Remote Junior Data Engineer: Pipelines & Cloud

Remote; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

401(k)

PTO

Job summary

Element is seeking a motivated Junior Data Engineer to support data pipelines, testing, and maintenance under the guidance of senior engineers. The role focuses on integrating, transforming, and validating data while improving reliability of data workflows in a remote-first setup.

The position targets early-career professionals building skills in data engineering, SQL, programming, and cloud platforms, with collaboration across engineering and project teams to meet customer requirements and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in CS or IT; 0-2 years in data engineering or related fields.
• Foundational programming knowledge (Python, SQL, Java) and data concepts.
• Ability to learn new tools and follow guidance.
• Must live in Continental US; eligible for security clearance if required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with building, testing, and maintaining data pipelines and integrations.
• Write scripts to automate data-processing tasks and validate data quality.
• Support testing and deployment of data solutions following procedures.
• Collaborate with senior engineers and project teams to deliver data solutions.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data pipelines

Problem solving

Documentation

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Associates degree + two years' experience

Tools

AWS

Git

Docker

Azure

Job description

Element is seeking a motivated Junior Data Engineer to support data pipelines, testing, and maintenance under the guidance of senior engineers. The role focuses on integrating, transforming, and validating data while improving reliability of data workflows in a remote-first setup.

The position targets early-career professionals building skills in data engineering, SQL, programming, and cloud platforms, with collaboration across engineering and project teams to meet customer requirements and