Lead Data Platform Engineer, DISQO
$180-220k
+ Equity
Audience insights platform
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Audience insights platform
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$180-220k
+ Equity
201-500 employees
Company mission
To empower businesses and organizations to drive better brand growth.
Role
Who you are
- 7+ years of experience in SRE, DevOps, or Data Platform Engineering roles with a strong foundation in infrastructure, observability, and automation
- 7+ years of hands-on expertise in enterprise data engineering, managing data architecture, and delivering platform capabilities at scale
- Advanced proficiency in AWS cloud services—especially EKS, EMR, Glue, Athena, IAM, VPC, and infrastructure automation tools
- Deep experience in Spark (Scala/Python), Hadoop, and real-time data streaming platforms such as Kinesis/Kafka
- Proven ability to build, tune, and manage data solutions across RDBMS, NoSQL, and vector databases
- Practical knowledge of GenAI and LLM pipelines, including prompt engineering, model monitoring, and embedding vector storage
- Strong command of SQL, data modeling, performance tuning, and ELT/ETL frameworks and tools
- Experience with Airflow or equivalent orchestration tools (e.g., Luigi, Azkaban, Oozie)
- Familiarity with Linux environments and scripting for automation and system maintenance
- Passion for mentoring and developing talent within a dynamic, agile engineering environment
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, start-up culture with a problem-solving mindset and a strong sense of ownership
What the job involves
- Lead the design, development, and optimization of high-performance, scalable data pipelines and platforms that power Data Products and AI/ML workloads across structured/unstructured data
- Architect and deliver robust data infrastructure solutions that support large-scale data processing, AI/ML model training pipelines, and observability systems
- Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, software engineers, and platform teams to deliver secure, scalable, and efficient data solutions
- Own and drive key projects that enhance data capabilities, including database design, pipeline orchestration, system integration, and process automation
- Spearhead infrastructure modernization initiatives, including re-architecting observability stacks and automating workflows using Infrastructure as Code (Terraform)
- Implement and enhance LLM-based AI pipelines, including prompt engineering, output evaluation, and performance tuning in production environments
- Evaluate, monitor, and improve the reliability, latency, and throughput of mission-critical systems using tools like Prometheus and Grafana
- Ensure best practices in data governance, quality assurance, and performance optimization are followed across teams and platforms
- Translate business requirements into scalable technical specifications and maintain detailed, auditable documentation of design decisions and system architecture
- Champion Agile and DevOps methodologies, participate in sprint planning, and promote continuous improvement across the engineering lifecycle
- Lead code reviews, define coding standards, and mentor junior engineers on technical excellence and delivery efficiency
- Participate in an on-call rotation to provide operational support for critical data platform services and data pipeline jobs
Our take
DISQO is a consumer insight exchange platform, providing data on consumer activity to businesses that they can use to inform marketing and product development decision-making.
The company was founded with the intention of creating the most trusted insights platform for market research and ad measurement. Unlike competitors, DISQO's business model revolves around a win-win outcome for both consumers and marketers, with consumers willingly selling their data for rewards, and marketers using an ethical and sustainable provider to gain insight into consumer behaviour without losing valuable PR points.
DISQO boasts an impressive client list spanning market researchers, ad agencies, and global brands. After receiving substantial funding in 2021, the company acquired Feedback Loop in 2022, a product research platform. This buyout enabled DISQO to deliver comprehensive insights into brand, product, and customer experiences for any kind of organization, and facilitate its continued expansion across the space.
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Insights
-21% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Aug 2021
$85m
SERIES B
Aug 2018
$13.5m
SERIES A
Total funding: $101.5m
Company benefits
- Focus on impact, not the clock. WFH with a flex schedule and unlimited vacation. Recharge and spend time with those who matter most
- 100% coverage of employees’ medical, dental and vision insurance premiums (80% for dependents). And other wellness programs!
- Proudly supporting parents with time off and resources for welcoming new additions
- Every person on the team is an owner. We’re all in this together and offer competitive equity to every new hire
Company HQ
Downtown, Glendale, CA
Leadership
Armen Adjemian
(CEO & Co-Founder)Having worked as a PwC Associate, they founded Venture Group in 2005, before roles at Glendale Water and Power and being CEO of Blue Media Ventures.
Drew Kutcharian
(CTO & Co-Founder)They worked as a Consultant before co-founding Venarc as CTO and taking on several Advisory roles before co-founding DISQO.
Armen Petrosian
(Chief Growth Officer & Co-Founder)They took an MBA at USC before working as CEO of VentureCorp and CMO of Blue Media Ventures, before leaving to start DISQO in January 2016.
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