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Senior Data Engineer

USAFull-time$132k–$165k2026-11-14
On-site · United States

Core

Architect, build, and optimize large-scale, resilient, secure ETL/ELT pipelines and data platforms on cloud infrastructure, supporting petabyte-scale volumes and real-time processing.

Role type

Senior IC data engineer (cloud architecture & leadership)

Builds

Cloud-based data and analytics platforms, complex pipelines, and data mesh/streaming solutions

Domain

Cloud data engineering, big data, and distributed processing

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Python, SQL, distributed processing (Spark, PySpark, Dask), cloud platforms (Azure, GCP), data modeling (Kimball, Inmon, Data Vault, Data Mesh), CI/CD, infrastructure as code, generative AI integration, data governance

Preferred skills

Azure data services certifications, data lineage, real-time streaming (Kafka, Flink), NoSQL/graph databases (Cosmos DB, MongoDB, Neo4J), MLOps

Technologies

Azure, GCP, PySpark, Kafka, Flink, Terraform, Databricks, BigQuery, Cosmos DB, MongoDB, Neo4J, Git, CI/CD, ARM, MLOps

Responsibilities

Lead architecture and implementation of complex data solutions; translate strategic objectives into technical roadmaps; architect and optimize resilient ETL/ELT pipelines; develop integration patterns for enterprise systems and APIs; mentor data engineers and lead technical workshops; establish data quality, observability, and anomaly detection capabilities; evaluate and integrate emerging technologies like generative AI; promote responsible AI practices.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with technical leadership