Senior Data Platform Engineer
VIA Science, Inc. (VIA) is a Somerville-based data-security software company providing Web3, quantum-resistant, passwordless, AI, blockchain, and privacy technologies for government, defense, critical infrastructure, and enterprises.
Maintainer signals as of 9/2/2026
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About VIA Science, Inc.
VIA describes itself as a provider of Web3 technologies to the U.S. Department of Defense and critical-infrastructure companies. Its current offerings include GHOST for corrections intelligence, Quantum Transfer for secure large-file transfers, SLAM AI for secure collaboration between teams and AI agents, VIA Wallet for offline-capable stablecoin payments, and VIA Zero Trust Fabric for passwordless application authentication. VIA also develops VIAsecurechain, a permissioned, DoD-accredited blockchain used for verifiable data protection and privacy-preserving workflows.
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About the Role
You will design and maintain secure cloud data infrastructure, build reliable streaming and batch pipelines, and deploy data platforms using infrastructure as code. You will monitor system performance, troubleshoot application workflows and database queries, improve data governance, and support the versioning, containerization, and deployment of AI models.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in a data-driven role
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in science, mathematics, engineering, or a data-driven field
- Strong Python or equivalent scripting and automation skills
- Experience architecting scalable SQL and NoSQL schemas
- Expertise in query tuning, indexing, and execution plan analysis
- Hands-on experience with AWS data services or Azure equivalents
- Experience with Terraform and/or Helm
- Working knowledge of Kubernetes and Docker
- Experience with Dagster or Apache Airflow
- Understanding of data infrastructure within application architecture
- Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and production deployments
Responsibilities
- Design and maintain secure cloud data infrastructure
- Build and deploy resilient streaming and batch data pipelines
- Provision infrastructure with Terraform and Helm
- Monitor data health and system performance
- Troubleshoot database queries and data-related application issues
- Improve data governance, integrity, and security
- Manage AI model versioning, containerization, and deployment
Benefits
- 401K plan with up to 5% employer contribution
- Fully funded health, vision, and dental coverage from day one for the employee’s whole family
- Up to 24 weeks of paid parental leave
- Four-week paid ramp-back program
- $10,000 family forming benefit
- Flexible vacation policy
- Summer Fridays
- Extended holiday period in December
- Work-from-home flexibility
- Remote work from eligible locations for up to two months per year
- Transit benefits
- In-person team events
- Dedicated wellness advisor
