Data Platform Technical Lead

Position Overview

• Location Type: Remote
• Job Type: Full-Time

Welltech is a global leader in the Health & Fitness industry with over 200 million installs across three life-changing apps. Our mission is to transform lives through intuitive nutrition trackers, powerful fitness solutions, and personalized wellness journeys. We are seeking a Senior Data Architect/Data Platform Technical Lead to play a pivotal role in transforming our data infrastructure, ensuring seamless customer experiences and driving business growth. You will manage the development and governance of our data platform, ensuring it is reliable, scalable, and optimized for advanced analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of skilled data engineers, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.
• Redesign and modernize our existing data platform using the latest tools and technologies to enhance efficiency, accessibility, and scalability.
• Collaborate closely with data analysis and product development teams to ensure efficient, reliable, and scalable data pipelines that contribute to informed decision-making.
• Establish and enforce data quality frameworks, governance policies, and monitoring tools to ensure high data accuracy, consistency, and reliability.
• Ensure compliance with data privacy regulations and security best practices, minimizing risks related to data access and management.
• Test new approaches by creating Proof of Concepts (PoCs) and conducting benchmarks to continuously improve our data platform.
• Develop, optimize, and maintain ETL/ELT processes to ensure high-quality and consistent data, supporting the integrity of our analytics and insights.
• Build robust pipelines for continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD), streamlining software delivery and enhancing efficiency in collaboration with development teams.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in data engineering or backend systems, with at least 2+ years in a technical leadership or architect role.
• Proven experience designing and building distributed data systems on the cloud.
• Expertise in data modeling, warehousing (dimensional, denormalized, time-series), and data governance.
• Strong experience with streaming architectures (e.g., Kinesis, Kafka) and batch ETL.
• Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines for data systems and infrastructure (preferably GitLab CI).
• Excellent communication skills—able to influence stakeholders and guide technical decisions across departments.
• Knowledge of data privacy regulations (GDPR, CCPA) and security standards.
• A mentoring mindset—you’ve supported career growth of other engineers and improved team standards.
• Experience balancing trade-offs between scalability, cost, speed, and maintainability.

Tech Stack

• Cloud: AWS (Redshift, Spectrum, S3, RDS, Lambda, Kinesis, SQS, Glue, MWAA)
• Languages: Python, SQL

Company Information

Welltech is a global leader in the Health & Fitness industry with over 200 million installs and a diverse team of over 700 passionate professionals across 5 hubs. Our mission is to transform lives through intuitive nutrition trackers, powerful fitness solutions, and personalized wellness journeys.