Remote Senior Data Engineer & Architecture Leader

Ladders; United States; Remote; USD 286,000 - 327,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Financial wellness

Mental well-being

Flexible work arrangements

Professional development

Inclusive culture

Generous PTO

Job summary

Ladders is seeking a Sr. Staff Data Engineer (Remote - Eligible) to shape the organization’s data foundation and drive analytics, decision-making, and enterprise technology strategy. You will mentor talent, promote reuse, and champion modern data capabilities across business units.

Collaborate with stakeholders to align data systems, strengthen architectural standards, and lead critical data projects. This role demands strong leadership and a deep technical background in data engineering and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related quantitative field.
• 9+ years of experience in data engineering.
• 5+ years of experience in data architecture.
• 3+ years of experience building applications in AWS.
• 7+ years of experience programming in Python, Java, or Scala.
• 6+ years of experience designing and developing data pipelines.
• 4+ years of experience in data modeling and designing end-to-end data solutions.

Responsibilities

• Build awareness and drive adoption of modern data technologies.
• Promote an inclusive environment for idea-sharing within teams.
• Champion engineering excellence and reuse of solutions.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders across the enterprise.
• Act as a trusted advisor for specific technology domains.
• Mentor and recruit talent to strengthen the data engineering team.
• Align and integrate data systems strategy across business units.
• Create and manage comprehensive data strategy artifacts.
• Independently lead critical data projects and influence architectural standards.

Skills

9+ years in data engineering

5+ years data architecture

3+ years AWS

7+ years Python/Java/Scala

6+ years data pipelines

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in CS or related field

Job description

Ladders is seeking a Sr. Staff Data Engineer (Remote - Eligible) to shape the organization’s data foundation and drive analytics, decision-making, and enterprise technology strategy. You will mentor talent, promote reuse, and champion modern data capabilities across business units.

Collaborate with stakeholders to align data systems, strengthen architectural standards, and lead critical data projects. This role demands strong leadership and a deep technical background in data engineering and