Senior Data Engineer

Spectrum Equity; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Otter.ai, based in Mountain View, CA, seeks a Senior Data Engineer to join the Data Platform team to build core data foundations powering analytics and decision-making. You will own foundational data models, pipelines and platforms enabling self-serve analytics and trusted insights at scale.

The role emphasizes hands-on data engineering, Python/SQL, and experience with Snowflake, BigQuery or Databricks, Airflow, and dbt, in a fast-paced AI/SaaS environment. Mountain View location; USD salary.”

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in data engineering.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Hands-on contributor who writes code and drives projects to completion.
• Strong programming skills in Python and SQL.
• Expertise with cloud data warehouses (Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks).
• Experience building and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Experience with workflow orchestration (Airflow, dbt).
• Strong data modeling skills for analytical workloads.
• Experience with cloud platforms (preferably AWS).
• Experience in fast-paced tech, AI or SaaS environments.

Responsibilities

• Build and own foundational data models enabling self-serve analytics and key business metrics.
• Design, operate, and scale reliable data pipelines and platforms.
• Partner with stakeholders to translate business needs into trusted data products.
• Influence data collection and logging standards across production systems.
• Establish best practices for data modeling, quality, and governance.
• Implement data quality checks, statistical validation, and anomaly detection.
• Provide technical leadership to improve data reliability and literacy.

Skills

Python

SQL

Data modeling

ETL/ELT pipelines

Analytics

Hands-on coding

AWS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Snowflake

BigQuery

Databricks

Airflow

dbt

Job description

The Opportunity

We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our Data Platform team and build the core data foundations that power analytics, experimentation, and decision-making across the company. In this role, you will design and own foundational data models, pipelines, and platforms that enable self-serve analytics and trustworthy insights at scale.

Otter.ai

Data Science

Mountain View, CA, USA

USD 185k-230k / year

Your Impact

• Build and own foundational data models that enable self-serve analytics and key business metrics
• Design, operate, and scale reliable data pipelines and platforms
• Partner with stakeholders to translate business needs into trusted data products
• Influence data collection and logging standards across production systems
• Establish best practices for data modeling, quality, and governance
• Implement data quality checks, statistical validation, and anomaly detection
• Provide technical leadership that improves data reliability and data literacy

We're Looking For Someone Who

• Has 5+ years of experience in data engineering
• Has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Is highly hands-on, actively contributing code and driving projects to completion.
• Has strong programming skills in Python and SQL
• Has expertise with cloud data warehouses such as Snowflake, BigQuery, or Databricks
• Has experience building and maintaining ETL/ELT pipelines
• Is experienced with workflow orchestration (e.g., Airflow, dbt)
• Has strong data modeling skills and understands how to design for analytical workloads
• Has experience with cloud platforms (preferably AWS)
• Has worked in fast-paced tech, AI or SaaS environments

About Otter.ai

We are in the business of shaping the future of work. Our mission is to make conversations more valuable.

With over 1B meetings transcribed, Otter.ai is the world’s leading tool for meeting transcription, summarization, and collaboration. Using artificial intelligence, Otter generates real-time automated meeting notes, summaries, and other insights from in-person and virtual meetings - turning meetings into accessible, collaborative, and actionable data that can be shared across teams and organizations. The company is backed by early investors in Google, DeepMind, Zoom, and Tesla.

Otter.ai is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive and accessible workplace. We provide reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants throughout the hiring process.

Accessibility & Accommodations

Otter.ai is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our hiring process. If you need assistance or an accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process, please contact [e-mail] at least 3 business days before your interview.

• Otter.ai does not accept unsolicited resumes from 3rd party recruitment agencies without a written agreement in place for permanent placements. Any resume or other candidate information submitted outside of established candidate submission guidelines (including through our website or via email to any Otter.ai employee) and without a written agreement otherwise will be deemed to be our sole property, and no fee will be paid should we hire the candidate.

Salary range

Salary Range: $185,000 to $230,000 USD per year.

This salary range represents the low and high end of the estimated salary range for this position. The actual base salary offered for the role is dependent on several factors. Our base salary is just one component of a comprehensive total rewards package.