Data Engineer

Energy Innovation Corp; Bentonville (AR); On-site; USD 108,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

Marcus & Millichap is seeking a senior Data Engineer with prioritization experience to join our Bentonville, AR team. You will influence data-driven decisions, design scalable data pipelines with Kafka, and leverage Power BI to turn insights into action.

You will lead architecture reviews, manage error budgets, and decide when to buy or build RAG capabilities, ensuring stability across high-growth products for clients alike.

Qualifications

• 6 years of prioritization experience.
• Experience with data engineering and analytics.
• Strong knowledge of Kafka and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead Kafka design reviews to prevent costly Bentonville build mistakes.
• Monitor prioritization budgets and intervene before overruns.
• Drive data-driven prioritization features through code freeze without destabilizing systems.
• Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems using RAG and Power BI.
• Decide when to buy vs build RAG for Marcus & Millichap's stack.

Skills

Kafka

Power BI

Hypothesis Testing

Collaboration

Distributed Systems

Tools

RAG

Job description

Marcus & Millichap is on a mission to scale, and a sharp Data Engineer with 6 of Prioritization experience is exactly who we need. Think $108,000 - $155,000, think full-time hours, think 7 years of Negotiation turning into ownership you can actually feel at Marcus & Millichap.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Kafka design reviews that catch the costly mistakes before Bentonville, AR builds them
• Watch Prioritization error budgets and pump the brakes before Bentonville, AR burns through them
• Carry a data-driven Prioritization feature through code freeze without breaking Marcus & Millichap stability
• Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems leveraging RAG and Power BI
• Decide when to buy RAG versus build it for Marcus & Millichap's Bentonville, AR stack

What You'll Bring

• Flexibility to adapt your approach as business needs evolve
• Enough Power BI to be dangerous, enough Hypothesis Testing to be trusted
• A collaborator's reflex to share credit and absorb blame
• Demonstrated knack for making the craft-focused feel manageable
• A history of leaving technology processes better than you found them

From our Bentonville, AR office, Marcus & Millichap ships high-growth products used by companies large and small. Our values show up in small daily choices, not just a poster on the wall.

Come for $108,000 - $155,000, stay for the mentorship, the benefits, and the rare flexibility that makes Marcus & Millichap a purpose-soaked place to grow.

Newly refreshed, this senior position in Bentonville welcomes applicants now.