About Klook
We are Asia’s leading platform for experiences and travel services, and we believe that we can help bring the world closer together through experiences.
Founded in 2014 by 3 avid travelers, Ethan Lin, Eric Gnock Fah and Bernie Xiong, Klook inspires and enables more moments of joy for travelers with over half a million curated quality experiences ranging from the biggest attractions to paragliding adventures, iconic museums to rich cultural tours, and other convenient local travel services across 2,700 destinations around the world.
Do you share our belief in the wonders of travel? Our international community of over 1,800 employees, based in 30+ locations, certainly do! Global citizens ourselves, Klookers are not only curating memorable experiences for others but also co-creating our world of joy within Klook.
We work hard and play hard, upkeeping our high-performing culture as we are guided daily by our 6 core values:
Customer First
Push Boundaries
Critical Thinking
Build for Scale
Less is More
Win as One
We never settle, and together, we believe in achieving greater heights and realizing endless possibilities ahead of us in the dynamic new era of travel. Care to be a part of this revolution? Join us!
Role Overview:
We are seeking a seasoned Data Platform Architect with deep expertise in modern data technologies (e.g., Flink, Kafka, Lakehouse, Paimon, Doris, BigQuery) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). You will design, build, and optimize scalable data platforms, ensuring seamless integration with data ingestion, warehousing, AI/ML pipelines (Vertex AI), and data governance (Data Catalog). The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader who can bridge technical execution with strategic vision.
What you'll do:
Architect Modern Data Platforms:
Design and implement scalable, real-time data solutions using Apache Flink, Kafka, Lakehouse architectures, Apache Paimon, Apache Doris, and BigQuery.
Optimize data pipelines for batch/streaming workflows, ensuring low-latency and high throughput.
GCP-Centric Data Engineering:
Lead GCP-based data ingestion (Pub/Sub, Dataflow), warehousing (BigQuery, Dataproc), and ML pipelines (Vertex AI, TFX).
Implement DataOps/MLOps practices for CI/CD, monitoring, and governance.
Data Governance & Cataloging:
Deploy and manage data catalogs (e.g., Data Catalog, Collibra, Alation) for metadata management, lineage, and compliance.
Enforce data quality, security, and access controls.
Cross-Functional Leadership:
Collaborate with AI/ML teams to productionize models and embed analytics into business processes.
Mentor engineers and evangelize best practices in cloud-native data architectures.
What you'll need:
8+ years in data engineering, architecture, or solutions roles, with at least 3 years focused on GCP.
Proficiency in real-time data tools: Flink, Kafka, Paimon, Doris, Spark.
Hands-on experience with GCP services: BigQuery, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Dataproc, Vertex AI, Cloud Storage.
Strong SQL/Python/Java/Scala skills; familiarity with data lakehouse frameworks (Delta Lake, Iceberg, Hudi).
Experience with data catalogs (e.g., GCP Data Catalog, OpenMetadata) and metadata management.
Proven track record designing large-scale data platforms (10M+ rows/day).
Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
Certifications like GCP Professional Data Engineer or AWS/Azure equivalents are a plus.
Nice-to-Have:
Knowledge of multi-cloud integrations (e.g., AWS S3 + GCP).
Exposure to LLM pipelines, vector databases, or generative AI workflows.
Klook is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We hire talented and passionate people of all backgrounds. We believe that a joyful workplace is an inclusive workplace, one where employees from all walks of life have an equal opportunity to thrive. We’re dedicated to creating a welcoming and supportive culture where everyone belongs.
Klook does not accept unsolicited resumes from any temporary staffing agency, placement service or professional recruiter (“Agency”). Klook will not be responsible for, and will not pay, any fees, commissions or other payments related to such unsolicited resumes.
An Agency must obtain advance written approval from Klook’s Talent Acquisition Team to submit resumes, and then only in conjunction with a valid fully-executed agreement for service and in response to a specific job opening for which the Agency has been requested to submit resumes for. Klook will not be responsible for, and will not pay, any fees, commissions or other payments to any Agency that does not have such agreement in place or does not comply with the foregoing.
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