Senior Big Data Engineer - Remote Analytics & Pipelines

Placements24; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote work

Home office setup allowance

Professional development & conferences

Generous PTO

Retirement plan

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and data warehouses for analytics in a remote-first setup. The role emphasizes handling massive datasets, leveraging Spark, Hadoop, and cloud platforms, while collaborating with data scientists and business stakeholders to deliver actionable insights.

You will drive data quality, ETL/ELT processes, and data modeling best practices, with a strong focus on security and compliance in a distributed

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, or related quantitative field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in data engineering with a focus on big data technologies.
• Proficiency in Python, Scala, or Java.
• Hands-on experience with Spark, Hadoop ecosystem (HDFS, MapReduce, Hive).
• Experience with cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Strong SQL skills; experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Knowledge of data warehousing concepts and ETL/ELT tools.
• Understanding of data modeling techniques and best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving and ability to work independently; strong communication for cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize scalable data pipelines for large data volumes.
• Create data warehousing and data lake solutions using big data technologies.
• Implement data quality frameworks to ensure accuracy and reliability.
• Develop ETL/ELT processes to support BI and analytics.
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and stakeholders to understand data needs.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data pipeline performance and infrastructure issues.
• Stay abreast of emerging big data technologies and best practices.
• Ensure data security and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Python

Scala

Java

Spark

Hadoop

SQL

NoSQL

Data modeling

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

AWS EMR

S3

Redshift

Azure Data Lake

Databricks

GCP BigQuery

HDFS

MapReduce

Hive

Kafka

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and data warehouses for analytics in a remote-first setup. The role emphasizes handling massive datasets, leveraging Spark, Hadoop, and cloud platforms, while collaborating with data scientists and business stakeholders to deliver actionable insights.

You will drive data quality, ETL/ELT processes, and data modeling best practices, with a strong focus on security and compliance in a distributed