What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Principal Engineer, Data Infra position at Cardlytics?
About Cardlytics
Remember that time you got cash back on a cup of coffee through your banking app? That was us!
Cardlytics (NASDAQ : CDLX) is the industry-leading purchase intelligence and incentives platform. We are a product-driven company that cares about three things : our people, our customers, and our partners. Together, we make commerce more rewarding for everyone by helping businesses attract, understand, and incentivize consumers through their banks' digital channels.
Location : Menlo Park, CA (Hybrid) orRemote - PST Time Zone
About the Team
At Data Infra, our goal is to streamline Cardlytics data consumption across the entire organization. We understand that accessible, reliable data underpins informed decision-making and innovative problem-solving. By partnering closely with teams, we tailor our solutions to fit their specific workflow needs and make strategic investments in our Data Infra platform to ensure swift access to data. Our approach is designed to not only simplify the way teams interact with data but also to accelerate time-to-insight, enabling Cardlytics teams to harness the full potential of their data for impactful outcomes.
About the Position
Cardlytics is seeking a Senior Principal Engineer, Data Infra to join our team, reporting to the Director Cloud & Data Infra.
As part of our growing team, you'll have the opportunity to work closely with cross-functional partners across the organization, leveraging your expertise to build innovative solutions that drive business impact. By joining us, you'll be at the forefront of shaping Cardlytics' data strategy and contributing to a culture of collaboration, experimentation, and continuous learning.
Responsibilities :
- Cross-Functional Collaboration : Work closely with both data science and analytics functions to understand their current processes, identify workflow inefficiencies, and pinpoint areas where Data Infra investments could enhance self-service capabilities within Cardlytics.
- Infrastructure Audit & Assessment : Conduct a comprehensive audit of existing Data Infra, with a focus on identifying gaps that hinder the creation of self-service data environments for analytics teams and evaluating opportunities to improve infrastructure components like storage, processing power, and access mechanisms.
- Proof of Concept (PoC) Development & Evaluation : Design, execute, and evaluate PoCs aimed at addressing identified inefficiencies within the data science and analytics workflows, ensuring that these solutions are scalable and can be effectively rolled out across the organization.
- Technology Assessment : Research and assess technology vendors to determine the most suitable infrastructure upgrades or services that support self-service data needs and facilitate creation of derivative datasets.
- Infrastructure Optimization & Maintenance : Oversee the performance of Data Infra, making continuous improvements to ensure speed, scalability, reliability, security, and efficiency in serving both data science and analytics teams' requirements.
- Process Improvement & Documentation : Streamline existing processes related to data access, model deployment, and dataset creation by implementing automation solutions where appropriate and maintaining comprehensive documentation for ease of understanding and adoption.
- Change Management & Training, Innovation & Future Planning : Lead the transition to new infrastructure components, providing training and support to both analytics teams and software developers. Keep abreast of emerging trends in data infrastructure and MLOps to drive innovation within Data Infra, ensuring that Cardlytics remains at the forefront of data-driven decision-making.
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Core Values
Our shared values are the driving force behind everything we do. Across all roles, we are looking for teammates who embody these values :
Compensation
At Cardlytics salary ranges are determined based on factors such as role, level, and location. Individual compensation may be determined by relevant skills, experience, education, training, and other role-specific criteria. This salary range will be narrowed during the interview process based on a number of the aforementioned factors.The base salary range provided below does not include bonuses and additional benefits.
The annual US base salary range for this role is :
260,000 - $285,000
Benefits and Perks
As an equal opportunity employer, Cardlytics is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Our people bring our products and organization to life, and every unique perspective makes us better. If you can do the job and you're excited about growing with us as we scale our best-in-class advertising platform, we'd love to hear from you. If you need accommodation in the recruiting process due to a disability, please email recruiting@cardlytics.com or inform your recruiter.
