Senior Data Platform Engineer - Starburst Software Engineer (Remote)

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Ad Hoc is a technology company that empowers organizations to deliver scalable, impactful digital services. Using modern, agile methods, our team creates products that meet people’s needs and transform their experience of government.

Work on things that matter

Our collaborations have shaped some of the defining moments in public‑sector service delivery. We’ve helped build products that connect Veterans to tailored services, help millions access affordable health care, and support important programs like Head Start. As we work with agencies to deliver critical services, we’re also changing how the government approaches technology.

Built for a remote life

Our culture, communications, and tools are built for remote work, enabling us to bring together top talent nationwide. At Ad Hoc, remote life empowers our teams to design work environments that fit their lives and that foster flexibility and collaboration to achieve positive outcomes for our customers.

Committed to high expectations and a welcoming culture

Ad Hoc values acceptance, accountability, and humility. We aren’t heroes. We learn from our mistakes and improve the process for the next time. We build small, inclusive teams to collaborate closely with our partners to solve the right problems and deliver software that works.

The Veterans Affairs business unit helps transform the VA into a modern digital services organization where Veteran outcomes are at the center of every effort. We partner with the VA to design and deliver seamless user experiences for Veterans, their families and caregivers, and VA employees. By applying better practices in service design, product management, and technology, we enable the VA to increase the use, quality, and reliability of services and decrease the time Veterans spend waiting for outcomes.

Primary Responsibilities :

Senior Data Engineer – Starburst Software Engineer serves as an experienced individual contributor within a team, with the expectation that you will further develop your leadership, guidance and mentoring skills. With minimal oversight from leadership, you will be responsible for supporting the goal of meeting scope, schedule and delivery requirements. A Senior Data Engineer – Starburst Software Engineer impacts the long‑term goals of the program, while contributing to the development of the program’s data strategy. You may serve as the discipline’s primary lead when working with stakeholders and utilize strong influential skills to drive improvements in data processes and practices. The Starburst Software Engineer builds scalable, high‑performance data infrastructure and user‑facing features that power Starburst Galaxy and the Starburst Enterprise Platform (SEP). Primary expectations of a Senior Data Engineer – Starburst Software Engineer include :

Design, develop, and maintain backend services, and APIs for Starburst's data platform

Build features related to identity and access management (IAM), data governance, and query optimization

Collaborate with UX, product, and security teams to deliver intuitive and secure user experiences

Contribute to CI / CD pipelines, observability tools, and platform reliability

Participate in code reviews, architecture discussions, and cross‑functional planning

Support production systems and troubleshoot performance issues in distributed environments

Strong influential skills to propose and evaluate multiple approaches to technical and process problems

Serves as a mentor to individuals within the team

May leads small, less critical, or temporary team structures and projects

Presents design documents, system diagrams, etc. to clients, stakeholders, partners, and other engineers

Fully understands and consistently implements data engineering best practices

Generates data architecture recommendations and demonstrates the ability to implement them

Diagnoses and effectively resolves issues with the systems they own, using incidents to inform educational opportunities and system improvements

Actively mentors and assists more junior engineers in the development of their skills

Effectively communicates technical issues and developments with team members and clients

Participates in technical interviews with new candidates

Basic Qualifications :

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, or a related field, and 8+ years of experience

Familiarity with Azure cloud services and DevOps practices

Prior experience building distributed systems or working with cloud‑native architectures

Familiarity with authentication and authorization frameworks

Experience with CI / CD tools, containerization and infrastructure automation

Understanding of data platforms

Excellent time management and organizational skills

Adaptability and openness to new ideas

Commitment to professional growth and learning

• Company‑subsidized health, dental, and vision insurance
• Flexible PTO
• 401K with employer match
• Paid parental leave after one year of service
• Employee Assistance Program

Ad Hoc LLC is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work‑related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology, marital status, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination.

In support of various state and city equal pay transparency laws, Ad Hoc job descriptions feature the starting range we reasonably expect to pay to candidates who would join our team with little to no need for training on the responsibilities we've outlined above. Actual compensation is influenced by a wide range of factors including but not limited to skill set, level of experience, and responsibility. The range of starting pay for this role is $140,000 - $150,000. Our recruiters will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements.

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