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# Senior Data Platform Engineer

- **Company:** Motion Recruitment
- **Location:** Boston, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Accounting Systems, Amazon Web Services, Apache HTTP Server, Application Integration Architecture, Data Infrastructure, Python (Programming Language), Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Snowflake, Information Technology, Data Management, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** August 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=3553eed4ce03180a

## About the Role

* 5+ Years of experience in software engineering, data platforms, or analytics application development.
 * Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related technical field.
 * Proven track record of shipping production-grade systems. (Internal tools, workflow engines, or enterprise products)
 * Ability to translate business requirements into concrete technical deliverables.
 * Experience with AWS and modern cloud data and application platforms (Snowflake, Apache Iceberg, etc)
 * Proficient in Python and SQL

Desired Skills & Experience

 * Experience working with complex financial data infrastructure (Private equity, market data, or portfolio accounting systems
 * Experience acting as a tech lead mentoring mid-level engineers.

## Description

Tech Breakdown

 * 35% Core Platform Infrastructure & Architecture
 * 30% Data Pipelines & Backend Engineering
 * 20% Ai Integration & Document Intelligence
 * 15& Technical Leadership

Daily Responsibilities

 * 70% Hands On
 * 20% Team Collaboration
 * 10% Technical Management


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