At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the migration of our data stack to Kubernetes and ensure operational health.
- Company: Join Tripstack, a leading B2B Flights as a Service provider based in Toronto.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, dynamic team, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with a commitment to professional excellence.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on cutting-edge technology in a fast-paced environment.
- Qualifications: 7+ years in production data systems with strong Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code skills.
The predicted salary is between 140000 - 170000 $ per year.
About Tripstack: Founded in Toronto, Canada in 2016, Tripstack has been part of Etraveli Group since 2019. It is a B2B Flights as a Service provider and a world leader in virtual interlining. Operating from offices in Canada, India, and Poland, Tripstack is the gateway into Etraveli Group’s world leading tech platform – giving partners access to global flight content, virtual interlining, and a full suite of services including payments, fraud prevention, pricing, and customer support.
The Role: Tripstack is moving its entire data stack from bare‑metal VMs to Kubernetes on OpenStack in a new data centre. We are looking for a senior infrastructure engineer who has done stateful migrations before, who can plan, codify, and execute this one safely, and who will own the day‑to‑day operational health of the data platform once we are there. This is a hands‑on platform and SRE role with a clear, time‑bounded mission.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the Data‑Stack Migration: Plan and execute the migration of Druid, Spark, Redpanda, and our orchestration layer from bare‑metal VMs to Kubernetes on OpenStack, with no downtime on stateful workloads. Design StatefulSet, PVC, pod‑disruption‑budget, and rolling‑upgrade patterns that are safe for production data systems. Codify the migration with Infrastructure as Code — Terraform for OpenStack, Helm or Kustomize for Kubernetes, GitOps via ArgoCD or Flux.
- Operate the Data Platform: Own the operational health of Druid, Spark, Redpanda, Airflow, PostgreSQL, and Elasticsearch as production systems. Build the KPIs, alerting, dashboards, and runbooks that let us see cluster exhaustion before it becomes an incident, and diagnose it quickly when it does.
- Raise the Bar on Observability and Reliability: Build the Prometheus, Grafana, and distributed‑tracing coverage our data systems need. Treat SLOs, error budgets, and post‑incident discipline as table stakes.
Requirements:
- Strong Kubernetes experience with stateful workloads — StatefulSets, PVCs, pod disruption budgets, and rolling upgrades for data systems.
- Infrastructure as Code at a senior level — Terraform, Helm or Kustomize, GitOps with ArgoCD or Flux.
- Production operations experience with at least one of Apache Druid, Apache Kafka or Redpanda, Apache Spark, or Elasticsearch.
- 7+ years building and operating production data or platform systems, at least 2 of them on self‑hosted or bare‑metal infrastructure.
- Clear written and verbal English; comfortable working across Kraków, Toronto, Pune, and Stockholm time zones.
Additional Experience That Would Be Considered an Asset:
- Deep Apache Druid production operations.
- Apache Spark at scale.
- OpenStack familiarity.
- Fluency with agentic coding tools.
- Python that is production‑grade, plus working knowledge of at least one JVM or Go‑family language.
- Security and secrets management in Kubernetes.
- Change Data Capture patterns.
- Delta Lake or Apache Iceberg experience.
Compensation: Canada – Toronto Office: 140,000 – 170,000 CAD / Annual.
Benefits: We offer an opportunity to work with a young, dynamic, and a growing team composed of high‑caliber professionals. We value professionalism and promote a culture where individuals are encouraged to do more and be more. At Tripstack, we proudly believe in embracing diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating a safe, healthy and accessible environment.
Sr. Data Platform Engineer in Toronto employer: tripstack
At Tripstack, we pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic and innovative work culture that empowers our employees to excel. As a Senior Data Systems Engineer in Toronto, you'll benefit from a collaborative environment that encourages professional growth through hands-on projects and cutting-edge technology. With a focus on operational excellence and a commitment to employee well-being, Tripstack offers a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact while enjoying the vibrant lifestyle that Toronto has to offer.
