Data Platform Architect a new title on company job boards

Engineering · Emerging, unverified · not on Hacker News yet · 3 open roles at 2 companies · median $149k · first seen Jul 2026

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Why it exists

Written by rule from our own data

First seen in our data in July 2026, in a company job-board posting from Accenture Federal Services. Today 3 open roles use the title at 2 companies, most of them in software.

PostingThe oldest Data Platform Architect posting we holdAccenture Federal Services, Jul 2026 · backs: first sighting
PostingData Platform ArchitectAccenture Federal Services, Sep 2026 · backs: an open posting with the title

Where it is posted

3 open roles at 2 companies

Companies posting it

Sectors

Software2
Data platform1

Cities

Palo Alto1

Countries and remote

United States3

Remote option0%

Posted pay

Median $149k from 3 postings that state a base range (USD a year).

Who is hiring for it

Open postings on their own job boards, read 2h ago

2 of 2 companies

#	Company	Bar	Open roles
1	Accenture Federal Services		2
2	Snowflake		1

Open roles

Role	Company	Location	Posted pay
Data Platform ArchitectAccenture Federal ServicesSuitland, MD$119k to $179k	Accenture Federal Services	Suitland, MD	$119k to $179k
Principal Data Platform ArchitectSnowflakeUS-CA-Menlo Park$189k to $248k	Snowflake	US-CA-Menlo Park	$189k to $248k
Data Platform ArchitectAccenture Federal ServicesSuitland, MD$132k to $165k	Accenture Federal Services	Suitland, MD	$132k to $165k

Title	Share of HN posts, 12 mo	6 mo change	Open roles
Full Stack EngineerEstablished ·17% of posts · 268 open · since Apr 2011	17%	-16%	268
Product EngineerEstablished ·7.3% of posts · 99 open · since May 2011	7.3%	+13%	99
AI EngineerEmerging ·6.7% of posts · 180 open · since Jun 2011	6.7%	+9%	180
Founding EngineerEstablished ·6.3% of posts · 25 open · since Jul 2011	6.3%	-3%	25
Platform EngineerEstablished ·5.8% of posts · 198 open · since Apr 2011	5.8%	+16%	198
Machine Learning EngineerEstablished ·4.7% of posts · 325 open · since Apr 2011	4.7%	-23%	325

About this title

3 open postings titled "Data Platform Architect" or close to it at 2 companies (job-board scan, 2026-09-28). One of the postings. Not checked by hand yet.

Median posted salary $149k from 3 postings that state a base pay range (the median of their midpoints, USD a year). Not a survey of what people earn.