CareerPlan

Staff Engineer

MN - MinneapolisRemoteFull-time$180k2026-09-14 → 2026-11-13
Hybrid · United States

Core

Staff Engineer acting as an individual contributor to design and build resilient data engineering solutions, translating customer needs into technical strategies and systems.

Role type

Staff Data Engineer (Individual Contributor)

Builds

Scalable data pipelines, resilient enterprise systems, and data platform infrastructure.

Domain

Data Engineering / Big Data / Cloud Infrastructure

Required skills

Apache Spark, Hadoop, Python, Shell Scripting, CI/CD, Java, Scala, AWS/Azure/GCP, Terraform, Apache Kafka, dbt, Docker, Kubernetes, SQL, ETL, Data Warehousing, BI development

Preferred skills

Experience with modern datastack tools (Databricks, Snowflake), Infrastructure as Code, Containerization

Technologies

Apache Spark, PySpark, Hadoop, Python, Shell, GitHub, GitLab, Bamboo, Java, Scala, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Chef, Terraform, Apache Kafka, Kinesis, dbt, Databricks, Delta Lake, Snowflake, Docker, Kubernetes, ECS, SQL Server, DB2, Oracle, Informatica Power Center

Responsibilities

Design systems and software integration patterns across a diverse software engineering ecosystem; Lead the resolution of critical incidents and proactively address product issues; Coordinate design and integration of the entire system including subsystems; Broker solution design and implementation across product teams; Provide guidance and reinforcement around established engineering best practices; Lead the evaluation process for software solutions and advise on strengths and weaknesses of external software.

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities