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Senior Data Engineer
Full-time Perm
Remote - EAST COAST ONLY
Role open to US Citizens and Green Card Holders only
Senior Data Engineer – Role Overview
We’re looking for a Senior Data Engineer to lead the design, build, and optimization of modern data pipelines and cloud-native data infrastructure. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on solving complex data challenges, improving systems at scale, and collaborating across technical and business teams to deliver high-impact solutions.
What You’ll Do
- Architect, develop, and maintain scalable, secure data infrastructure supporting analytics, reporting, and operational workflows.
- Design and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines to integrate data from diverse internal and external sources.
- Prepare and transform structured and unstructured data to support modeling, reporting, and advanced analysis.
- Improve data quality, reliability, and performance across platforms and workflows.
- Monitor pipelines, troubleshoot discrepancies, and ensure accuracy and timely data delivery.
- Identify architectural bottlenecks and drive long-term scalability improvements.
- Collaborate with Product, BI, Finance, and engineering teams to build end-to-end data solutions.
- Prototype algorithms, transformations, and automation tools to accelerate insights.
- Lead cloud-native workflow design, including logging, monitoring, and storage best practices.
- Create and maintain high-quality technical documentation.
- Contribute to Agile ceremonies, engineering best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Mentor teammates and guide adoption of data platform tools and patterns.
- Participate in on-call rotation to maintain platform stability and availability.
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
- 4 years of advanced SQL experience (Oracle, PostgreSQL, etc.).
- 4 years working with Java or Groovy.
- 3 years integrating with SOAP or REST APIs.
- 2 years with DBT and data modeling.
- Strong understanding of modern data architectures, distributed systems, and performance optimization.
- Experience with Snowflake or similar cloud data platforms (preferred).
- Hands-on experience with Git, Jenkins, CI/CD, and automation/testing practices.
- Solid grasp of cloud concepts and cloud-native engineering.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and cross-team collaboration skills.
- Ability to lead projects, own solutions end-to-end, and influence technical direction.
- Proactive mindset with strong analytical and consultative abilities.