--- title: 'Senior Engineering Manager - Data Platform at Atlan' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/senior-engineering-manager-data-platform-atlan-india-26vmdbjb7gph' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-10' --- # Senior Engineering Manager - Data Platform at Atlan - **Company:** Atlan - **Location:** India - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-08-20 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10 - **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/atlan/aea0a9e5-6555-4e35-9753-3a443bcf2624 ## Job description ## Who We Are Atlan is building the context layer for enterprise AI. Enterprises are pouring money into AI and most of it dies in production because the AI does not understand the business context around the data. That is the problem Atlan solves. Gartner has named context the defining issue in enterprise AI, and calls context graphs the essential infrastructure for AI agents, naming Atlan one of three vendors already building it. We are also the only vendor named a Leader across all four major Gartner and Forrester evaluations for data catalogs, data governance and metadata management, the foundation the context layer runs on. Come build the infrastructure that AI runs on. The Opportunity Atlan is building the context layer for the AI era, the control plane that makes enterprise data usable, governed, extensible, and AI-ready. We're looking for an Engineering Manager to join one of our core platform teams. This is not a coordination role. We need an engineer-first, hands-on platform leader who has built and owned foundational systems at scale, whether that's distributed platform primitives and ingestion infrastructure, or data quality systems and AI-native product surfaces that sit on top of them. What will you do? 🤔 Build the AI-ready context foundation Lead the engineering charter to design and evolve an AI-ready context store across structured, unstructured, vector, and graph systems. This platform powers apps, agents, and enterprise workflows on top of trusted data. Own core platform primitives Drive end-to-end delivery of complex platform capabilities, including: - High-scale ingestion and validation frameworks - Contract-driven routing, storage, and serving layers - Multi-tenant isolation and noisy-neighbor resilience - Search APIs with sub-second P95 response times - Systems operating at 99.99% availability You’ll simplify ambiguous problems, define clear technical direction, and ensure teams ship durable, high-leverage infrastructure. Lead from the front Engage deeply in architecture and systems design. Guide distributed systems tradeoffs, review RFCs, unblock critical issues, and participate meaningfully in technical decisions. This role requires technical depth, not just coordination. Scale teams and operational excellence Build and mentor high-performing engineers. Define engineering metrics, on-call practices, SLO discipline, and incident processes. Strengthen the operational engine behind a platform serving 100K+ users and billions of assets. What makes you a great match for us? 😍 Experience building data or platform primitives at scale You’ve built or owned foundational systems such as: - Data ingestion frameworks or lakehouse foundations - Metadata, governance, or catalog platforms - Multi-tenant SaaS infrastructure and tenant isolation mechanisms - Search, storage, or distributed serving layers - Data quality, validation, or contract enforcement systems We’re particularly excited about leaders who have operated in data platform environments but equally value those who have built core platforms and shared infrastructure powering enterprise SaaS systems. Platform leadership experience You’ve led and scaled engineering teams (including managing managers), ideally within platform, infrastructure, or data-heavy SaaS organizations. Strong distributed systems and reliability depth You bring credibility in distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and operating high-availability platforms with strict SLOs. Builder mindset with high agency You thrive in ambiguity, move fast with ownership, and build foundational systems from first principles. You’re comfortable operating in evolving environments and shaping direction, not just executing on defined scope. AI-native curiosity You actively explore AI-assisted development workflows and think critically about how agentic systems will reshape developer productivity and platform design. You don’t need to be an AI/ML expert, but you should be excited to build in this shift. Systems thinker and people-first leader You connect technical decisions to product strategy and org design, while prioritizing clarity, trust, and team growth. ## Why this role is different This is foundational work in building a world class data platform, not feature delivery. You’ll help define how enterprise data becomes the context layer for AI systems. High leverage. Deep technical ownership. Real scale. Why Atlan? Joining Atlan means being part of a global movement to help data teams do their life’s best work. Here’s what you can expect: - Competitive Compensation: We benchmark at the top of the market and keep compensation simple: strong base salary, performance‑based variable pay, and impact‑driven equity (for most roles), so your total rewards grow in step with the value you create over time. - AI Native Culture: Atlan is where AI-native builders come to build the systems the future of work will run on. AI isn’t an add-on, it’s woven into how we build, think, and work every day, empowering every Atlanian to move faster and create a bigger impact. - Health & Wellness: From Day‑1 health, dental, vision, and mental health to flexible health stipends, we design benefits offerings that lead in each country we're in. - Flexible Time Off & Leave Policies: We trust you to own your energy: flexible time off and modern leave so you can unplug properly, support yourself and your loved ones, and come back ready to drive an impact. - Accelerated Growth & Learning: Develop at an uncommon velocity through cutting-edge tech, complex implementations, and an experienced team that values mastery. - Global, Remote-First, High-Trust: Work from anywhere with a diverse team across 15+ countries, in a trust-first, async environment that gives you true flexibility and ownership over how you work. More About Us Atlan is building the shared context layer that enterprises need so AI can operate on trusted, governed context. The conversation has moved from data leaders asking: “Can we trust the data in our stack?” to businesses asking: “Can we trust AI inside the business?” We are the missing infrastructure for businesses becoming AI-forward - the connective tissue between their data stack, operational systems, and AI agents. To learn more, visit [www.atlan.com](http://www.atlan.com) and follow us on [LinkedIn.](https://www.linkedin.com/company/atlan-hq/posts/?feedView=all) ## Equal Opportunity Employer Atlan is committed to building an inclusive, diverse, and authentic workplace. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military or veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. Recruitment Fraud Alert Your safety is important to us. Be cautious of recruiting emails from domains other than @[atlan.com](http://atlan.com). If you're ever unsure about a communication, don't click any links — visit [atlan.com/careers](http://atlan.com/careers) directly for confirmed position openings. Atlan will never ask candidates to make a payment to apply for or obtain a position. We also will never request financial information, passwords, or other sensitive information from candidates. If you receive a communication that you believe may not be legitimate, do not send money or sensitive information. Please report the same on privacy@atlan.com. ## About Atlan ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Atlan provides the context layer for enterprise AI, unifying metadata from business systems to give AI agents governed, trusted context. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series C) - **Headquarters**: New York, USA (Remote-first across 15+ countries) - **Founded**: 2019 - **Founders**: Prukalpa Sankar, Varun Banka ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Data & AI Infrastructure / Metadata Management - **Target customers**: B2B, Enterprise (400+ enterprise customers including General Motors, Workday, Nasdaq, Mastercard, Virgin Media O2) - **Mission**: Build the context layer for enterprise AI — the infrastructure that gives AI agents governed, trusted context from across the enterprise. ## Products & Services - **Atlan Context Lakehouse**: The core platform — an Iceberg-native, open infrastructure that unifies metadata from 80+ enterprise systems (Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, dbt, Airflow, Tableau, Looker, Power BI, Postgres) into a single context graph. Context Agents auto-generate descriptions, metrics, and ontology; human experts certify; and certified context activates to every AI agent via MCP, SQL, and APIs. - **Context Agents**: AI agents that auto-generate asset descriptions, link business terms, and surface top business questions by reading the Enterprise Data Graph. In April 2026, Context Agents generated 690K+ descriptions across 50+ enterprise customers — 87% rated on par or better than human writing. - **Atlan MCP Server**: Enables certified context to flow to every AI agent across the stack via the Model Context Protocol. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed (Series C, raised $105M led by GIC and Meritech Capital; total funding over $200M) - **Key Metric**: Revenue grew 7x over two years; enterprise sales grew 400% in Q1 2024; competitive win rate of 75% - **Notable Investors/Partners**: GIC, Meritech Capital (Series C lead); total funding over $200M. Partners include Microsoft Azure, OpenAI. - **Growth Signals**: 400+ enterprise customers; $10T+ enterprise value represented; named a Leader in Gartner's 2025 Metadata Management and 2026 Data & Analytics Governance Magic Quadrants, and Forrester's 2024 Enterprise Data Catalogs and 2025 Data Governance Solutions Waves — the only platform recognized across all four. 95% of G2 users see Atlan as a true partner. ## Competitive Advantages - **Only platform named a Leader in all four major analyst evaluations** for metadata and data governance (Gartner x2, Forrester x2). - **Context Lakehouse architecture**: Iceberg-native, open, built for AI agent speed — not a legacy catalog retrofitted for AI. - **80+ native connectors** to enterprise systems, with automated lineage, query history, and quality signals — no manual mapping. - **Context Agents** that auto-generate descriptions at human parity (87% rated on par or better), compounding context quality with each cycle. - **75% competitive win rate** and 400% enterprise sales growth in Q1 2024. ## Strategic Focus - **Context Layer for AI**: Atlan is doubling down on being the infrastructure layer that gives AI agents governed, trusted context — moving beyond traditional data cataloging to become the "context layer" for the AI era. - **Context Lakehouse**: Rebuilding context infrastructure on an Iceberg-native, open architecture designed for agent speed. - **AI-native workflows**: Embedding AI into every product surface — Context Agents, automated lineage, and MCP-based activation — to make context quality compound with each cycle. - **Enterprise expansion**: Growing enterprise customer base (400+), with a focus on large-scale deployments at companies like General Motors, Workday, Nasdaq, Mastercard, and Virgin Media O2. ## Why Work Here - **Remote-first, not remote-only**: Work from where you do your best thinking across 15+ countries, with focused offsites, local meetups, and high-signal rituals. - **AI-native culture**: "Zero hand-crafted code is the standard." AI tools are embedded in every workflow — Engineering, Marketing, CSM, People, Finance. Everyone ships. Everyone builds. - **Competitive compensation**: Strong base salary, performance-based variable pay, and impact-driven equity. Benchmarked at the top of the market. - **Learning & development**: Growth treated like a product — budgets, coaching, internal and external learning, and opportunities to experiment with new AI tools. - **Flexible time off & leave**: Flexible time off and modern leave policies. - **Health & wellness**: Day-1 health, dental, vision, and mental health coverage with flexible health stipends. - **High bar, low ego culture**: Values include "Customer first. Always.", "Agency & Ownership", "Clarity & First Principles", "Growth Mindset", and "Bias for Action." - **Glassdoor rating**: 3.9/5 (25 reviews) - **LinkedIn followers**: 1 follower (likely a new or low-activity page — note: this may be inaccurate; the company has a strong employer brand) ## Sources 1. 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