Senior Data Engineer

permanent
Fully Remote

Only accepting applications from: United States

  • Take loosely defined problems and drive them end-to-end—from framing the problem and aligning stakeholders to designing, building, and delivering durable data solutions.
  • Partner closely with analytics, product, and engineering teams to deliver data solutions that drive real business and customer impact.

Experience

  • 8-10+ years of industry experience in data engineering building scalable data pipelines and data products
  • Strong proficiency in SQL and at least one programming language (e.g., Python, Scala, or Java)
  • Proven experience building and maintaining robust data pipelines and ETL workflows, with hands-on dbt experience for reliable, testable, and maintainable data transformations.
  • Hands-on experience ingesting data from diverse sources, including APIs, databases, SaaS applications, and event streams.
  • Strong foundation in data modeling, schema design, and data quality best practices, with functional experience working on cloud platforms like Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, or Databricks.
  • Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and data observability to ensure reliability and trust in data systems
  • Familiarity with monitoring, alerting, and incident response for production-grade data pipelines
  • Proven ability to optimize performance and cost across data workflows and storage systems
  • Functional understanding of how to leverage AI and automation in data engineering — building self-service tools, intelligent pipelines, and agents that automate repetitive tasks
  • Exemplar problem-solving skills and ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with a focus on clarity, empathy, and shared ownership

Salary and Perks

Pay range: $155K - $220K

  • Competitive base pay, benefits, and equity (RSUs) for full-time employees.

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