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Hadrian

Software Engineer - Data Platform

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

$123K - $148K/yr

The Software Engineer on the data platform engineering team will lead the development of AI and data infrastructure, focusing on building systems for data aggregation, storage, and intelligent ...

FEDRUS GLOBAL LLC

Platform Engineer

Cincinnati, OH · On-site

Collaborate with engineering, operations, and data teams to improve platform reliability, automation, cloud infrastructure, APIs, monitoring, and deployment strategies while ensuring secure, high ...

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AndHealth

Analytics Engineer, Data Platform

Columbus, OH · On-site

$110K - $132K/yr

Analytics Engineer, Data Platform Full Time Columbus, Ohio AndHealth is on a mission to radically improve access and outcomes for the most challenging chronic health conditions, with the goal of ...

Antimetal

Platform Engineer

New York, NY · On-site

$200K - $300K/yr

We're looking for a Platform Engineer to own the foundational primitives and surfaces that power ... Data Infrastructure . Data is the substrate everything else at Antimetal runs on top of ...

AndHealth

Analytics Engineer, Data Platform

Columbus, OH · On-site

$110K - $132K/yr

Analytics Engineer, Data Platform Full Time Columbus, Ohio AndHealth is on a mission to radically improve access and outcomes for the most challenging chronic health conditions, with the goal of ...

TikTok

Data Engineer - Data Platform

San Jose, CA · On-site

$156K - $387K/yr

Responsibilities As a data engineer in the data platform team, you will have the opportunity to build, optimize and grow one of the largest data platforms in the world. You'll have the opportunity to ...

Defense Unicorns

Platform Engineer

OR · Remote

Analyze operational and usage data to identify trends, optimize delivery strategies, and drive ... Proven experience as a Platform Engineer or similar role, with a focus on system architecture and ...

Cargill

Platform Engineer

Atlanta, GA · On-site

... core capabilities used by our data and application teams to drive business value. Key ... Understanding of platform engineering principles, including internal developer platforms (IDPs ...

Cargill

Platform Engineer

Atlanta, GA · On-site

... core capabilities used by our data and application teams to drive business value. Key ... Understanding of platform engineering principles, including internal developer platforms (IDPs ...

Cargill

Platform Engineer

Atlanta, GA

... core capabilities used by our data and application teams to drive business value. Key ... Understanding of platform engineering principles, including internal developer platforms (IDPs ...

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How much do entry level data platform engineer jobs pay per year?

As of Jul 12, 2026, the average yearly pay for entry level data platform engineer in the United States is $129,716.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $114,500.00 and $137,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Entry Level Data Platform Engineer vs Data Analyst?

AspectEntry Level Data Platform EngineerData Analyst
Required CredentialsBachelor's in CS, Data Science, or related field; knowledge of SQL, cloud platformsBachelor's in Statistics, Math, or related; proficiency in Excel, SQL, data visualization tools
Work EnvironmentDeveloping and maintaining data infrastructure, working with data engineers and cloud servicesAnalyzing data sets, creating reports, and visualizations for business insights
Employer & Industry UsageTech companies, data-driven organizations, cloud service providersMarketing, finance, healthcare, and other industries requiring data insights

While both roles involve working with data, Entry Level Data Platform Engineers focus on building and maintaining data infrastructure, whereas Data Analysts interpret data to generate insights. The roles often overlap in skills like SQL but differ in responsibilities and work environment.

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Infographic showing various Entry Level Data Platform Engineer job openings in the United States as of July 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 84% Full Time, 12% Part Time, and 3% Contract. Highlights an 88% Physical, 2% Hybrid, and 10% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $129,716 per year, or $62.4 per hour.
Software Engineer - Data Platform

Software Engineer - Data Platform

Hadrian

Los Angeles, CA • On-site

$123K - $148K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 8 days ago

Job description

Job Summary:
Hadrian is building autonomous factories that help aerospace and defense companies manufacture rockets, satellites, jets, and ships. The Software Engineer on the data platform engineering team will lead the development of AI and data infrastructure, focusing on building systems for data aggregation, storage, and intelligent retrieval to enhance manufacturing processes.
Responsibilities:
• Scope, architect, implement, and deploy critical AI and data infrastructure applications that will drive revenue and make a positive impact in the world.
• Build and own RAG pipelines and vector search systems that enable intelligent retrieval of manufacturing knowledge across Hadrian's data estate.
• Design and manage MLOps infrastructure — training pipelines, model deployment, monitoring, and orchestration — so that ML and operations research models run reliably in production.
• Build and manage a robust data warehouse and write software to coordinate and deploy data pipelines.
• Conceptualize and own the data architecture for multiple large-scale projects.
• Create and contribute to data frameworks that span on-premises and cloud infrastructure, improving the efficacy of logging machine data, while working with data infrastructure to triage issues and resolve.
• Solve our most challenging machine data and AI integration problems, utilizing optimal ETL patterns, frameworks, query techniques, and retrieval architectures sourcing from structured and unstructured data sources.
• Collaborate with machine engineers, operations research scientists, product managers, and data scientists to understand data and AI needs, translating complex systems into tools people actually use.
• Get to build alongside an incredible team of software engineers, mechanical engineers, operators, and the best machinists/CAM programmers in the world.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Have extensive experience shipping modern, data-centric applications (our data systems use Argo-Workflows, Dagster, Superset, Aurora, RDS, S3, and back-ends are Go and Python, with gRPC/Avro and Kafka as our messaging platform).
• Experience building AI infrastructure in production: RAG pipelines, vector databases (such as Pinecone, Weaviate, Chroma, or equivalent), embedding systems, or semantic search.
• Hands-on MLOps experience: owning the full lifecycle of ML models from training through deployment and monitoring (SageMaker, Ray, MLflow, or equivalent).
• Have experience with IaC and GitOps tooling (We use Terraform extensively and have centralized on Kubernetes/Argo/Helm).
• Extremely well versed with data querying techniques across NoSQL and SQL platforms.
• Have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and/or equivalent experience.
• Solid understanding in building data architecture and pipelines.
• Are self-motivated and eager to get hands-on and tackle challenges independently while working collaboratively toward identified objectives.
• Work with a platform mentality -- driven to find the right architecture and plan up front and solve problems with the long term in mind.
• Take responsibility and ownership finding solutions no matter what.
• Deploy your broad experience and big picture view to fix undreamed of problems with innovative solutions.
• Feel passionate about making things move in the real world with software.
• Are excited to work in a fast-paced environment with high-stakes and quick iteration cycles.
• Are a highly effective communicator when speaking or writing, especially when presenting technical information.
Company:
Hadrian builds AI-powered automated factories that manufacture precision parts for defense, aerospace, and space industries. Founded in 2020, the company is headquartered in Hawthorne, USA, with a team of 201-500 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.

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