Remote Senior Data Engineer - Scale Billion-Row Pipelines

TEEMA; Nevada (IA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

TEEMA is seeking a Senior Data Engineer for a 12-month remote contract in the US. You will design and maintain scalable data pipelines handling billions of rows, turning complex business needs into robust data models and reliable data products.

The role requires strong skills in Spark, Airflow, SQL, and programming in Python/Java/Scala, with a focus on data quality, reliability, and automation. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience building and maintaining data-intensive applications.
• Proven experience developing production-quality data pipelines that scale to billions of rows.
• Advanced experience with Spark, Airflow, and SQL.
• Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or Scala.
• Experience with production deployment, monitoring, troubleshooting, and data reliability.
• Strong data-modeling experience translating business requirements into scalable models.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines that process billions of rows from multiple sources.
• Translate business requirements into clear technical specifications and adaptable data models.
• Monitor and troubleshoot pipeline performance, reliability, scalability, and uptime.
• Automate repeatable processes to improve team efficiency and operational performance.
• Write, test, refactor, and optimize high-quality code for performance, readability, and scalability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to understand business processes and data requirements.
• Review technical specifications, system designs, and pull requests while providing constructive feedback.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to other team members.

Skills

Spark

Airflow

SQL

Python

Java

Scala

Data modeling

ETL

Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Databricks

Tableau

Power BI

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

TEEMA is seeking a Senior Data Engineer for a 12-month remote contract in the US. You will design and maintain scalable data pipelines handling billions of rows, turning complex business needs into robust data models and reliable data products.

The role requires strong skills in Spark, Airflow, SQL, and programming in Python/Java/Scala, with a focus on data quality, reliability, and automation. Collaboration with cross-functional teams is essential.