Atlan
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SeniorEngineeringManager-DataPlatform
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“Senior Engineering Manager - Data Platform at Atlan. Skills: Data platform, Distributed systems, Platform leadership, AI-ready context. Lead engineering charter. Design AI-ready context store”
Industry & Context.
Simplify ambiguous problems; Troubleshooting
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Built or owned foundational systems, Led and scaled engineering teams, Credibility in distributed systems, Operated high-availability platforms, Thrive in ambiguity, Move fast with ownership, Build foundational systems from first principles, Comfortable operating in evolving environments, Shaping direction, Actively explore AI-assisted development workflows, Think critically about agentic systems, Connect technical decisions to product strategy, Connect technical decisions to org design, Prioritize clarity, Prioritize trust, Prioritize team growth
Nice to Have
Managed managers, Operated in data platform environments, Built core platforms, Built shared infrastructure, Excited to build in AI shift
What You'll Do.
Lead engineering charter
Design AI-ready context store
Drive end-to-end delivery
Deliver complex platform capabilities
Ingest data at high scale
Validate data at high scale
Resist noisy neighbors
Operate platforms at 99.99% availability
Simplify ambiguous problems
Define clear technical direction
Ensure teams ship infrastructure
Engage deeply in architecture
Engage deeply in systems design
Guide distributed systems tradeoffs
Unblock critical issues
Participate in technical decisions
Build high-performing engineers
Build high-performing managers
Define engineering metrics
Define on-call practices
Define SLO discipline
Define incident processes
Strengthen operational engine
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional teams; Platform teams; Core platform teams
Full Job Description
WHO WE ARE Most companies are racing to deploy AI, but very few have the foundation to make it work reliably. Atlan is building that missing layer: the context layer for enterprise AI. We connect the business context behind data so humans and agents can operate with far more accuracy and confidence. With backing from world-class investors including GIC, Insight Partners, Meritech, Peak XV, and Salesforce Ventures, we've earned the trust of most AI-forward enterprises like General Motors, Nasdaq, Workday and Elastic. Come build the infrastructure that AI runs on. THE OPPORTUNITY Atlan is building the context layer for the AI era, the control plane that makes enterprise data usable, governed, extensible, and AI-ready. We're looking for an Engineering Manager to join one of our core platform teams. This is not a coordination role. We need an engineer-first, hands-on platform leader who has built and owned foundational systems at scale, whether that's distributed platform primitives and ingestion infrastructure, or data quality systems and AI-native product surfaces that sit on top of them. WHAT WILL YOU DO? 🤔 BUILD THE AI-READY CONTEXT FOUNDATION Lead the engineering charter to design and evolve an AI-ready context store across structured, unstructured, vector, and graph systems. This platform powers apps, agents, and enterprise workflows on top of trusted data. OWN CORE PLATFORM PRIMITIVES Drive end-to-end delivery of complex platform capabilities, including: - High-scale ingestion and validation frameworks - Contract-driven routing, storage, and serving layers - Multi-tenant isolation and noisy-neighbor resilience - Search APIs with sub-second P95 response times - Systems operating at 99.99% availability You’ll simplify ambiguous problems, define clear technical direction, and ensure teams ship durable, high-leverage infrastructure. LEAD FROM THE FRONT Engage deeply in architecture and systems design. Guide distributed systems tradeoffs, review RFCs, unblock critica
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