Principal Data Architect

At Forge (NYSE: FRGE), we know our team is our greatest asset. As technology innovators in the private market, our vision is to deliver a richer future for everyone. We live that vision through our values of being bold, humble and accountable. We experience the value that our vision brings to the world every day, helping the teams behind the greatest innovations of our generation, from space travel to planet-saving, plant-based nutrition and more. Our mission is to empower more people to exercise ownership in the world’s leading private companies via a world-class technology platform with access to the largest network of buyers and sellers in the world. With liquidity solutions, exclusive data and insights, a custody offering, and a vibrant marketplace, Forge’s goal is to build the best-in-class technology infrastructure to power a global private market that is transparent, accessible and seamless for companies, their employees and investors. Through Forge, employees can sell their private shares, employers can reward shareholders with pre-IPO liquidity and individual and institutional investors can participate in private unicorn growth. Forge's differentiated global marketplace addresses rising demand among individual and institutional investors for exposure to private company stocks and it is building a growing network effect with defensible competitive advantages. The Forge marketplace has over 440,000 registered users and private shares have traded in more than 500 companies since inception, representing over $12 billion in volume across over 21,000+ transactions. Our ability to offer these powerful financial solutions has generated incredible interest from investors, demand from customers, and a need to grow our team to meet the needs of more companies, teams and innovators in this way. You can learn more about Forge in the following video : “The private market future starts now”. Role Summary:   As the Principal Data Architect, you’ll be at the forefront and key to driving innovation, spearheading transformative projects and foundational improvements. You’ll act as the technical leader who can seamlessly bridge the gap between business requests and architecting the technical landscape to deliver. You will be designing and architecting data platforms and systems, navigating between senior leadership, and the technology teams that own running systems applications, and product and business stakeholders. Your projects will have tremendous impact, be scalable, and at the center of Forge’s strategy.    Responsibilities:   Lead data lake / warehouse infrastructure design and architecture, encompassing ingestion, storage, cataloging, and access.   Define efficient data schemas and structures for data storage and retrieval.    Implement data governance, security, and compliance measures.   Oversee diverse data ingestion processes (batch, streaming, real-time).   Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet data requirements and provide solutions.   Optimize data lake performance, scalability, and cost management.   Required Qualifications:     7+ years of experience architecting enterprise data platforms, with a strong focus on data modeling, data governance, and data security   5+ years of demonstrated technical leadership as a Data Architect in financial services or FinTech    Proficient in programming languages and database technologies (e.g Python, R, SQL),   Extensive experience working with and developing Data Pipelines, Machine Learning Pipelines, and Feature Engineering   Demonstrated experience with DevOps Tooling and AWS Cloud services or similar   Strong knowledge of data storage, distributed systems, and data processing technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark, AWS S3, AWS Data Lake Storage, Snowflake).   Preferred Qualifications:     10+ years of experience working in Financial Services or FinTech space   PhD or Master's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Systems, and/or a related field    Certifications in relevant areas (e.g., AWS Certified Data Analytics, Azure Data Engineer)   Strong foundational knowledge in Math, Computer Science, and Data Science   Proven ability to analyze and present statistical information to technical and non-technical audiences   Comfortable moving quickly and working in a fast-paced, agile, lean environment     For residents of San Francisco/Bay Area, CA or New York, NY the annual salary range for this role is $250,000 - $270,000 + bonus & equity. Final offers may vary from the amount listed based on geography, candidate experience and expertise, bonus, and other factors Forge is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.