Technical Lead - Data

Job description

**About StarRez** StarRez is the global leader in student housing software, providing innovative solutions for on and off-campus housing management, resident wellness and experience, and revenue generation. Trusted by 1,400+ clients across 25+ countries, StarRez supports more than 4 million beds annually with its user-friendly, all-in-one platform, delivering seamless experiences for students and administrators. With offices in the United States, Australia, the UK, and India, StarRez blends the robust capabilities of a global organization with the personalized care and service of a trusted partner. The Role StarRez is building the next generation of its Analytics and Reporting capabilities. We are looking for a hands-on Technical Lead to drive the detailed design and delivery of the data platform foundations behind this product. You will lead the work to build a new data platform from the ground up, including how data is ingested, transformed, modelled, governed and made available for analytics. You will work closely with Principal Engineers on broader architecture, major technical decisions and alignment with the wider StarRez technology landscape. This is a hands-on individual contributor leadership role with no people management responsibilities. You will contribute directly to implementation, guide engineering work, review designs and code, and mentor engineers. StarRez is an established SaaS product with a substantial .NET application and relational database landscape. Prior .NET experience is not required. However, you should be able to understand the application and its business workflows after joining, navigate relevant areas of the codebase and collaborate effectively on application and data integration points. What You'll Own - Drive the detailed design and implementation of the data platform through to production. - Design data ingestion, transformation, orchestration and analytical data models. - Define how the platform handles incremental processing, schema evolution, historical data, reprocessing and reconciliation. - Establish engineering practices for data quality, governance, security, monitoring, reliability, performance and cost efficiency. - Work with Principal Engineers on broader architecture and integration boundaries. - Understand the existing StarRez application, database and business workflows needed to build reliable data products. - Contribute hands-on to implementation, mentor engineers and guide them through technical planning, design reviews and code reviews. - Collaborate with Product, Application Engineering, Platform, Security and Quality teams. Required Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a similar field, or equivalent practical experience. - At least two years of experience as a Technical Lead, Data Architect, Staff Engineer or in a similar technical leadership role. - Experience designing and delivering data platforms or data warehouse solutions. - Demonstrated experience building a data platform from zero or near-zero, rather than only enhancing an established platform. - Strong understanding of data ingestion, ETL and ELT, transformation, orchestration and analytical data modelling. - Experience with schema evolution and incremental processing, with a strong focus on data quality, governance, security and production reliability. - Strong SQL and relational database fundamentals. - Hands-on engineering experience with data platforms, pipelines and at least one programming language. - Experience evaluating technical trade-offs, communicating decisions clearly and providing leadership through implementation and reviews. - Ability to navigate an unfamiliar enterprise technology stack, application landscape and database to understand business and data flows. - Experience mentoring engineers and strengthening technical capability within a team. Preferred Qualifications - Experience with a modern cloud data platform or warehouse, such as Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics, Amazon Redshift or Google BigQuery. - Experience with data integration, orchestration and transformation tooling such as Azure Data Factory, dbt, Apache Airflow, Fivetran or equivalent. - Experience building a data platform around an established live product and operational database. - Experience designing data platforms for multi-tenant SaaS products. - Experience with CDC, event-driven integration or incremental ingestion approaches. - Experience with embedded analytics or business intelligence platforms such as Sisense, Power BI, Tableau or Looker. - Experience working with Azure or another major public cloud. *Even if you don't have all of the Preferred Qualifications listed above, but feel you have what it takes to succeed in the role, we would love to hear from you!*   **Reasons to join our Team:**  StarRez is not just a workplace—it’s a place to belong, build, and grow.   - **A Culture That Lasts:** Many of our team members have been with us for 20+ years—a testament to our people-first philosophy. - **Global Impact, Local Ownership**: Join a team that spans across Australia, the USA, the UK, and Canada, working on industry-leading solutions, while building the centre up from ground up. - **Long-Term Vision:** We’re not here for short-term gains. We invest in our people for the long haul, creating an environment where you can grow, lead, and thrive. - **Innovation with Stability**: Backed by Vista Equity Partners, we combine the agility of a scaling SaaS company with the stability of long-term industry leadership. - **Z-Factor:** We take pride in our culture of passion, care, and high performance. The Z-Factor defines how we support our teams, foster growth, and ensure that everyone at StarRez thrives. If you are excited about building game-changing products in a high-impact, collaborative environment—StarRez India is the place for you.   *We are proud of our diverse workforce and are dedicated to creating a safe and welcoming environment for all employees. People from various ethnicities, ages, genders, and abilities are encouraged to apply.*    ***Notice to external Recruiters and Recruitment Agencies:***  *StarRez will not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies, headhunters, or any other third parties for this role through this website or directly to any employee. StarRez and any of our subsidiaries will not pay fees to any third-party agency or company. In addition, we ask that you do not reach out to any employee with regards to this position, or any other positions, now, or in the future.*  StarRez is an equal opportunity employer.