Senior Data Platform Engineer (Data Lake and Catalog)

  • PowerToFly
  • 09/07/2026
Full time Information Technology Telecommunications

Job Description

What you'll do
  • Design, build, and evolve maintainable, scalable, testable, and observable software for our data lake platform.
  • Lead by example in engineering quality through clean, well tested code and strong coding practices.
  • Promote an SLO driven culture by contributing to reliability goals, observability, and incident learnings.
  • Partner closely with engineers and other stakeholders to clarify requirements and deliver effectively.
  • Break down complex problems into pragmatic technical solutions, estimates, and implementation plans.
  • Own services and platform capabilities through design, delivery, and production operation.
  • Lead the technical design of services and platform capabilities that support scale, resilience, and long term evolution.
  • Mentor other engineers through technical guidance, pairing, and day to day collaboration.
  • Collaborate with architects and partner teams across the organisation to build solutions that benefit Expedia Group more broadly.
  • Stay current with relevant technology trends and apply them thoughtfully to improve the platform and developer experience.
Who you are
  • Proven experience as a senior software engineer building and operating production systems at scale.
  • Strong passion for technology, engineering excellence, and solving complex engineering problems.
  • Experience delivering end to end solutions with a focus on scalability, reliability, and observability.
  • Strong knowledge of the JVM and server side Kotlin/Java programming.
  • Solid understanding of the Hadoop ecosystem, including Spark, Hadoop, and Hive.
  • Strong experience with cloud platforms and data infrastructure, especially AWS, including EMR, S3, and Glue.
  • Experience working in Agile environments and contributing through code reviews, design discussions, and collaborative development.
  • Strong communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and business stakeholders.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities, make sound technical trade offs, and deliver in a fast paced environment.
  • Good understanding of architectural patterns and trade offs, with confidence in recommending practical technical approaches.
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