Staff Engineer Data Platform

CME Group

Hybrid Actively hiring
Chicago, US Posted 24 days ago $132,100–$220,100 / year
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TL;DR

As a Data Platform Engineer at the senior level within the Data Platform Engineering team, you will design and maintain self-service platforms on Google Cloud to support petabyte-scale data processing and real-time analytics. Your daily tasks include developing automation tools with Terraform and Argo Workflows to streamline infrastructure provisioning and job orchestration on GKE, while also serving as a Subject Matter Expert for Kubernetes, Spark, Flink, and BigQuery. You will collaborate closely with Data Engineering and Science teams to ensure data services are secure, performant, and cost-effective, and mentor junior engineers in adopting best practices for cloud-native data architectures. Essential skills include expertise in Python or Java, hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform, Apache Spark/Flink, Kubernetes, Docker, Git, Terraform, and CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Google Cloud Terraform Kubernetes Python Apache Spark Apache Flink BigQuery Docker Git CI/CD Argo Workflows IaC GitOps Jenkins Golang Java

What you'll do

  • Design and build core infrastructure for the data platform on Google Cloud.
  • Develop self-service tools to enhance productivity of Data Engineering teams.
  • Ensure data services are secure, well-architected, and optimized for performance.
  • Serve as a Subject Matter Expert for Kubernetes environment (GKE) and BigQuery.
  • Lead technical initiatives to define future data infrastructure toolset.

What we're looking for

  • Strong proficiency in Python, Java, or Golang.
  • Deep experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
  • Hands-on experience with Apache Spark and/or Apache Flink.
  • Expertise in Kubernetes and containerization technologies.
  • Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform.
  • Experience building complex data pipelines with Argo Workflows or Airflow.
  • Strong understanding of data warehousing solutions, particularly BigQuery.

Market check

Salary context

This $132,100–$220,100 range sits above 41% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$143,000–$234,800

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$149,768–$217,368

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About CME Group

CME Group operates the world''s largest financial derivatives marketplace, offering futures and options products across interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy, agricultural products, and metals. Industry: Financial Exchanges & Derivatives

CME Group currently has 11 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $117,050–$195,050 across 10 roles with salary data.

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