Key skills
PythonAWSData pipelinesBackend servicesSQLGitAI-assisted development toolsDockerAWS ECSAWS EKSSnowflakeWorkflow automationFinancial dataAIOpenAIClaudeData EngineeringECSEKSVersion Control
About this role
Allocate is transforming private market investing by enabling RIAs and family offices to seamlessly discover, model, and manage their private market exposure. They are seeking a Platform Engineer to help lay the technical foundation for the company's future by designing and operating backend services and data pipelines.
Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and operate reliable, scalable backend services and data pipelines
- Work across our cloud infrastructure (AWS) to ship and run production systems
- Improve the performance, reliability, and observability of the systems you own
- Automate manual processes and reduce operational overhead
- Write high-quality, well-tested, maintainable code as part of a cross-functional squad
Requirements:
- 4+ years of backend or data engineering experience, with strong Python (or a similar language)
- Hands-on experience building and operating production systems on AWS
- Experience designing reliable, scalable data pipelines or backend services
- Solid SQL and data fundamentals
- Proficiency with Git and version control systems in general
- Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code, OpenAI's Codex, or Cursor, and a demonstrated ability to continuously evaluate and incorporate new tools as they emerge
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience
- Docker and containerized deployments (e.g., AWS ECS/EKS)
- Snowflake or other modern data warehouses
- Workflow or process automation experience
- Background in fintech or financial data