--- title: 'Staff Software Engineer - Data Platform at Pantheon Systems, Inc' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/staff-software-engineer-data-platform-pantheon-systems-inc-canada-v1dgnq5wsjqy' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-09' --- # Staff Software Engineer - Data Platform at Pantheon Systems, Inc - **Company:** Pantheon Systems, Inc - **Location:** Canada - **Work type:** remote - **Posted:** 2026-08-07 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09 - **Apply:** https://pantheon.io/about/careers/detail?gh_jid=8056102 ## Job description ## About Pantheon Pantheon WebOps Platform powers the open web, running more than 300,000 sites in the cloud for customers including Google, Princeton, Salesloft and Doctors Without Borders. Every day, thousands of developers and marketers create, iterate, and scale WordPress and Drupal sites to reach billions of people globally. Pantheon’s multitenant, container-based platform enables organizations to manage all of their websites from a single dashboard. Organizations including Clorox and the United Nations drive results through accelerated development and real-time publishing using Pantheon’s collaborative workflows. ## The Role The Data Platform team powers Pantheon’s data infrastructure and delivers analytics across the company. We’ve built a robust, configuration-driven data platform that handles extraction, ingestion, curation, compliance, security, and enterprise-wide access to data — and we’re looking for a Staff Software Engineer to take it to the next level. In this role, you’ll extend the platform beyond its current foundation to surface data insights directly within our Product experience, and to power the infrastructure behind Machine Learning and LLM-driven insights. As the lead technical member of the Data Platform team, you’ll architect the next generation of services that let every team at Pantheon trust and act on data, working closely with Software Engineers, Data Engineers, Analytic Engineers and Product. The platform runs on Python, Airflow, Kubernetes, configuration YAML, Great Expectations, and Terraform. Pantheon’s core values are Trust, Teamwork, Passion, and Customers First. Within engineering, we value collaboration, character, autonomy, and a no-blame culture — and we’re active participants in several open-source communities. ## What You Will Do - Take the platform to the next level. Extend our robust, configuration-driven data platform to surface data insights directly within the Product experience, and to power the infrastructure behind Machine Learning and LLM-driven insights. - Enhance platform architecture. Serve as the lead technical member of the Data Platform team, maintaining and enhancing our core platform services: Ingest as a Service (consistent extraction and loading into the data lake), Curation as a Service (configuration-driven, audited transformations) and Retention as a Service (historical data hosting that balances access, compliance, and cost). - Build with modern data infrastructure. Work hands-on with Snowflake (including Snowpark for Python), Google Cloud Platform, Airflow , Docker, and Terraform. - Mentor the team. Guide a team of engineers in designing and implementing high impact projects, raising the technical bar across the group. - Own the full lifecycle. Operate in a full DevOps model — development, testing, operations, and support for the systems you build. - Raise the bar. Drive continuous improvement of engineering standards for coding, testing, deployment, and communication. - Partner cross-functionally. Work with Product, Sales, Ops, Finance and other teams to deliver high-impact data solutions and support a self-service, data-driven culture across Pantheon. - Support reliability. Participate in the Data team’s on-call rotation, contributing to the stability, reliability, and performance of Pantheon’s data infrastructure. ## What You Will Need to Succeed - Distributed data systems: deep understanding of processing large-scale datasets across distributed systems, with a clear grasp of the trade-offs in designing for high throughput and low latency. - Data modeling and architecture: ability to design, implement, and optimize scalable data models (dimensional, normalized) for both OLAP and OLTP systems, ensuring data integrity and query performance. - Data governance & observability: experience with data governance frameworks, data catalogs, and observability tooling that keep large-scale data assets discoverable, trusted, and compliant. - Technical leadership: experience setting technical direction for a platform or team, translating ambiguous requirements into clear architecture, and mentoring other engineers. - Customer/product focus: an understanding of the direct and indirect business value of your work, ensuring data solutions align with company-wide goals and deliver impact for internal and external customers. - Communication: the ability to clearly articulate technical designs, project status, and risk to both technical peers and non-technical stakeholders, while remaining open to others’ ideas. - Quality mindset: experience embedding automated test coverage, data validation, and idempotent design into deployment pipelines. - Design principles: security, trust, and dependability are foundational to how you build — declarative design, modularity, containers, and idempotency should genuinely excite you. ## What You Bring to the Table - Experience: 8+ years building production data systems, with deep expertise in large-volume data pipelines, cloud databases, and real-time data events. - Track record: demonstrated experience as a technical lead — mentoring engineers and driving architecture decisions for a team or platform. - Coding proficiency: strong hands-on experience with Python (Python 3). - Database knowledge: hands-on experience with cloud data warehouses such as Snowflake, BigQuery, Firebolt, or Redshift. - Cloud & infrastructure: experience with Google Cloud Platform (preferred) or a comparable cloud environment, plus containers, Kubernetes, and Terraform. - Modern data stack: familiarity with configuration-driven pipeline design, Airflow, and CI/CD for data workflows. - ML/LLM infrastructure: experience building or supporting the data infrastructure behind Machine Learning and LLM applications — feature stores, embedding/vector pipelines, or model-ready data services. - AI-forward: hands-on experience using AI tools to accelerate how you work. - Team mindset: you take pride in what your team accomplishes, not just your individual output, and communicate with clarity and openness. ## What We Offer We have all the usual perks and benefits but what we can really offer you is a fantastic work environment powered by an amazing team. - Industry competitive compensation and equity plan - Flexible time off, sick days, and 13 paid holidays - Comprehensive medical insurance including Health, Dental and Vision - Paid parental leave (plus fertility, adoption and other family planning benefits) - In-office workspace (San Francisco & Chicago) - Monthly allowance for wellness, reading and access to LinkedIn Learning for continued development - Events and activities both team-based and company wide that inspire, educate and cultivate Pantheon is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other classification protected by law. Pantheon complies with federal and local disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability for any part of the interview process, please contact talent@pantheon.io. Pursuant to local and federal regulations, Pantheon will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment. After an offer is made and accepted, E-verify will be utilized to establish your identity and employment eligibility as required by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. To review the Employee and Applicant's Privacy Policy, click[here](https://pantheon.pactsafe.io/employeeandapplicantprivacy.html). Visa Sponsorship is not available at this time. The base salary range for this position in Canada is $135,800 - $169,700 CAD per year. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. At Pantheon, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. ## About Pantheon Systems, Inc ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Pantheon provides a WebOps platform that unifies web infrastructure, workflows, and governance for building, hosting, and managing Drupal and WordPress websites at scale. - **Entity Type**: Private (Venture Capital-Backed; Series E) - **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States - **Founded**: 2010 - **Founders**: Josh Koenig, Matt Cheney, David Moffly, and others (early team from the Drupal and WordPress ecosystem) ## Core Business - Primary industry/industries: Web Operations (WebOps) Platform, Managed Web Hosting, Cloud Infrastructure for Content Management Systems (CMS) - Target customers: B2B, primarily serving Enterprise and mid-market organizations, including universities, government agencies, technology companies, and major consumer brands. Also serves digital agencies building and managing client sites. - Mission or purpose statement: To empower teams to build, scale, and deliver exceptional digital experiences by streamlining WebOps, allowing them to focus on creating engaging content rather than managing infrastructure. ## Products & Services - **[Pantheon Platform]**: The core SaaS platform that provides a unified workflow for development, hosting, security, and performance management for Drupal and WordPress sites. It includes features like multidev environments, automated backups, a global CDN, and a serverless CMS architecture. - **[Autopilot]**: An automated governance and update tool that applies security patches, core updates, and plugin updates across a portfolio of websites, reducing manual maintenance and security risks. - **[Global CDN (Content Delivery Network)]**: A high-performance, globally distributed network designed to accelerate page load times and handle massive traffic spikes (over 17 billion monthly page views). - **[Professional Services & Support]**: Includes onboarding, migration services, and 24/7 support for enterprise customers. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed for the last round; previous reports suggested a valuation around $1 billion (unicorn status) after the Series E round. - **Key Metric**: Total Funding: $196.8M raised. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: SoftBank, Foundry Group, Scale Venture Partners, Industry Ventures, Sageview Capital, and others (backers of Heroku, ExactTarget, and SendGrid). Partners with major digital agencies and technology providers. - **Growth Signals**: Hosts over 700,000 websites and serves 2,500+ agency partners. Employs approximately 525 people (as of 2026). Processes over 17 billion monthly page views for its customers. Continues to expand its platform capabilities with AI and serverless features. ## Competitive Advantages - **Single, Integrated Platform**: Unlike competitors that require stitching together separate hosting, security, and workflow tools, Pantheon offers a unified platform for the entire web lifecycle. - **Deep CMS Specialization**: Built exclusively for Drupal and WordPress, offering unparalleled performance and workflow optimizations for these open-source ecosystems. - **Developer-Centric Workflow**: Features like multidev environments and Git-based deployments are designed to appeal to engineering teams, reducing friction between developers and marketers. - **Scale and Reliability**: Proven infrastructure capable of handling massive traffic for major global brands (e.g., Tableau, LA Tourism). ## Strategic Focus - **AI and Automation**: Integrating AI into the platform to automate routine WebOps tasks, including content updates, security patching, and performance optimization. - **Serverless CMS**: Pushing the boundaries of serverless architecture for CMS to improve scalability and reduce hosting costs for customers. - **Enterprise Expansion**: Continuing to win large, complex organizations in regulated industries (education, government, healthcare) that require robust security and compliance features. - **Community Growth**: Deepening its ecosystem of agency partners and open-source contributors to drive platform adoption and innovation. ## Why Work Here - **Culture & Values**: Emphasizes a culture of "teamwork, passion, and customer first." The company is described as having a diverse and passionate team that is "unafraid to think differently." - **Remote/Hybrid Policy**: Supports a flexible employee experience. The San Francisco office is a hub for collaboration, but remote work is embraced. The company has offices in 4 countries. - **Benefits & Perks**: - **Paid Parental Leave**: Up to 8 weeks of paid leave for bonding with a new child. - **Family Planning Support**: Comprehensive coverage including abortive care, travel reimbursements for family planning, and support for the transgender community (gender reassignment services). - **Health & Wellness**: Comprehensive healthcare benefits, mental health coverage, and a monthly book and gym allowance. - **Professional Development**: Access to LinkedIn Learning, company-led training, and leadership forums. - **Giving Back**: Employee donation matching program ($500/year) and team volunteer opportunities. - **Flexible Time-Off**: Encourages work/life balance with a flexible PTO policy. - **Inclusivity**: Active Employee Resource Groups (PRGs) and a stated commitment to diversity and inclusion. - **Engineering Culture**: A focus on building a "world-class WebOps Platform" using modern technologies. Engineers work on challenging problems at scale (billions of monthly page views). ## Sources 1. [pantheon.io](https://pantheon.io/about) 2. [pantheon.io](https://pantheon.io/about/careers) 3. [pantheon.io](https://pantheon.io/about/careers/openings) 4. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/pantheon-systems) 5. 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