Mitek (NASDAQ: MITK) is a global leader in digital access, founded to bridge the physical and digital worlds. Mitek’s advanced identity verification technologies and global platform make digital access faster and more secure than ever, providing companies new levels of control, deployment ease and operation, while protecting the entire customer journey. Trusted by 99% of U.S. banks for mobile check deposits and 7,900 of the world’s largest organizations, Mitek helps companies reduce risk and meet regulatory requirements.

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Mitek Systems

Instant digital identity verification. Easy and safe at every step.

As the Sr. Data Engineer - Architecture, you will drive data infrastructure that enables data-informed decision-making, applying modern engineering and distributed systems practices. You will partner closely with Product Managers, Data Analysts, Software Engineers, and business stakeholders to deliver stable, high-quality data pipelines, enterprise reporting, and datasets that support analytics and machine learning use cases.

A primary responsibility of this role is to optimize and maintain our OLTP databases, ensuring reliability, performance, and production readiness. This includes auditing systems, improving data quality, refactoring legacy pipelines, and applying best practices for schema design, indexing, and query performance. In parallel, you will build and maintain scalable data systems that power advanced analytics across the business.

You will design performance testing and release validation frameworks to prevent regressions and ensure data integrity, while establishing strong production processes such as monitoring, alerting, backup and recovery, access controls, and incident response.

What You Need (Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities):

Education & Experience

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, or related field5+ years of experience as a Database Engineer, Data Engineer, or similar role 


Core Data Engineering & Architecture

Experience designing, implementing, and maintaining high performant, scalable OLTP systems. Hands-on experience and advanced knowledge of SQL (e.g., Postgres, Snowflake) Strong experience with data modeling, data warehouses, and lakehouse architectures Experience designing and implementing scalable data architectures, including batch and streaming pipelines Experience building ELT pipelines with dbt and Snowflake Intermediate to advanced Python development skills 


Database Optimization & Reliability

Experience assessing and improving existing database systems, including performance tuning (indexing, query optimization, partitioning) and data quality remediation Strong understanding of database internals and transactional systems Experience implementing backup, recovery, and high-availability strategies 


Performance Testing & Release Validation

Experience designing and implementing performance/load testing frameworks for data systems Knowledge of benchmarking, regression testing, and release validation processes Experience building automated testing pipelines to ensure data quality and system performance across deployments 


Production Operations & Data Reliability

Experience defining and maintaining production database processes, including monitoring, alerting, and incident response Familiarity with observability tools and practices (logging, metrics, tracing) Strong understanding of SLAs, SLOs, and data reliability best practices 


Tools & Platforms

Experience with AWS data technologies (Glue, Kinesis, Lambda) Experience with orchestration tools (Airflow) Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform) Knowledge of the Software Development Lifecycle 


Preferred Skills & Experience:

Experience with CI/CD pipelines, especially for data systems Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) Knowledge of encryption, anonymization, and tokenization Experience with open table formats and data catalogs Familiarity with data observability tools (e.g., Monte Carlo, Datadog, Prometheus) 


Who You Are (Soft Skills):

Detail-oriented, with a strong data quality mindset Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills with a proactive approach to system reliability Self-starter with a bias toward ownership and continuous improvement Comfortable bringing structure and best practices to ambiguous or legacy environments Thrives in a fast-paced, startup-oriented, team-focused culture Positive, collaborative, and energetic attitude Excellent verbal and written communication skills Ability to clearly explain complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences 


We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

We are proud to offer competitive salary ranges aligned to industry standards. Please note that our ranges are representative and individual compensation specifics may vary based upon experience level, professional competencies and geographic differentials.