Data Engineer

El Comeback; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A purpose-driven AI technology company is seeking a Data Engineer to develop impactful technology solutions for nonprofits. This full-time role offers competitive compensation, remote work, and a supportive team environment, primarily focused on enhancing data integration and analytics processes. Ideal candidates will have strong data engineering experience and be bilingual in English and Spanish.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

401(k) matching

Health insurance

Work from anywhere

Paid training

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in data engineering, data integration, or database development roles.
• Strong desire to continuously learn new technologies and tools.
• Proficiency with ETL/ELT workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data integration solutions.
• Collaboratively define data-related requirements.
• Optimize database for performance and security.

Skills

Strong SQL skills

Data integration

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Bilingual (English and Spanish)

Education

Microsoft Data Engineer Associate Certification

Tools

Power BI

Git

Job description

Overview

Our client, Threshold, is looking for a Data Engineer. What if work were about building solutions for good? At threshold.world, we build solutions for good that empower nonprofits, foundations, and social impact teams to accelerate some of the most important work on the planet. We dont just implement technology. We co-create solutions with the people who amplify justice, expand access, and strengthen the front lines of change. Were not hiring employees. We are gathering thresholders, people who bring both technical rigor and a deeply human way of showing up.

What this role matters

Nonprofits are tackling humanitys most pressing challenges. As a Senior Software Engineer, youll help scale their impact with solutions that help them operate more effectively and stay focused on what matters most. Our data engineers are part maven, part crafter, and part steward of trust. Youll collaborate with nonprofit clients and internal teams to translate functional requirements into a sound technical roadmap- resulting in solutions that address real organizational needs and human pain points.

This role is for someone who:

• Listens deeply, asks thoughtful questions, and stays curious
• Builds trust through care, sincerity, competence, and reliability
• Contributes to a positive team culture and brings joy to the work
• Enjoys tech, but loves what tech makes possible even more

What you will do

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data integration solutions, data pipelines, and ETL processes to ingest, transform, and load data from various sources into data warehouses and operational systems.
• Collaboratively define data-related requirements, including validation rules, field mappings, and transformation logic, ensuring that business context is preserved.
• Analyze, identify, and proactively communicate data limitations, anomalies, and trade-offs that might impact the end solution and requirements.
• Lead data migration planning and execution, including mapping, cleansing, and validation.
• Optimize database and storage solutions for performance, reliability, and security.
• Collaborate with architects and analysts to design data models, ensuring alignment with business reporting and analytics needs.
• Implement best practices for data governance, quality assurance, metadata management, and data security.
• Support data extraction and transformation efforts for the creation of dashboards, reports, and AI/ML models.
• Actively participate in testing and validation cycles, ensuring data quality.
• Consistently meet agreed-upon timelines.
• Maintain rigorous documentation practices for pipelines, transformations, and schema designs so that downstream teams can interpret and rely on data without guesswork.
• Stay current with emerging trends and tools in cloud data engineering, data integration, and Microsoft technologies.
• Proactively develop nonprofit sector knowledge to build user-friendly, mission-aligned technology solutions.
• Embrace a growth mindset by actively learning new technologies, tools, and consulting practices that strengthen client impact and solution quality.
• Support internal initiatives to improve engineering standards, development processes, and solution delivery frameworks.

What we value

• People at the center, always
• Challenge conventional wisdom
• No half swings
• Breathe life into your dash

What you bring

• 2+ years of experience in data engineering, data integration, or database development roles.
• Strong desire and proactiveness to continuously learn new technologies, tools, and platforms, staying adaptable in a fast-evolving environment.
• Be based in the United States or Puerto Rico.
• Strong SQL skills and experience developing ETL/ELT workflows.
• Familiarity with Power Platform components, including Dataverse and Power BI.
• Experience designing and maintaining relational databases and working with structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data.
• Solid understanding of data modeling principles, data warehouse design, and data governance concepts.
• Proficiency with version control systems like Git and Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
• Excellent troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Have experience working in the nonprofit or social impact sector
• Have obtained Microsoft Data Engineer Associate Certification
• Are bilingual in English and Spanish

What we offer

• Competitive compensation
• Work from anywhere
• take what you need vacation policy + public holidays
• Full medical/dental/vision
• A team of thresholders

A bit about us

Were a purpose-driven AI technology company reimagining what human-centered, justice-driven, and built-to-last digital tools can do for nonprofit and social impact organizations. Our mission is simple and ambitious: enable nonprofits to do more good.

Were proud contributors to the Common Data Model for Nonprofit (CDM for Nonprofit), Microsoft Dynamics 365 Nonprofit Accelerator (Nonprofit Accelerator), and the Microsoft Cloud for Nonprofit (MC4N). We are a Microsoft Gold partner, Microsoft Global Social Entrepreneurship partner, Microsoft Entrepreneurship for Positive Impact partner, Microsoft Build for 2030 partner, and NetHope corporate partner. We are committed to racial justice and equity for all people and have pledged to maintain carbon-negative operations for the life of our company.

Equity, Always

We are committed to building a diverse team and an inclusive culture. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences to apply. threshold.world considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal history, consistent with legal requirements. Applicants for employment in the US and its territories must have work authorization that does not now, or in the future, require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States and with threshold.world.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $90,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year

• 401(k) matching
• Dependent health insurance coverage
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid holidays
• Paid training
• Vision insurance
• Work from home

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