Data Platform Engineer Jobs in Washington
Data Platform Engineer jobs in Washington are among the most active in the country, concentrated in cloud infrastructure, enterprise data engineering, and analytics platform development across the Seattle metro, Bellevue, and Redmond. Demand runs from entry-level data engineers to principal platform architects, driven by major employers including Microsoft, Amazon, and Boeing. The most sought-after specializations in Washington are cloud-native pipeline architecture, real-time data streaming, and data lakehouse design. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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Job Description
Our Data Streaming Platform team is seeking a Sr. Engineering Manager to support our data streaming platform (ownership of real-time data pipelines and streaming infrastructure built on Kafka, Temporal, and Airflow). Qualified candidates must be able to help foster an inspiring workplace where talented people feel empowered to drive operational excellence, mature compliance practices, and business results. As a Sr. Engineering Manager for the platform team, you will report to the Sr. Director of Engineering and lead a distributed team of software engineers. In partnership with technical program management, you will define processes and measurements to ensure strength in performance and delivery. You will own technical solutions—in accordance with Nordstrom’s engineering standards—and you will be accountable for recruiting and hiring talent as well as coaching and mentoring your team members in their career.
You are a highly technical leader with a bias towards action and the ability to drive consensus. You are comfortable discussing software architecture and leveraging data to influence decisions. You have a proven understanding of the fundamentals of agile processes, deep knowledge of software development lifecycle and an experience to draw from that helps you build towards a future state while making smart tradeoffs to meet current objectives. You are a creative problem solver, and you know how to measure and improve your products and teams.
The Data Streaming Platform team enables real-time data movement and event-driven infrastructure that powers our company’s strategic objectives. To support these activities, we must also focus on providing a secure, scalable, and highly available streaming infrastructure and operational environment.
A day in the life…
- Assist in enhancing the Data Streaming Platform vision and strategies to support company goals.
- Guide and motivate a highly talented team to deliver quickly and predictably, adjusting in an agile fashion to deliver efficient technical solutions aligned with business needs
- Manage complex scope of work with multiple tracks in progress at a given time including operational excellence operating in true DevOps model
- Contribute to architecture, coding, test plans, project plans, deployment planning, and operations to drive excellence and lead team towards its goals
- Employ continuous improvement methodologies across own team (e.g. quantifies impacts customer first, waste elimination, increased productivity, iterates quickly, shorten feedback loop, experience creating relevant KPIs)
- Partner with Program, Product, and Business teams to establish short-term goals and long-term vision, including OKRs and other measurements of success
- Connect with leadership and partners to bring back the broader business context to the engineering team, establishing how their work matters to the business
- Develop growth plans with engineers based on opportunities, their interests, Nordstrom Competencies, and our Tech Talent Framework
- Hire capable and motivated talent/teams that can deliver swiftly and predictably, adjusting in an agile fashion to deliver solutions aligned with business needs
- End to end ownership of cross-functional projects, including product definition, roadmap planning, resource planning and project execution
- Driving the roadmap and vision for the teams, collaborate with product groups and partner teams to deliver value to our customers
- Owns direct communication with leadership team.
- At the heart of this role is delivery. You will be hands-on in driving the delivery of critical business initiatives, managing all aspects of the project such as project planning, budget tracking, requirements definition, risk management, communication, and implementation planning
You own this if you have…
- A BA/BS in Computer Science or closely related degree or equivalent practical experience
- 10+ years of software engineering industry experience, or similar
- 5+ years of managing a team
- Technology background, especially in cloud-based, event-driven architecture with a deep understanding of distributed systems and streaming data pipelines, and a passion for data and analytics
- Proven track record of leading large cross-functional software projects.
- Exceptional customer relationship skills including the ability to discover the true requirements underlying feature requests, recommend alternative technical and business approaches, and lead engineering efforts to meet aggressive timelines
- Demonstrable experience owning and operating business critical systems servicing internal and external customers
- Experience working with cloud technologies, manage scalable solutions that are truly full-stack: frontend, backend, data engineering, DB, dev-ops, CI/CD, support
- Exposure to tech stacks like Kafka for event streaming, Temporal for workflow orchestration, and Airflow for batch/data pipeline scheduling, along with Java or Python for services
#LI-Hybrid
Pay Range Details
The pay range(s) below has been provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different for other locations.
Pay offers are dependent on the location, as well as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
We’ve got you covered…
Our employees are our most important asset and that’s reflected in our benefits. Nordstrom is proud to offer a variety of benefits to support employees and their families, including:
- Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away
- Life Insurance and Disability
- Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources
A few more important points...
The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, responsibilities and qualifications for this job.
For Los Angeles or San Francisco applicants: Nordstrom is required to inform you that we conduct background checks after conditional offer and consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with legal requirements per Los Angeles, Cal. Muni. Code 189.04 and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For additional state and location specific notices, please refer to the Legal Notices document within the FAQ section of the Nordstrom Careers site.
Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation should contact the nearest Nordstrom location, which can be identified at www.nordstrom.com.
Please be mindful that there may be legal notices and requirements related to this job posting that are specific to your state. Review the Career Site FAQ’s for relevant information and guidelines.
Current Nordstrom employees: To apply, log into Workday, click the Careers button and then click Find Jobs.
Nordstrom keeps job postings open for at least one day after the posting date.
© 2026 Nordstrom, Inc
Job Description
Our Data Streaming Platform team is seeking a Sr. Engineering Manager to support our data streaming platform (ownership of real-time data pipelines and streaming infrastructure built on Kafka, Temporal, and Airflow). Qualified candidates must be able to help foster an inspiring workplace where talented people feel empowered to drive operational excellence, mature compliance practices, and business results. As a Sr. Engineering Manager for the platform team, you will report to the Sr. Director of Engineering and lead a distributed team of software engineers. In partnership with technical program management, you will define processes and measurements to ensure strength in performance and delivery. You will own technical solutions—in accordance with Nordstrom’s engineering standards—and you will be accountable for recruiting and hiring talent as well as coaching and mentoring your team members in their career.
You are a highly technical leader with a bias towards action and the ability to drive consensus. You are comfortable discussing software architecture and leveraging data to influence decisions. You have a proven understanding of the fundamentals of agile processes, deep knowledge of software development lifecycle and an experience to draw from that helps you build towards a future state while making smart tradeoffs to meet current objectives. You are a creative problem solver, and you know how to measure and improve your products and teams.
The Data Streaming Platform team enables real-time data movement and event-driven infrastructure that powers our company’s strategic objectives. To support these activities, we must also focus on providing a secure, scalable, and highly available streaming infrastructure and operational environment.
A day in the life…
- Assist in enhancing the Data Streaming Platform vision and strategies to support company goals.
- Guide and motivate a highly talented team to deliver quickly and predictably, adjusting in an agile fashion to deliver efficient technical solutions aligned with business needs
- Manage complex scope of work with multiple tracks in progress at a given time including operational excellence operating in true DevOps model
- Contribute to architecture, coding, test plans, project plans, deployment planning, and operations to drive excellence and lead team towards its goals
- Employ continuous improvement methodologies across own team (e.g. quantifies impacts customer first, waste elimination, increased productivity, iterates quickly, shorten feedback loop, experience creating relevant KPIs)
- Partner with Program, Product, and Business teams to establish short-term goals and long-term vision, including OKRs and other measurements of success
- Connect with leadership and partners to bring back the broader business context to the engineering team, establishing how their work matters to the business
- Develop growth plans with engineers based on opportunities, their interests, Nordstrom Competencies, and our Tech Talent Framework
- Hire capable and motivated talent/teams that can deliver swiftly and predictably, adjusting in an agile fashion to deliver solutions aligned with business needs
- End to end ownership of cross-functional projects, including product definition, roadmap planning, resource planning and project execution
- Driving the roadmap and vision for the teams, collaborate with product groups and partner teams to deliver value to our customers
- Owns direct communication with leadership team.
- At the heart of this role is delivery. You will be hands-on in driving the delivery of critical business initiatives, managing all aspects of the project such as project planning, budget tracking, requirements definition, risk management, communication, and implementation planning
You own this if you have…
- A BA/BS in Computer Science or closely related degree or equivalent practical experience
- 10+ years of software engineering industry experience, or similar
- 5+ years of managing a team
- Technology background, especially in cloud-based, event-driven architecture with a deep understanding of distributed systems and streaming data pipelines, and a passion for data and analytics
- Proven track record of leading large cross-functional software projects.
- Exceptional customer relationship skills including the ability to discover the true requirements underlying feature requests, recommend alternative technical and business approaches, and lead engineering efforts to meet aggressive timelines
- Demonstrable experience owning and operating business critical systems servicing internal and external customers
- Experience working with cloud technologies, manage scalable solutions that are truly full-stack: frontend, backend, data engineering, DB, dev-ops, CI/CD, support
- Exposure to tech stacks like Kafka for event streaming, Temporal for workflow orchestration, and Airflow for batch/data pipeline scheduling, along with Java or Python for services
#LI-Hybrid
Pay Range Details
The pay range(s) below has been provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different for other locations.
Pay offers are dependent on the location, as well as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
We’ve got you covered…
Our employees are our most important asset and that’s reflected in our benefits. Nordstrom is proud to offer a variety of benefits to support employees and their families, including:
- Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away
- Life Insurance and Disability
- Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources
A few more important points...
The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, responsibilities and qualifications for this job.
For Los Angeles or San Francisco applicants: Nordstrom is required to inform you that we conduct background checks after conditional offer and consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with legal requirements per Los Angeles, Cal. Muni. Code 189.04 and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. For additional state and location specific notices, please refer to the Legal Notices document within the FAQ section of the Nordstrom Careers site.
Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation should contact the nearest Nordstrom location, which can be identified at www.nordstrom.com.
Please be mindful that there may be legal notices and requirements related to this job posting that are specific to your state. Review the Career Site FAQ’s for relevant information and guidelines.
Current Nordstrom employees: To apply, log into Workday, click the Careers button and then click Find Jobs.
Nordstrom keeps job postings open for at least one day after the posting date.
© 2026 Nordstrom, Inc
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Data Platform Engineer Job Market in Washington
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- Technology & Software
- Banking & Financial Services
- Investment & Asset Management
- Consulting & Professional Services
What Washington Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in data platform engineer jobs across Washington.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or a closely related field
- Proficiency in cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud
- Experience building and maintaining data pipelines using Apache Spark or Apache Kafka
- Hands-on expertise with data warehousing tools such as Snowflake, Databricks, or Redshift
- Strong programming skills in Python, Scala, or SQL for data transformation and orchestration
- Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform or Pulumi in production environments
Data Platform Engineer Jobs in Washington: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a data platform engineer in Washington?
Data platform engineering has no state-issued license in Washington, so the path runs through education and demonstrated technical skill. Most Washington employers expect a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Information Systems, though strong candidates also come from mathematics or statistics programs. Building a portfolio of real pipeline and warehouse projects, earning cloud certifications from Azure or AWS, and contributing to open-source data tools are the credentials that move candidates to the top of Washington hiring queues.
How much do data platform engineers make in Washington?
Data platform engineers in Washington earn a median of about $128,760 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $101,970 for the lowest 10% to over $195,590 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire data platform engineers in Washington?
Employers hiring data platform engineers in Washington right now include Amazon, UST, and Meta, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of September 2026. Washington's density of cloud-native technology companies and large enterprise headquarters makes it one of the most consistent states for sustained data platform hiring across multiple industries.
Which Washington cities have the most data platform engineer jobs?
Seattle, Redmond, and Bellevue have the most data platform engineer openings in Washington. Seattle anchors the market as home to Amazon's global headquarters and a deep ecosystem of cloud and analytics companies, while Bellevue and Redmond draw substantial hiring through Microsoft's campus and the enterprise software firms that cluster around it.
Are there remote data platform engineer jobs in Washington?
Yes, and more than most fields. About 60% of data platform engineer openings tied to Washington are remote or hybrid as of September 2026, reflecting how thoroughly the work lives in cloud consoles and code repositories rather than on-site infrastructure. Pipeline development, data modeling, and platform architecture work are the areas where Washington employers most consistently offer location flexibility.
How can I get hired as a data platform engineer in Washington with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is through a data analyst or business intelligence developer role at a Washington employer, then moving laterally into platform engineering once you have pipeline exposure. Companies such as Microsoft and Amazon run structured early-career programs and university recruiting that place new graduates into data engineering rotations. Building personal projects on Azure or AWS, contributing to open-source tools like Apache Airflow, and earning an associate-level cloud certification give candidates without professional experience a concrete edge in Washington applications.
Where can I find and apply to data platform engineer jobs in Washington?
You can find and apply to data platform engineer jobs in Washington on Migrate Mate, which lists current Washington openings updated regularly. Find the roles that fit your experience and location preference and apply directly to each one.
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