Data Architect

Postgres
UNITED STATES
October 28, 2026
Full Time
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Job Description

Company: Further
Location: Dallas, TX
Workplace Type: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full-time

About the Role

Further is a data, cloud, and AI company focused on helping businesses turn raw data into actionable decisions. This Data Architect role owns the data spine of the platform, encompassing the canonical event envelope, multi-tenant transactional store, read-side projections, and AI/ML data infrastructure.

What You’ll Do / Key Responsibilities

  • Define the canonical event envelope and schema evolution strategy, including upcaster chains and projection rebuilds.
  • Manage the transactional data layer using Postgres schema design, tenant isolation via row-level security (RLS), and indexing strategy.
  • Design the read-side architecture, including projection design and semantic layer for downstream analytics and AI consumption.
  • Build the AI/ML data infrastructure utilizing vector stores (pgvector), embedding pipelines, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) patterns.
  • Maintain the operational playbook, including projection rebuilds, replay procedures, and capacity planning.

Requirements & Qualifications

  • 10+ years of data engineering, data platform, or database architecture experience, with at least 3 years owning architecture.
  • Deep Postgres expertise: schema design, indexing, query plan analysis, and RLS.
  • Production experience with event-sourced systems and managing schema evolution.
  • Experience with streaming platforms: Kafka, Redpanda, Pulsar, or Kinesis.
  • Production analytical data infrastructure experience, including warehouse design (ClickHouse) or modern OLAP patterns.
  • Hands-on AI/ML data infrastructure experience, including shipping a working RAG system.
  • Strong SQL proficiency.

Preferred / Bonus Qualifications (if applicable)

  • Workflow engine experience (Temporal, Cadence, Airflow).
  • Semantic layer experience (dbt, Cube, or Malloy).
  • Compliance experience (SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR).
  • Open-source work or public writing on data architecture.

Benefits & Perks (if applicable)

  • Net-zero cost medical option
  • Company contributions to HSA
  • Fully-paid parental leave
  • Monthly stipend for lifestyle spending account

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.

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