Platform Engineer

About the role

LendingTree is seeking a Platform Engineer to join our Platform Operations team. The ideal candidate will work a hybrid schedule in Charlotte, NC (Tuesday-Thursday in-office). Strong preference for candidates who are in Charlotte, NC, or willing to relocate.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate and continuously improve our cloud-based data platform with a primary focus on Snowflake.
• Build automation that improves platform reliability, scalability, and operational efficiency.
• Maintain and optimize Snowflake environments, including security, RBAC, warehouses, databases, schemas, and resource optimization.
• Monitor and tune query performance, warehouse utilization, and platform costs.
• Support secure data sharing, governance, and operational best practices.
• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for database and platform deployments using GitLab and tools such as Liquibase or Redgate.
• Automate deployments and operational workflows using Python, SQL, Bash, or similar scripting languages.
• Support integrations between Snowflake and AWS/Azure services, including object storage, serverless functions, messaging, and identity services.
• Support ETL/ELT pipelines and streaming platforms, including Confluent Kafka.
• Troubleshoot production issues across data pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and platform services.
• Improve operational readiness through monitoring, alerting, logging, and observability.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to support production data platform services and respond to critical incidents.
• Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and implement permanent fixes to improve platform reliability and reduce recurring incidents.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams during incident response and post-incident reviews.
• Implement and maintain IAM, auditing, logging, and security controls across the platform.
• Promote automation-first operational practices and platform engineering standards.
• Partner with Data Engineering, Analytics, Infrastructure, and business stakeholders to deliver reliable platform services.
• Contribute to platform architecture discussions and operational best practices.

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in Platform Engineering, Cloud Engineering, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, or Data Platform Operations.
• Strong hands-on experience administering and supporting Snowflake.
• Designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for database or platform deployments.
• Working with AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms.
• Supporting ETL/ELT pipelines and streaming technologies such as Confluent Kafka.
• Strong scripting skills using Python, SQL, Bash, or similar languages.
• Experience with Git-based development workflows.
• Supporting production systems in an on-call or operational support environment.
• Strong troubleshooting skills across cloud infrastructure, distributed systems, and production environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform or CloudFormation).
• Workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow.
• Serverless and event-driven architectures.
• Cloud monitoring, observability, and cost optimization tools.
• Supporting enterprise data platforms.

What Success Looks Like

You're an automation-first platform engineer who takes ownership of the reliability and scalability of the data platform. You build automation instead of manual processes, improve developer experience through modern CI/CD practices, proactively enhance platform performance, security, and operational excellence, participate in the team's on-call rotation, and continuously improve platform stability by eliminating recurring operational issues.

ABOUT LENDINGTREE

LendingTree is the nation’s leading online lending marketplace. We connect consumers with multiple lenders so they can easily compare options and find the right fit — from mortgages and personal loans to credit, savings, and insurance products.

OUR CULTURE

We’re a collaborative, entrepreneurial team that values curiosity, creativity, and getting things done together. Our teammates are some of the brightest, most driven people you’ll meet — and we celebrate innovation, inclusion, and ownership. At LendingTree, you’ll find an inclusive culture where diverse perspectives make us stronger. We believe in working hard and supporting one another — with the flexibility and trust that help you thrive both personally and professionally.

Benefits

We offer generous benefits, wellness programs, and time-off policies designed to help you recharge, stay healthy, and bring your best self to work every day. And yes — we still have fun doing it (our “GSD – Get Stuff Done” award is a fan favorite!)

Equal Opportunity Employer

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion (or creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status.