Specialist, Data Infrastructure Engineer (Data Engineer)

About the role

Our Data Platform team unlocks new potential for the organization by providing a pathway for analytical insights; We provide great support to merchants in providing valuable business insights in helping them with their business at every step. We are also responsible for Data Governance and Data Democratization helping teams all the way to production. --- About the Role: What You Will Do As a Staff Data Infrastructure Engineer, you will be a technical leader responsible for shaping the future of data at Clover. You will tackle our most complex data challenges, setting the technical vision for a platform that handles petabytes of data with high reliability and performance. Architect and Lead: Spearhead the design, evolution, and implementation of our core data infrastructure, centered around Snowflake, Kafka, and Google Cloud Platform. You will be the go-to expert for scalable and resilient data solutions. Drive Strategic Initiatives: Own and deliver on critical platform initiatives that reduce friction in data access, improve data quality, and enable self-service analytics, directly impacting product development and business strategy. Mentor and Elevate: Act as a force multiplier for the team. Mentor senior and junior engineers, establish best practices through code reviews and design discussions, and foster a culture of engineering excellence. Automate at Scale: Champion an "automation-first" mindset. Lead the development of sophisticated automation and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to manage our complex data ecosystem, enhancing reliability, security, and performance. Solve a New Level of Challenges: Troubleshoot and resolve our most complex and critical data systems issues, ensuring the integrity and availability of data that powers our business. Innovate and Influence: Stay at the forefront of data engineering technologies and trends. Evaluate and prototype new tools and frameworks to continuously innovate and steer the technical direction of Clover's data platform. What You'll Need to Succeed (Required Qualifications): A proven track record with 5+ years of experience in building and managing large-scale data infrastructure. Deep, hands-on expertise with cloud-native data warehouses, especially Snowflake, BigQuery, Amazon Redshift . Extensive experience with at least one major cloud provider ( GCP , AWS, or Azure) and its data services. Strong command of event-driven architecture and hands-on experience with data streaming technologies like Kafka . Demonstrable experience in designing and implementing robust, petabyte-scale ELT/ETL solutions. Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code ( Terraform is highly preferred) and configuration management tools (e.g., Puppet, Ansible). A bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. Who You Are (Preferred Qualifications & Attributes): You have experience with a broader set of data tools and technologies, such as Airflow, BigQuery, CloudSql, GKE, or other streaming solutions (e.g., Striim, Flink). You possess a strong understanding of cloud networking principles (VPC, firewalls, peering) within GCP. You are passionate about data governance and have experience implementing data quality frameworks and best practices in a production environment. You are a natural leader who enjoys mentoring others and can drive technical decisions across multiple teams. You have excellent communication skills and can articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. Why Join Clover? Impact: You'll build the data foundation for a platform that millions of merchant