Senior Data Platform Engineer
Location: Schiller Park
Posted on: June 23, 2025
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Job Description:
Even our candidate experience is different. And when you get an
offer from us (and accept it), you get way more than a paycheck.
You get a personal BetterUp Coach, a development plan, a trained
and coached manager, the most amazing team you’ve ever met (yes,
each with their own personal BetterUp Coach), and most importantly,
work that matters. This makes for a remarkably focused and
fulfilling work experience. Frankly, it’s not for everyone. But for
people with fire in their belly, it’s a game-changing,
career-defining, soul-lifting move. Join us and we promise you the
most intense and fulfilling years of your career, doing
life-changing work in a fun, inventive, soulful culture. If that
sounds exciting—and the job description below feels like a fit—we
really should start talking. As a Senior Data Platform Engineer at
BetterUp, you will have the opportunity to leverage your expertise,
passion, and drive to craft robust, scalable data systems which
will directly impact the lives and well being of thousands of
workers across the world. BetterUp is the global leader in virtual
professional coaching, combining world-class coaching with AI
technology and behavioral science to deliver personalized behavior
change at scale. Our mission is to help people everywhere live with
greater clarity, purpose, and passion and since our founding in
2013, we have pioneered transformation and peak performance for
individuals and organizations. You will be joining a small team
responsible for architecting, building, and maintaining the
scalable, enterprise-grade data systems that power our data
products and capabilities. You’ll straddle the worlds of DataOps,
MLOps, and Infrastructure, enabling both the next generation of
analytics functionality and an AI Platform to fuel our AI-driven
product innovation. You will work with stakeholders across the
business, understanding their data problems and ultimately
unlocking data enablement through centralized standardization of
tooling and processes, all with enterprise-grade best practices in
mind for security, privacy, and governance. You will deliver
high-quality, systems-oriented technical solutions which are both
fit for today and ready for tomorrow. If the idea of having real
impact from your work, of giving people the platform to unlock true
personal growth and transformation deeply resonates with you, and
if you have a core belief that a strong data foundation is
fundamental to building great products, come talk to us! Key
responsibilities: o Architect, build, and maintain data systems
that are delivering on end customer value o Centralize and
standardize data collection, data transformation and analysis, data
storage, and data serving approaches and processes o Support our ML
/ GenAI teams and functionality with platform capabilities for data
delivery, processing, and infrastructure o Support our reporting
and analytics teams in delivering both internal and customer-facing
business insights o Stay current with emerging technologies and
trends in a fast-evolving tech nology ecosystem o Operationally
managing our data infrastructure, vendors, tooling, and processes
If you have some or all of the following please apply: o Strong
programming background (e.g. Python) o Operational maturity (e.g.
CI/CD systems, Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, monitoring,
distributed systems, security and privacy best practices, etc.) o
Experience in building and maintaining analytics stacks (e.g.
Snowflake, dbt, Looker) o Running GenAI / ML systems in production
(e.g. MLOps tooling, vector search, embedding stores, feature
engineering at scale, etc.) o Architecting data systems (e.g.
Airflow, Kafka, general system design) What will make you
successful in your time at BetterUp: o Radical curiosity and a love
for learning new things. o Strong problem-solving skills with a
strategic mindset. o Ability to work autonomously while being great
at collaboration. o Passion for BetterUp’s mission and a
demonstrated ability to mentor and lead with empathy, passion, and
wisdom. o Ability to navigate complex technical challenges,
ensuring robust, flexible solutions that align with BetterUp’s
long-term vision. o Experience bridging the gaps between data
science, engineering, operations, security, and product teams.
Benefits: At BetterUp, we are committed to living out our mission
every day and that starts with providing benefits that allow our
employees to care for themselves, support their families, and give
back to their community. o Access to BetterUp coaching; one for you
and one for a friend or family member o A competitive compensation
plan with opportunity for advancement o Full coverage for medical,
dental and vision insurance o Employer Paid Life, AD&D, STD and
LTD insurance o Flexible paid time off
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