Klaviyo unifies AI-powered email marketing and SMS to drive growth, retention, and measurable results. Build personalized, omnichannel experiences across WhatsApp, ecommerce, and more with K:AI Agents. Backed by Accel.
About the role
At Klaviyo, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences and perspectives each Klaviyo (we call ourselves Klaviyos) brings to our workplace each and every day. We believe everyone deserves a fair shot at success and appreciate the experiences each person brings beyond the traditional job requirements. If you’re a close but not exact match with the description, we hope you’ll still consider applying. Want to learn more about life at Klaviyo? Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Design and implement core data platform capabilities (e.g., event ingestion/CDC, stream processing, batch orchestration, data lake/warehouse patterns, catalog/lineage, governance, access, and compliance)
- Define and uphold SLOs for data freshness, availability, and correctness, author/run readiness reviews, incident response, and post‑incident learning for your domain
- Author ADRs/RFCs, land data contracts and schema governance, and standardize connectors and templates that accelerate developer velocity
- Profile, tune, and right‑size systems for performance and cost, partner with FinOps on unit‑economics guardrails
- Pair with product teams and analytics/ML to expose the right abstractions and unblock customer value quickly
- Contribute high‑quality code and reviews, mentor Staff/ Sr. engineers across pillars through example and enablement (not line management)
More about this role
At Klaviyo, we value the unique backgrounds, experiences and perspectives each Klaviyo (we call ourselves Klaviyos) brings to our workplace each and every day. We believe everyone deserves a fair shot at success and appreciate the experiences each person brings beyond the traditional job requirements. If you’re a close but not exact match with the description, we hope you’ll still consider applying. Want to learn more about life at Klaviyo? Visit klaviyo.com/careers to see how we empower creators to own their own destiny.
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Own the technical direction and delivery for Klaviyo's data platform - streaming, batch compute, storage/lakehouse, and governance - now the foundation for autonomous, agent-driven experiences. Klaviyo's data platform processes billions of events daily...
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