Platform Engineer

PLEASE NOTE: This position ideally works a hybrid schedule in Charlotte, NC. (Tuesday-Thursday in-office). Strong preference for candidates who are in Charlotte, NC, or willing to relocate. About the Role: LendingTree is seeking a Platform Engineer to join our Platform Operations team. You will build, automate, and operate our cloud-based data platform with a primary focus on Snowflake, CI/CD, and AWS/Azure cloud services. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on improving platform reliability, scalability, automation, and operational excellence. You'll partner closely with Data Engineering and Infrastructure teams to eliminate operational toil through automation, modern deployment practices, and observability. Key Responsibilities: Platform Engineering 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. Monitor platform health, performance, availability, and cost while proactively identifying opportunities for improvement. Snowflake Platform Administer 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. Cloud & Platform Automation 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. Data Platform Operations 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. Operational Support 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. Security & Reliability Implement and maintain IAM, auditing, logging, and security controls across the platform. Promote automation-first operational practices and platform engineering standards. Collaboration 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…