Data Platform Technical Lead

Data Platform Technical LeadLocation: Boston, MA (Hybrid — 2 days per week in office)Optional Location: Remote (EST)About UsClasp is a venture-backed, mission-focused startup dedicated to transforming access to education and career pathways. We are innovating the way employers attract and retain essential talent while addressing the student debt crisis. Our groundbreaking platform effectively connects employers, educational institutions, and diverse talent, using accessible education financing as a key component. We see ourselves as more than a fintech; we are a catalyst for economic mobility.Recognized as a Forbes Fintech 50 company and a portfolio entity of SHRM (the largest HR organization), Clasp has also been named one of the “43 Start Ups to Bet Your Career On in 2025” by Business Insider. Our commitment to social impact and innovation drives us to reshape the workforce's future through meaningful opportunities. Join us in empowering learners and unlocking rewarding careers that create positive change in their communities and beyond.The Role – Data Platform Technical LeadAt Clasp, our full-stack Data team is tasked with constructing and maintaining the data infrastructure that integrates our go-to-market systems, internal applications, and data warehouse. As we expand, we are restructuring the team to emphasize data orchestration, reliability, and interoperability, alongside downstream reporting and analytics. We are in search of a strong leader to spearhead the roadmap and execution of this transformation.You will take charge of designing, building, and operating the data infrastructure that ensures reliable and consistent data movement across systems, into our data warehouse, and out to analytics and consumer layers. Leading a small team, you will define SLAs, enhance observability, and establish standards. You will be empowered to act as a product owner for the “data as infrastructure” layer, collaborating closely with reporting, BI, and analytics stakeholders to ensure that data flows and semantic models meet functional needs.

Role overview PA Consulting Group is hiring a .NET and Azure Technical Architect to lead the creation of health data platforms in Boston. This role centers on designing and delivering scalable health data solutions for clients, relying on deep experience with .NET and Azure technologies. What you will do Design and build health data platforms using .NET and Azure Lead a team of developers, guiding them through project phases and technical issues Work closely with cross-functional teams to shape and deliver project results Engage directly with stakeholders to define and clarify requirements Promote best practices throughout the development process Mentor junior team members as they advance their technical abilities Location This position is based in Boston.

About KKR & Co. Inc. KKR & Co. Inc. is a global investment firm with expertise in alternative asset management, capital markets, and insurance solutions. The firm manages funds in private equity, credit, and real assets, and works with partners who oversee hedge funds. KKR’s insurance subsidiaries, including Global Atlantic Financial Group, provide retirement, life, and reinsurance solutions. The company emphasizes disciplined investing and long-term growth for its portfolio companies and communities. Team: ADAPT Engineering The ADAPT (AI, Data, and Platform Technologies) Engineering team shapes KKR’s core data and AI capabilities. This group designs and supports the firm’s foundational data architecture, building platform-based solutions that drive agility and measurable business results. Their work supports KKR’s global scale and ongoing business transformation. Role Overview: Lead Data Engineer - Data Platform Based in Boston, MA, the Lead Data Engineer joins the core ADAPT Engineering team in a hands-on capacity. This position calls for deep experience in modern data engineering, especially with large-scale financial datasets. The role focuses on designing and implementing advanced data engineering solutions that streamline complex data pipelines, apply AI-driven insights, and enable smooth integration across cloud-based databases. This engineer will define and optimize the technical architecture for KKR’s data structuring, storage, and usage, ensuring high standards for data integrity, performance, and accessibility across the firm. Main Responsibilities Set and lead the enterprise strategy and target-state architecture for Data Explorer, enabling scalable, governed, and user-friendly data discovery, access, sharing, and reuse throughout KKR. Develop the long-term vision, design principles, and adoption framework for enterprise data exchange capabilities, covering metadata, semantic consistency, entitlements, lineage, interoperability, and trusted data product consumption. Act as the senior technical authority for data analyst agents, guiding the development of agentic capabilities.

Air Space Intelligence (ASI) develops technology that improves decision-making across aviation, defense, energy, and critical infrastructure. With support from investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital, and Renegade Partners, ASI creates tools that turn lengthy analysis into rapid, actionable insights. The company aims to raise the bar for operational decision support in complex industries. The Civil Aviation team works to modernize the United States air traffic control system. Their mission centers on safely managing tens of thousands of flights each day in a demanding, safety-critical environment. The team builds advanced trajectory prediction and decision-support systems and prepares national airspace for new technologies, including commercial space operations and advanced air mobility. Every project emphasizes precision, resilience, and reliability to support both safety and efficiency. Role overview The Technical Lead - Cloud Platform Engineer guides the architecture, reliability, and ongoing development of a cloud platform that underpins mission-critical aviation systems. This position combines hands-on engineering with team leadership, managing a small group while building and operating globally scalable infrastructure. The platform is designed for continuous delivery and aims for around 99.99% availability in a 24/7 operational environment. What you will do Define and guide the architecture of the cloud platform Set best practices for infrastructure-as-code, Kubernetes-based systems, deployment pipelines, and production operations Own reliability end-to-end, including designing for failure, implementing observability (metrics, logging, tracing), and leading incident response and postmortems Lead and develop a small engineering team, setting direction, establishing standards, and building systems that promote autonomy and a culture of reliability Requirements Extensive experience building and operating highly reliable cloud platforms with approximately 99.99% uptime Strong expertise with AWS, including multi-region and highly available architectures Proficiency in Kubernetes and related technologies Location This role is based in Boston, US.

Join our dynamic team at Sonsoft Inc. as a QlikView Technical Lead, where you'll leverage your expertise in QlikView to drive innovative data solutions. This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead projects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and deliver high-quality analytics solutions that empower decision-making across the organization.

Join our dynamic team at Sonsoft Inc. as a Qlikview Technical Lead. In this pivotal role, you will leverage your expertise in Qlikview to drive innovative solutions, ensuring optimal performance and user satisfaction. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to transform data into actionable insights and empower decision-making processes.

The Machine Learning Data Services team is on the lookout for an accomplished and driven Staff Technical Lead Manager (TLM) to spearhead the design and operation of our foundational machine learning data infrastructure. This pivotal role necessitates a unique combination of extensive technical know-how in machine learning systems, large-scale data processing, and a proven track record in leadership to guide both team members and technical initiatives. Our ML Data Services team plays a vital role in ensuring the provision of dependable, high-quality, and easily accessible data for all machine learning applications. As custodians of the 'Data Engineering' phase within the machine learning lifecycle, we oversee the most crucial input to any ML system: the data itself. Our robust infrastructure supports numerous data pipelines and vast datasets, directly contributing to the success of our flagship products. Key Responsibilities Technical Leadership and Strategy Define and drive the technical roadmap and long-term strategy for the ML Data Services platform, ensuring alignment with the evolving needs of machine learning engineers across the organization. Act as the principal technical authority for the team, architecting sophisticated, highly scalable, and fault-tolerant systems for data ingestion, transformation, and serving. Lead the technical vision for acquiring a diverse range of training data sources, incorporating ingestion from real-world drive logs, resimulation outputs, auto-labeling pipelines, and human labeling efforts. Initiate and oversee the implementation of rigorous mechanisms for monitoring data quality, tracking data lineage, and ensuring comprehensive data governance and compliance. Deliver hands-on technical guidance, conduct design reviews, and mentor engineers, ensuring adherence to best practices, high code quality, and operational excellence. Team Management and Growth Supervise a team of software engineers, encompassing performance evaluations, career development, coaching, and mentoring. Serve as a hybrid technical leader-manager, balancing 50% management responsibilities with 50% technical leadership, architecture, and hands-on coding/design. Lead recruitment efforts to attract, onboard, and retain top engineering talent while fostering a diverse and inclusive team culture. Promote engineering excellence, operational rigor, and a strong sense of ownership within the team. Collaboration and Execution Engage closely with ML model teams and Infrastructure teams to grasp data needs and deliver solutions that expedite machine learning development cycles. Steer the execution of significant projects, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with business objectives. Articulate complex technical concepts clearly to various stakeholders.

We are seeking a dynamic and skilled Data & Analytics Lead to guide our data strategy and analytics initiatives. In this role, you will lead a team of analytics professionals, driving data-driven decision-making across the organization. You will be responsible for developing and implementing advanced analytics solutions, ensuring the integrity and accuracy of data, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for improvement.Your analytical prowess and leadership skills will be crucial in enabling the organization to leverage data effectively for strategic planning and operational excellence.

Air Space Intelligence develops technology for sectors where reliability and precision matter most, including aviation, defense, and energy. The company’s mission is to help teams move quickly from analysis to action, using tools that support critical operational decisions. Investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital, and Renegade Partners. The Civil Aviation team focuses on modernizing the U.S. air traffic control system. Each day, they tackle the challenge of coordinating tens of thousands of flights in a safety-critical environment. Their work centers on advanced trajectory prediction and decision-support systems, preparing the national airspace for new technologies like commercial space operations and advanced air mobility. Precision, resilience, and reliability are essential to improving safety and efficiency across the airspace. Role overview The Technical Lead, Backend for Civil Aviation, will design and guide the architecture of a backend system that supports U.S. air travel for the long term. This platform is foundational, not a prototype, and must be built for maintainability and future growth. Key technical challenge This role centers on operational-scale data fusion. The system must integrate diverse, noisy, and sometimes conflicting data sources, such as radar, flight plans, weather feeds, and operator inputs, to create a unified and authoritative view of the airspace. Projecting this state forward supports optimization across many competing factors. Success requires a strong grasp of uncertainty modeling, data provenance, and confidence, plus experience building systems that handle incomplete or erroneous data with care. What you will do Define and maintain design principles to manage system complexity, including clear module boundaries and abstractions that hide implementation details. Make architectural decisions and communicate the reasoning to keep the team aligned. Lead a small engineering team with a hands-on approach, guiding work from design through delivery. Collaborate with product managers, platform engineers, and domain experts to drive success. Location Boston, US

Role Overview On Running is hiring a Lead Technical Representative based in Boston. This position plays a key role in shaping the growth and delivery of grassroots education and experiential programs across the Boston area. The Lead Technical Representative reports to the Senior Lead Technical Representatives within the Brand Experience team. This role combines project management with direct coaching, guiding a team of Representatives to provide strong service to wholesale partners and foster brand loyalty in local communities. The position ensures On's premium standards are reflected in every training, trial, and retail interaction. Main Responsibilities Lead and grow a regional team of Technical Representatives, handling recruitment, onboarding, and ongoing professional development to drive high performance. Coach team members to deepen technical expertise, strengthen relationship-building, and support their career growth within Brand Experience. Deliver dealer training programs such as Oniversity and Key Account Summits, maintaining brand consistency and quality across all regional activities. Serve as a strategic contact for key national accounts, providing tailored education and integrated marketing support. Use analytical tools (Salesforce, ThirdChannel, Asana) to track team metrics, assess risks, and offer data-based recommendations. Work closely with Sales, Marketing, Trade, and Operations teams to align grassroots initiatives with larger campaigns and business goals. Develop creative ways to engage retailers and consumers, rethinking traditional technical representative programs to deliver memorable experiences. Oversee complex regional projects and budgets, ensuring resources are used effectively to increase product trials and community engagement.

Join Manifold AI as a Senior Product Manager within our dynamic Data Platform team. In this role, you will spearhead the development and enhancement of our data solutions, ensuring they meet the needs of our clients while aligning with industry standards. You will collaborate cross-functionally to define product vision, strategy, and roadmap, driving innovation and maximizing product performance.

The Machine Learning (ML) Data Services team is on the lookout for a passionate and seasoned Staff Technical Lead Manager (TLM) to spearhead the evolution and operation of our essential machine learning data infrastructure. This pivotal position requires a unique fusion of in-depth technical knowledge in machine learning systems, extensive data processing, and a proven track record in leadership to effectively manage both individual contributors and set technical direction. The ML Data Services team plays a vital role in ensuring the provision of reliable, high-quality, and easily accessible data for all machine learning applications. As custodians of the 'Data Engineering' phase of the ML lifecycle, we handle the most crucial input for any ML system: the data itself. Our infrastructure supports hundreds of data pipelines and processes petabytes of data, directly facilitating the success of our flagship products. Key Responsibilities: Technical Leadership and Strategic Direction Develop and execute the technical roadmap and long-term strategy for the ML Data Services platform, ensuring alignment with the growing needs of ML engineers across the organization. Act as the leading technical authority for the team, designing complex, highly scalable, and fault-tolerant systems for data ingestion, transformation, and serving. Guide the technical vision for sourcing diverse training data, encompassing real-world drive logs, resimulation outputs, auto-labeling pipelines, and human labeling efforts. Oversee the implementation of robust mechanisms for monitoring data quality, tracking data lineage, and ensuring comprehensive data governance and compliance. Provide hands-on technical mentorship, design reviews, and guidance to engineers, promoting best practices, high code quality, and operational excellence. Management and Team Development Lead a team of software engineers, conducting performance reviews, facilitating career development, and providing coaching and mentoring. Balance a hybrid role as a technical leader-manager, dedicating 50% of efforts to management and 50% to technical leadership, architecture, and hands-on coding/design. Drive recruitment efforts to attract, onboard, and retain exceptional engineering talent, fostering a diverse and inclusive team culture. Promote engineering excellence, operational rigor, and a strong sense of ownership within the team. Collaboration and Execution Work closely with ML model and Infrastructure teams to understand data requirements and deliver solutions that expedite ML development cycles. Lead the execution of major projects, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with business objectives. Effectively communicate complex technical concepts to a variety of stakeholders.

Join Our Team at SimpliSafeAt SimpliSafe, we are dedicated to enhancing home security through innovative technology. Our mission is to ensure that every home is secure by providing comprehensive, always-on systems that encompass devices, professional monitoring, logistical support, and exceptional customer service. The high volume of event-driven data we generate is fundamental to our operations, enabling us to scale reliably and efficiently while adhering to service-level agreements.As we embark on an exciting growth phase, we are investing in a state-of-the-art, cloud-native data platform that positions data as a vital enterprise asset. This is your opportunity to help define and construct the data backbone of a dynamic organization from the ground up.We embrace a hybrid work model, allowing our teams to balance their time between our modern office and remote work. We expect team members to collaborate in person on two key days of the week, typically Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, while enjoying the flexibility to work from home the rest of the time.

About Merlin Labs: Merlin Labs is an innovative aerospace startup that is revolutionizing the aviation industry with its cutting-edge non-human piloting technology. With strong backing from top-tier investors, we are on a mission to empower both crewed and uncrewed flight, tackling some of the most pressing challenges in aviation through the power of autonomy.Your Role: As the Compute Platform Lead, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of autonomous flight by ensuring our compute platforms deliver unmatched reliability, real-time performance, and scalability. You will design and oversee platforms that support complex, mission-critical systems, including cloud machine learning training, high-fidelity simulation, and embedded environments.Your Expertise: We are looking for a seasoned platform engineer who not only maintains infrastructure but innovates it. You will serve as a technical authority, collaborating closely with teams in autonomy, perception, controls, and flight software to create a robust compute foundation that accelerates development while ensuring safety and scalability.Your Impact: In this role, your designs will have a direct influence on real-world performance outcomes. You will balance long-term technical vision with hands-on involvement in addressing the most intricate systems challenges.

CD Projekt Red is seeking a Technical QA Lead in Boston to guide quality assurance efforts for its game development projects. This position centers on leading a team of QA professionals dedicated to maintaining high standards for game quality and performance. Role overview The Technical QA Lead will oversee the creation and execution of testing strategies. The role involves identifying and tracking bugs, as well as working closely with other departments to support continuous improvement across development cycles. What you will do Lead and mentor a team of QA professionals Develop and implement effective testing strategies Identify, document, and track bugs throughout the development process Collaborate with teams across the studio to enhance product quality Requirements Experience leading QA teams in a technical environment Strong understanding of testing methodologies and quality assurance processes Ability to work collaboratively with multiple departments

Join our innovative team at CD Projekt Red as a Lead Technical Animator. In this pivotal role, you will spearhead the animation process, ensuring that our characters move and behave in a captivating and realistic manner. Collaborate closely with artists and designers to create immersive experiences that captivate players around the world.

About Formlabs: Are you ready to revolutionize the way the world creates? At Formlabs, we are at the forefront of enabling innovative design and manufacturing. Our advanced 3D printing technology empowers over 50,000 leading companies globally, including giants like Apple, Google, Tesla, New Balance, and NASA. We are dedicated to helping individuals and organizations bring their visions to life, from groundbreaking products to essential medical devices. We are a dynamic team of builders, engineers, and innovators committed to transforming the fabrication landscape. If you’re eager to influence the future of manufacturing, we invite you to join us in this exciting journey. Your Impact: As a Technical Lead, you will be instrumental in shaping our products' excellence. Your role will encompass overseeing system-level decisions and diving deep into the intricacies of each subsystem, addressing technical challenges while influencing product design. You will serve as the primary technical authority responsible for the successful design and delivery of our products. What You’ll Do: Collaborate with the Product Team to establish ambitious yet achievable product performance goals, leveraging your technical expertise. Lead the architectural decisions across various engineering domains (mechanical, optical, electrical, etc.), while pinpointing technological risks and developing a resilient system architecture. Champion the delivery of exceptional products, ensuring overall performance aligns with our high standards. Work alongside domain experts to delineate subsystem requirements and interfaces effectively. Guide team members through technical implementations, framing problems in terms of customer value and fostering data-driven design decisions. Identify program risks and steer team efforts toward the most critical tasks. About You: You have proven experience leading the technical development of complex electro-mechanical products. Familiar with a diverse range of technologies, including mechanical, electrical, thermal, optical, material science, motion control, and embedded systems. Demonstrated success throughout the entire product lifecycle, from concept development to high-volume manufacturing. Adaptable to a culture of constructive debate and collaboration.

At WHOOP, we are dedicated to revolutionizing human performance and extending healthspan. Our mission is to empower individuals to elevate their performance through a profound understanding of their bodies and lifestyles.We are seeking a seasoned Staff Embedded Engineer to become a vital part of our Software Organization within the Embedded Engineering team. In this pivotal role, you will lead technical initiatives across firmware platforms and spearhead multi-quarter, cross-functional projects that are essential to WHOOP’s hardware and software strategy.The Embedded team focuses on developing and deploying robust, accurate, and energy-efficient firmware platforms for all WHOOP devices created in-house, ensuring continuous 24/7 connectivity and seamless interaction with our mobile applications across various product generations.As a Staff Embedded Engineer at WHOOP, you will play a crucial role at the intersection of hardware and software, facilitating the integration of the physical and digital realms. You will guide the technical direction, align teams, and develop sustainable firmware systems that power WHOOP's innovative products.

Later is the leading influencer marketing platform, designed to empower brands to craft unforgettable campaigns. By leveraging authentic creator relationships, trusted insights, and expert support, Later alleviates the uncertainty associated with marketing investments.With an AI-driven platform built on over a decade of proprietary data—spanning billions of social interactions and $2.4B+ in verified influencer-driven purchases—Later equips teams with the knowledge to make informed decisions before launching campaigns.By merging actionable insights with expert direction, Later eliminates the guesswork from influencer marketing, allowing brands to select the right creators, manage comprehensive campaigns, and drive substantial growth in awareness, engagement, and revenue. Trusted by top-tier enterprise brands such as Nike, Wayfair, Unilever, and Southwest Airlines, Later harmonizes creativity with performance, ensuring that campaigns not only look great but deliver tangible results. Discover more at later.com.Position Overview:We are seeking a Lead Technical Recruiter to spearhead impactful recruitment efforts for our product, engineering, data, and AI teams. This pivotal role is integral to building the teams that will drive Later's future growth.As a strategic partner to R&D leadership, you will design and implement data-driven talent strategies to attract and secure exceptional candidates. You will also be the face of Later in the Boston area—cultivating relationships, enhancing our visibility, and representing the company externally.This is a player-coach role that encompasses leadership responsibilities and full ownership of technical hiring outcomes.Your Responsibilities:Strategic InitiativesDevelop and manage a nationwide R&D talent strategy with a strong emphasis on the Boston market, informed by market trends, academic partnerships, and technical communities.Collaborate with R&D and business leaders to translate organizational objectives into clear, actionable hiring plans.Design and continually enhance scalable, structured, and equitable recruitment processes that prioritize candidate quality, efficiency, and experience.Advocate for the responsible and transparent application of AI in recruitment while upholding trust, fairness, and data integrity.Act as a subject matter expert on technical talent markets, compensation trends, and recruiting technologies.

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Operations Lead to oversee Perception Data Labeling at Zoox. In this pivotal role, you will lead a team dedicated to ensuring the accuracy and efficiency of data labeling processes, which are critical to the development of our autonomous vehicle technology. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to establish best practices and optimize workflows.