Senior Data Engineer
Location
United States
Posted
14 hours ago
Salary
$150K - $185K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
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Role Description As our Senior Data Engineer, you will focus on the acquisition of data, the flow of data through our data lakehouse to our data consumers. You will deliver data products to internal company employees as well as build data products for our external customers. You will help design and implement these systems and will interact with teams on both ends of the data flow. - Define and implement data pipelines using AWS, Fivetran, Snowflake, dbt, and Looker. - Serve as a key technical authority and team influencer, driving the vision, delivery, and continuous improvement of data products. - Translate business strategy into practical data engineering execution. - Lead the team in adopting and utilizing tools such as Fivetran, dbt, Iceberg, Dataiku, and feature flag frameworks. - Capture all important business data from our transactional systems into our data lakehouse. - Act as a crucial link between data engineering, general engineering, data science, and product teams during planning and delivery. - Emphasize clear communication, comprehensive documentation, and empower the team to deliver effectively. - Architect and lead the adoption of data technologies, integrating tools like Fivetran and dbt. - Support IAC strategy for infrastructure and pipeline deployment, ensuring compliance, rollback safety, and peer-reviewed workflows. - Identify best practices for feature flag toggling strategies in critical data pipelines. - Drive internal knowledge sharing and technical writing culture, including mentoring junior staff on documentation standards. - Thrive in collaborative team environments and mentor junior team members by providing guidance, support, and best practices. - Adept at designing scalable architectural solutions while effectively communicating complex concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences. Qualifications - At least 6 years experience in data engineering. - Strong understanding of ETL and data pipeline tools and techniques. - Proficiency in at least one SQL variant (we use MySQL and SnowSQL), and writing performant queries. - Highly collaborative team player with team leadership skills. - Experience with dbt or similar tools for moving, storing, and transforming data. - Strong programming experience, preferably in Python, or other object-oriented language. - Build highly reliable systems. - Strong diagnostic skills. - Strong organizational and communication skills. Requirements - The annual base salary range for this role is $150,000 — $185,000 USD. - Actual compensation may vary based on factors including the candidate's experience, qualifications, skills, and work location. - This position will remain posted until filled. Benefits - Competitive salary and benefits with growth-company options grant. - Fast-paced and professional work culture. - Stock options with standard startup vesting - 1 year cliff; 4 years total. - $50 monthly communication expense stipend to go towards your phone/internet bill. - $250 stipend to enhance your WFH setup. - Reimbursement for peripheral equipment: monitor (up to $400), keyboard and mouse (up to $200). - Premium medical benefits including vision and dental (100% coverage for employees). - Company-sponsored life and disability insurance. - Paid parental bonding leave. - Paid sick leave, jury duty, bereavement. - 401k plan. - Flexible Time Off (our team members typically take off ~3-4 weeks per year). - Volunteer Time Off. - 13 scheduled holidays.
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