloads

Experience with Kafka or a comparable event streaming or message platform, including change data capture pipeline design

Experience with cloud infrastructure and infrastructure-as-code tooling

Proficiency in at least one programming or scripting language, such as Python, for pipeline and automation development

Familiarity with data modeling principles for multi-tenant, analytics-oriented systems

Working knowledge of data security and access control practices appropriate to a multi-tenant analytics environment

Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently through ambiguous technical problems

Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to document technical designs for both technical and non-technical audiences

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Three or more years of experience building and operating data pipelines, data platforms, or database-backed systems in production

Travel to customer locations as needed, including overnight stays, business air travel, and car rentals

May require occasional off-hours availability to support on-call rotations or planned maintenance windows

Experience with monitoring and observability tooling is a plus

Three or more years of experience building and operating data pipelines, data platforms, or database-backed systems in production.

Required skills

PostgreSQL, Data Pipeline Engineering, Change Data Capture, Kafka, Data Modeling, Python, Infrastructure as Code, Cloud Infrastructure, Data Security and Access Control

Preferred skills

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Experience

3+ years