Senior Data & Backend Engineer - ETL, Snowflake & AWS

HRB; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

HRB is seeking a Senior Data and Backend Engineer to join a small, experienced technical team. The role splits between data engineering and product/backend engineering, focusing on building reliable data infrastructure while contributing to the product.

The ideal candidate has strong back-end experience with Python and data pipelines, plus the ability to make thoughtful architectural decisions in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience building automated ETL and data pipelines.
• Backend development with Python and frameworks such as Django, Flask, or FastAPI.
• Experience developing REST APIs and working extensively with SQL.
• Strong experience with orchestration tools such as Airflow, Dagster, Prefect, or AWS Step Functions.
• Knowledge of modern data warehousing patterns and technologies. Snowflake experience is a plus.
• Strong cloud infrastructure experience, preferably AWS.
• Practical experience working across multiple types of data stores, including PostgreSQL.
• Experience with authentication, authorization, and the secure handling of sensitive data in regulated environments such as healthcare or financial services.
• Solid operations fundamentals, including CI/CD and containerized development workflows.
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design principles.
• Experience incorporating AI-forward development practices into engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

• Work hands-on within the existing Snowflake, Dagster, and AWS environment, simplifying unnecessary complexity and making architectural decisions that support scalability and reliability.
• Design, build, and maintain automated ETL pipelines that transform varied source data into structured, reliable outputs.
• Build orchestration and observability capabilities, including logging, error reporting, monitoring, and dashboards, to identify and resolve issues early.
• Design repeatable and secure data integrations with external systems while minimizing data requirements and implementation burden.
• Partner with security and compliance stakeholders to ensure sensitive data is appropriately protected, access controls are enforced, and regulated data is handled securely.
• Contribute beyond the data layer by working on backend data models, services, integrations, and APIs.
• Collaborate closely with a small technical team on architecture, product development, and technical problem-solving.
• Communicate effectively in an asynchronous environment through clear updates, technical documentation, design diagrams, code reviews, and prototypes.
• Take ownership of technical decisions while remaining comfortable contributing across different areas of the stack.

Skills

Python

Django

Flask

FastAPI

TypeScript

React

SQL

Airflow

Dagster

Prefect

AWS

Snowflake

PostgreSQL

CI/CD

Docker

APIs

Data structures

System design

AI-forward development

Tools

Airflow

Dagster

Prefect

AWS Step Functions

Job description

HRB is seeking a Senior Data and Backend Engineer to join a small, experienced technical team. The role splits between data engineering and product/backend engineering, focusing on building reliable data infrastructure while contributing to the product.

The ideal candidate has strong back-end experience with Python and data pipelines, plus the ability to make thoughtful architectural decisions in a fast-moving environment.