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Staff Data Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Mon, Jun 29, 2026
This job expires in: 29 days

Job Summary

Working remotely, the full-time Staff Data Engineer will build, maintain, and improve data pipelines, orchestrate workflows, and develop analytics-ready data models to support business reporting and decision-making.

Key responsibilities
  • Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and orchestration workflows using Airflow and modern data stack technologies
  • Develop and optimize data ingestion processes from diverse sources to support analytics and business applications
  • Partner with analytics, BI, and IT teams to perform code reviews, establish best practices, and mentor junior engineers on data DevOps principles
Required qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or DevOps roles with demonstrated progression in technical complexity
  • Strong proficiency in Python for data processing, automation, and application development
  • Expert-level SQL skills and hands-on experience with dbt for analytics engineering
  • Experience with workflow orchestration tools, preferably Apache Airflow, for managing complex data pipelines

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