- Company Name
- Samba TV
- Job Title
- Senior Director, Data Platform and Cloud Services
- Job Description
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**Job Title:** Senior Director, Data Platform and Cloud Services
**Role Summary:**
Lead the design, implementation, and operational excellence of a next‑generation, cloud‑native data platform that ingests billions of daily events, supports real‑time and batch analytics, and embeds ML/AI capabilities at scale.
**Expectations:**
- 12+ years in data platform/infrastructure roles, 5+ in senior leadership.
- Proven track record of large‑scale platform transformation and building teams of 20+ engineers.
- Strategic thinker with business acumen and strong communication skills.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Define and execute a long‑term vision for scalable data platform architecture aligned with business objectives.
- Lead the shift to a modern, multi‑region, fault‑tolerant, cloud‑native stack with real‑time, batch, and streaming capabilities.
- Architect embedding‑based systems: vector storage, indexing, retrieval, and real‑time recommendation services.
- Champion data governance, security, and compliance (GDPR, CCPA) across the platform.
- Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies: streaming, lakehouse, AI‑enriched analytics, vector databases.
- Build and mentor a high‑performance platform, ML, and architecture team; foster career growth and innovation culture.
- Drive operational excellence: SLAs, observability, quality enforcement, automation, and vendor partnerships.
- Enable self‑service ML and data teams via robust MLOps practices and developer tooling.
**Required Skills:**
*Technical:*
- Cloud-native architecture (AWS/GCP/Azure), Kubernetes, Terraform/CloudFormation.
- Streaming (Kafka, Flink, Spark Streaming), data warehouses/lakes (Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery).
- Workflow orchestration (Airflow, etc.).
- ML platforms (MLflow, Kubeflow, SageMaker) and embedding generation/storage.
- Vector databases and vector search at scale.
*Leadership & Soft:*
- Team building & mentorship (20+ engineers).
- Cross‑functional influence without authority.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Business acumen linking technical decisions to outcomes.
**Required Education & Certifications:**
- Advanced degree (M.S./Ph.D.) in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
San francisco, United states
On site
Senior
26-11-2025