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Data Engineer

Data Engineer

CompanyMotherDuck
LocationSeattle, WA, USA, San Francisco, CA, USA, New York, NY, USA
Salary$150000 – $200000
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • 5-10+ years of experience as a Data Engineer or in a similar role.
  • Proficiency in SQL and experience with relational data warehouses.
  • Expertise writing robust Python code for data processing.
  • Experience with data pipeline and orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow, dbt, or similar.
  • Ability to debug SQL query performance issues including examining query plans and system resource usage.
  • Understanding of data warehouse modelling concepts.
  • Experience working with APIs and integrating third-party data sources.
  • Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills and a passion for data-driven insights.
  • Familiarity with deployment to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP)

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain robust data pipelines and ETL processes.
  • Develop and optimize data models for analytics and reporting.
  • Collaborate with engineering and product teams to ensure data integrity and availability.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot data infrastructure performance, ensuring reliability and scalability.
  • Implement data quality and governance frameworks to maintain high standards.
  • Work with cloud-based platforms and tools to handle large-scale data processing.
  • Evaluate and implement new technologies to improve data workflows and performance.
  • Collaborating with engineering teams to provide new required signals and logging points

Preferred Qualifications

  • (Nice to have) Experience with observability tooling such as DataDog or Honeycomb
  • (Nice to have) Experience with Kubernetes and Docker