Staff Systems Engineer - FedRAMP

We’re looking for a Staff Systems Engineer to join Procore's Data Mesh Division working on our FedRAMP initiative. In this role, you’ll help build Procore’s next-generation construction data platform for others to build upon, including Procore developers, analysts, partners, and customers.

As a Staff Systems Engineer, you’ll partner with other engineers and product managers across Product & Technology to develop data infrastructures that adhere to the highest security standards that power the applications in Procore. To be successful in this role, you’re passionate about cloud-based infrastructure and have hands-on experience building scalable and reliable data infrastructure. If you’re an engineer comfortable and excited about solving complex problems, pushing the boundaries of technical possibilities, and shaping the future of our next-generation data infrastructure —we’d love to hear from you!

This position reports to the Director of Data Mesh and will be based in our Austin, TX office. We’re looking for someone to join us immediately.

What you’ll do: 

• Lead operational support and maintenance for Databases, Kafka, and lakehouse platforms (e.g., Databricks, Iceberg, or Delta Lake) in a FedRAMP-compliant AWS environment

• Participate in the design and implementation of our data platform, primarily focused on database management, data lake operations, streaming, and batch data processing

• Enable developers to quickly and effectively build and operate their software at scale by providing self-service data infrastructure capabilities

• Work alongside our Product, UX, and other engineering teams, leveraging your experience and expertise in the data space to influence our product roadmap, developing innovative solutions that add additional capabilities to Procore

• Coach, support, and uplevel teammates through providing regular feedback, mentorship, training, and other career development opportunities, as well as removing barriers to progress

• Stay up to date with the latest data technology trends 

What we’re looking for: 

• 4+ years of experience building and operating cloud-based, highly available, and scalable data platforms supporting large amounts of data at enterprise-grade companies serving millions of users

• Experience with Kafka installation, configuration, maintenance, and troubleshooting

• Experience and proficiency in managing infrastructure as code, such as Terraform 

• Experience with AWS (RDS, EC2, S3, IAM, etc.) 

• Understanding of data access patterns, site reliability engineering, security, and cost optimization

• Experience with Continuous Integration and Deployment Tooling (CircleCI, Github, ArgoCD)

• Understanding of operating relational and non-relational databases (i.e., PostgreSQL, OpenSearch, ElastiCache, DynamoDB, etc.) and streaming (Kafka, Flink), batch (Spark) technologies at scale

• Experience with Kubernetes & Container-based hosting strategies is a plus

• Direct hands-on experience in a FedRamp-compliant environment is a plus

Base Pay Range $168,560 - $231,770. Eligible for Bonus Incentive Compensation. Procore is committed to offering competitive, fair, and commensurate compensation, and has provided an estimated pay range for this role. Actual compensation will be based on a candidate’s job-related skills, experience, education or training, and location.

Perks & Benefits

At Procore, we invest in our employees and provide a full range of benefits and perks to help you grow and thrive. From generous paid time off and healthcare coverage to career enrichment and development programs, learn more details about what we offer and how we empower you to be your best.

About Us

Procore Technologies is building the software that builds the world. We provide cloud-based construction management software that helps clients more efficiently build skyscrapers, hospitals, retail centers, airports, housing complexes, and more. At Procore, we have worked hard to create and maintain a culture where you can own your work and are encouraged and given resources to try new ideas. Check us out on Glassdoor to see what others are saying about working at Procore.

We are an equal-opportunity employer and welcome builders of all backgrounds. We thrive in a dynamic and inclusive environment. We do not tolerate discrimination against candidates or employees on the basis of gender, sex, national origin, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race, traveler community, status as a protected veteran or any other classification protected by law.

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Procore will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the requirements of applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act.

A criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: 1. appropriately managing, accessing, and handling confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information, as well as accessing Procore's information technology systems and platforms; 2. interacting with and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external customers, stakeholders, and/or colleagues; and 3. exercising sound judgment.