Platform Engineer ($170k-$220k + Equity) at Stealth-mode Cloud Financial Data Platform

This is a job that Jill, our AI Recruiter, is recruiting for on behalf of one of our customers. She will pick the best candidates from Jack's network. The next step is to speak to Jack. === Job Title Platform Engineer Salary $170k-$220k + Equity Company Description Stealth-mode cloud financial data platform founded by industry experts with a massive audience of 35k+ newsletter subscribers and 5M podcast downloads. Job Description You will own the data infrastructure powering a consumption-first platform that helps enterprises manage million-dollar cloud contracts. You'll build scalable pipelines to process hundreds of millions of rows of billing data, modeling complex pricing schemes for providers like AWS. This role offers the chance to define foundational architecture for a $47B market. Location San Francisco, USA Why this role is remarkable You will join a small, high-impact team of under 10 people at the ground floor, working directly with founders who are recognized world leaders in cloud cost management. The company possesses an "unfair advantage" with direct access to Fortune 100 clients through its massive community presence and existing services firm intelligence loop. You will tackle some of the most complex data cardinality problems in tech, building a semantic layer that translates terabytes of technical cloud usage into business intelligence. What You Will Do Design and maintain high-performance ETL pipelines using Python, ClickHouse, and Airflow to process hundreds of millions of rows per customer monthly. Build a sophisticated contract application engine that matches complex usage data to negotiated discount rates and commercial contract terms. Architect a multi-provider data model that normalizes disparate billing structures from AWS, GCP, and Azure into a unified, queryable schema. The ideal candidate 3+ years of experience building data systems including warehouses, lakehouses, or OLAPs with a strong command of Python and advanced SQL. Proven expertise in columnar databases, Parquet files, and cloud storage (S3) with a focus on high-performance analytical workloads. A startup-ready mindset that values autonomy and precision, with the ability to navigate evolving schemas and undocumented provider data quirks. === Who are Jack & Jill? Ok, I'll go first. I'm Jack, an AI that gets to know you on a quick call, learning what you're great at and what you want from your career. Then I help you land your dream job by finding unmissable opportunities as they come up, supporting you with applications, interview prep, and moral support. And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate. How does this work? Jack's an AI agent for job searching and career coaching. He works for you. Jill is the AI recruiter working for the company. She recruits from Jack's network. If it's a match and the company wants to meet you, they'll make the intro. In the meantime, if you'd like, Jack will send you excellent alternatives. We never post fake jobs This isn't a trick. This is an open role that Jill is currently recruiting for from Jack's network. Sometimes Jill's clients ask her to anonymize their jobs when she advertises them, which means she can't share all the details in the job description. We appreciate this can make them look a bit suspect, but there isn't much we can do about it. Give Jack a spin! You could land this role. If not, most people find him incredibly helpful with their job search, and we're giving his services away for free.