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Staff Data Engineer, Analytics Data Engineering

Data EngineerData EngineerFull TimeRemoteTeam 1,001-5,000Since 2007H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

24 days ago

Salary

$176.8K - $239.2K / year

Bachelor Degree12 yrs expExperience acceptedEnglishAirflowPythonSparkSQL

Job Description

• Lead the design and implementation of shared, reusable data models, defining shared fact tables, conformed dimensions, and a semantic/metrics layer that serves as the single source of truth across analytics functions • Drive standardization of data engineering practices across ADE and functional analytics teams, including pipeline patterns, CI/CD workflows, naming conventions, and data modeling standards • Partner with Data Infrastructure to modernize orchestration, improve pipeline decomposition, and establish secure dev/test environments with production data access • Architect and implement a shift-left data governance strategy, working with upstream data producers to establish data contracts, SLOs, and code-enforced quality gates that catch issues before production • Collaborate with Data Science leads and Product Management to translate metric definitions into reliable, certified data pipelines that power executive dashboards, WBR reporting, and growth measurement • Reduce operational burden by improving pipeline granularity, observability, and failure recovery, establishing runbooks and alerting standards that make on-call sustainable • Evaluate and integrate AI-native tooling into the data development lifecycle, enabling conversational data exploration with guardrails and AI-assisted pipeline development

Job Requirements

  • BS degree in Computer Science or related technical field, or equivalent technical experience
  • 12+ years of experience in data engineering or analytics engineering with increasing scope and technical leadership
  • 12+ years of SQL experience, including complex analytical queries, window functions, and performance optimization at scale (Spark SQL)
  • 8+ years of Python development experience, including building and maintaining production data pipelines
  • Deep expertise in dimensional data modeling, schema design, and scalable data architecture, with hands-on experience building shared data models across multiple business domains
  • Strong experience with orchestration tools (Airflow strongly preferred) and dbt, including pipeline design, scheduling strategies, and failure recovery patterns
  • Demonstrated ability to drive cross-team technical alignment, establishing standards, influencing without authority, and working across Data Engineering, Data Science, Data Infrastructure, and Product Engineering boundaries

Benefits

  • US Zone 2: $198,900 - $269,100 USD
  • US Zone 3: $176,800 - $239,200 USD

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