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Staff Data Engineer

Location: Remote
Compensation: Salary
Reviewed: Wed, Sep 02, 2026
This job expires in: 30 days

Job Summary

Owning the technical direction of the ELT platform, the full-time Staff Data Engineer will drive strategic initiatives, mentor engineers, and ensure high standards in code quality and data handling while working remotely.

Key responsibilities
  • Drive the technical direction of the ELT platform and balance strategic investments with pragmatic delivery
  • Write design documents for major initiatives and set standards for design work within the team
  • Mentor and coach engineers at all levels, fostering growth and maintaining high code quality and compliance standards
Required qualifications
  • 7+ years of professional software or data engineering experience with a track record of technical leadership
  • Deep expertise in SQL and Python, along with hands-on experience with Airflow, dbt, and cloud data warehouses like Snowflake
  • Experience resolving scale issues at the warehouse, data, and infrastructure levels
  • Proven ability to anticipate design flaws and organizational risks, shaping outcomes effectively
  • Strong judgment in using AI-assisted development and setting team-wide practices around it

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