Senior Data Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Designing, developing, and maintaining scalable data pipelines along with ETL/ELT processes.

• Contributing to the design and implementation of a new data platform.

• Operating within both greenfield and brownfield environments.

• Leading discussions on development and defining engineering standards and patterns.

• Evaluating and analyzing existing data processes.

• Collaborating with teams across various functions.

• Enhancing the performance, observability, and reliability of data pipelines.

• Assisting in documentation efforts to ensure scalability and platform adoption.

• Offering technical mentorship and guidance to junior engineers.

• Serving as a technical subject matter expert in both internal and client-facing discussions.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a STEM field or equivalent experience.

• Over 6 years of experience in building production-grade data systems.

• Extensive experience in developing ETL/ELT pipelines.

• Familiarity with cloud-based architectures, preferably AWS.

• Strong skills in SQL and data modeling.

• Proficient in Python engineering.

• Experience with Docker and orchestration frameworks such as Airflow or similar.

• Background in modernizing or migrating legacy systems.

• Proven capability to troubleshoot complex data issues.

• Adequate understanding of DevOps practices, including CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

🏝️ Benefits

• Unlimited Paid Time Off.

• Opportunity to work in a fully remote setting.

• Summer Half-Day Fridays.

• Freed-Up Fridays during the Spring, Fall, and Winter months.

• Medical, dental, and vision plan offerings along with a 401(k).

• Employer-paid Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Life Insurance.

• Additional voluntary benefits, including extra Life Insurance, Spouse Life Insurance, and Accident Insurance.