Staff data engineer

As a Staff Data Platform Engineer at BetterUp, you will have the opportunity to leverage your expertise, passion, and drive to craft robust, scalable data systems which will directly impact the lives and well being of thousands of workers across the world. BetterUp is the global leader in virtual professional coaching, combining world-class coaching with AI technology and behavioral science to deliver personalized behavior change at scale. Our mission is to help people everywhere live with greater clarity, purpose, and passion and since our founding in 2013, we have pioneered transformation and peak performance for individuals and organizations.

You will be joining a small team responsible for architecting, building, and maintaining the scalable, enterprise-grade data systems that power our data products and capabilities. You’ll straddle the worlds of DataOps, MLOps, and Infrastructure, enabling both the next generation of analytics functionality and an AI Platform to fuel our AI-driven product innovation.

You will collaborate with stakeholders across the business, understanding their data problems and ultimately unlocking data enablement through centralized standardization of tooling and processes, all with enterprise-grade best practices in mind for security, privacy, and governance. You will deliver high-quality, systems-oriented technical solutions which are both fit for today and ready for tomorrow.

If the idea of having real impact from your work, of giving people the platform to unlock true personal growth and transformation deeply resonates with you, and if you have a core belief that a strong data foundation is fundamental to building great products, come talk to us!

We are a hybrid company with a focus on in-person collaboration when necessary. Employees are expected to be available to work from one of our office hubs at least two days per week, or eight days per month. Our US hub locations include: Austin, TX; Chicago, IL; New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA; and the Washington, DC metro area. If this is a role based in Europe, our Europe hub locations are London, UK and Amsterdam, NL. Please ensure you can realistically commit to this structure before applying.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain data systems that are delivering on end customer value
• Centralize and standardize data collection, data transformation and analysis, data storage, and data serving approaches and processes
• Support our ML / GenAI teams and functionality with platform capabilities for data delivery, processing, and infrastructure
• Support our reporting and analytics teams in delivering both internal and customer-facing business insights
• Stay current with emerging technologies and trends in a fast-evolving technology ecosystem
• Operationally managing our data infrastructure, vendors, tooling, and processes
• Take ownership of and drive completion of cross-functional data initiatives
  
  

If you have some or all of the following please apply:

• Strong programming background (e.g. Python)
• Operational maturity (e.g. CI/CD systems, Infrastructure as Code, Kubernetes, monitoring, distributed systems, security and privacy best practices, etc.)
• Experience in building and maintaining analytics stacks (e.g. Snowflake, dbt, Looker)
• Running GenAI / ML systems in production (e.g. MLOps tooling, vector search, embedding stores, feature engineering at scale, etc.)
• Architecting data systems (e.g. Airflow, Kafka, general system design)
  
  

What will make you successful in your time at BetterUp:

• Radical curiosity and a love for learning new things.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a strategic mindset.
• Ability to work autonomously while being great at collaboration.
• Passion for BetterUp’s mission and a demonstrated ability to mentor and lead with empathy, passion, and wisdom.
• Ability to navigate complex technical challenges, ensuring robust, flexible solutions that align with BetterUp’s long-term vision.
• Experience bridging the gaps between data science, engineering, operations, security, and product teams.
  
  

AI at BetterUp

Our team thrives at the intersection of human expertise and AI capability. As an AI-forward company, adaptation and continuous learning are part of our daily work. We're looking for teammates who are excited to evolve alongside technology – people who experiment boldly, share their discoveries openly, and help define best practices for AI-augmented work. These professionals thoughtfully integrate AI into their work to deliver exceptional results while maintaining the human judgment and creativity that drives real innovation. During our interview process, you’ll have opportunities to showcase how you harness AI to learn, iterate, and amplify your impact.

Benefits

At BetterUp, we are committed to living out our mission every day and that starts with providing benefits that allow our employees to care for themselves, support their families, and give back to their community.

• Access to BetterUp coaching; one for you and one for a friend or family member
• A competitive compensation plan with opportunity for advancement
• Full coverage for medical, dental and vision insurance
• Employer Paid Life, AD&D, STD and LTD insurance
• Flexible paid time off
• Per year:
  • 13 paid holidays
  • 4 BetterUp Inner Work days (
  • 5 Volunteer Days to give back
  • Learning and Development stipend
• Holiday charitable contribution of your choice on behalf of BetterUp
• 401(k) self contribution
  
  

BetterUp Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, BetterUp Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

At BetterUp, we compensate our employees fairly for their work. Base salary is determined by job-related experience, education/training, residence location, as well as market indicators. The range below is representative of base salary only and does not include equity, sales bonus plans (when applicable) and benefits. This range may be modified in the future.

The base salary range for this role is $212,000 – $291,000.

Protecting your privacy and treating your personal information with care is very important to us, and central to the entire BetterUp family. By submitting your application, you acknowledge that your personal information will be processed in accordance with our Applicant Privacy Notice . If you have any questions about the privacy of your personal information or your rights with regards to your personal information, please reach out to [email protected]