Lead Data Platform Engineer
AI summary of the role
Virtuous is evolving its data platform into an AI-ready foundation and seeks a Lead Data Platform Engineer to design, build, and own the systems powering the data ecosystem.
What you’ll do
- Own the evolution of Virtuous’s data platform on Snowflake and dbt as a secure, scalable, AI-ready system.
- Architect and implement role-based access controls, row- and column-level security, and governance patterns enforced by design.
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, and deployment patterns for dbt and Snowflake.
- Own Snowflake warehouse strategy, resource governance, and cost optimization.
What you’ll bring
- 7+ years of experience in data engineering, platform engineering, or related infrastructure roles with ownership of production systems.
- Deep expertise in Snowflake: roles/RBAC, row- and column-level security, warehouse design, cost optimization, performance tuning, and governance.
- Strong experience using dbt to build and maintain shared data models, including macro development, testing strategies, and production deployment patterns.
- Advanced SQL skills and experience designing reliable ELT/ETL pipelines.
Technologies
Snowflake · dbt · SQL · ELT/ETL · RBAC · CI/CD · SSO · SCIM · Sigma · Looker · Tableau
About Virtuous
Responsive fundraising platform for mid-sized nonprofits that combines donor CRM, online giving, marketing, analytics, volunteer tools, and AI workflows to personalize fundraising at scale.
Series C · 200–500 people
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Position Summary Virtuous is evolving its data platform into an AI-ready foundation that powers trusted decision-making and self-service analytics across the company. We’re hiring a Lead Data Platform Engineer to design, build, and own the systems that power our data ecosystem. This role is ideal for a highly motivated self-starter who is comfortable with ambiguity and thrives at the intersection of systems design, business semantics, and AI enablement. This is not a traditional data engineering role focused on building one-off pipelines, dashboards, or ad hoc reports. Success in this role comes from designing and building durable platform capabilities — security models, access patterns, cost controls, and shared data foundations — that enable teams (and AI systems) to safely and confidently use data at scale. You’ll work closely with the Director of Data Operations as well as our
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Position Summary Virtuous is evolving its data platform into an AI-ready foundation that powers trusted decision-making and self-service analytics across the company. We’re hiring a Lead Data Platform Engineer to design, build, and own the systems that power our data ecosystem. This role is ideal for a highly motivated self-starter who is comfortable with ambiguity and thrives at the intersection of systems design, business semantics, and AI enablement. This is not a traditional data engineering role focused on building one-off pipelines, dashboards, or ad hoc reports. Success in this role comes from designing and building durable platform capabilities — security models, access patterns, cost controls, and shared data foundations — that enable teams (and AI systems) to safely and confidently use data at scale. You’ll work closely with the Director of Data Operations as well as our Finance, Product, Engineering and Security Teams to ensure our data platform is accurate, governable, and ready to support AI-enabled workflows across the company. What You'll Build & Own Data Platform & AI-Enablement Own the evolution of Virtuous’s data platform, primarily on Snowflake and dbt, as a secure, scalable, and AI-ready system. Design data models, metadata, and access patterns that support natural-language querying and AI-assisted analysis. Partner with Data Operations and Teams ac [... source excerpt omitted ...] serve the whole company, not individual teams. You Must Have 7+ years of experience in data engineering, platform engineering, or related infrastructure roles, with ownership of production systems. Deep expertise in Snowflake, especially: Roles and RBAC Row-level and column-level security Warehouse design and cost optimization Performance tuning and governance Strong experience using dbt to build and maintain shared data models, including macro development, testing strategies, source freshness, group model security implementation, and production deployment patterns.. Advanced SQL skills and experience designing reliable ELT/ETL pipelines. Proven systems-thinking mindset, [... source excerpt omitted ...] generosity by helping nonprofits better connect with and inspire their donors. Our talented team is hungry, humble, and committed to delivering best-in-class software solutions, customer success interactions, and sales experiences to the nonprofit community. Our values are more than just a poster on the wall. Instead, our mission and values are precisely why candidates choose Virtuous. Our core values are: Build Better: We build audacious ideas to accelerate philanthropy and dismantle the status quo. Display Radical Generosity: We are generous with our time & talent as we serve our team and the nonprofit community. Stay Humble & Enjoy the Journey: We take our work seriously
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