Senior Data Engineer

Ekimetrics; Portland (OR); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Eki.Academy training catalog

Dynamic hybrid work environment

20 days PTO + 11 holidays

International mobility across offices

Office near Wall Street

Job summary

Ekimetrics is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead development of scalable ETL pipelines and data architectures for marketing analytics and client projects.

You will work with data scientists and engineers, mastering Databricks, Python, SQL, and cloud services to deliver reliable data foundations and insights at scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, CS, Engineering, or related field.
• 4–6 years of data engineering or analytics experience.
• Proficient with Databricks and cloud platforms (Azure required).
• Strong Python, SQL, Spark, and Bash scripting skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable data pipelines and ETL workflows in Databricks.
• Transform data from APIs, CSV, JSON, databases, and cloud sources for analytics.
• Build cloud-based data solutions and robust data architectures for marketing analytics.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery.

Skills

Databricks

Python

SQL

Spark

Bash

CI/CD

ELT/ETL

Azure

PowerBI

Tableau

ML

Communication

Education

Data Science / CS degree

Tools

Azure

GCP

AWS

PowerBI

Tableau

Job description

Ekimetrics is a global leader in Marketing & Commercial effectiveness and AI-powered solutions. Since 2006, we’ve been helping businesses optimize marketing and operations by combining AI with business and tech expertise across 4 domains: Marketing & commercial effectiveness, Customer analytics, Operational excellence, ESG & sustainability.

With a full in-house team and offices in Paris, London, New York, Hong Kong, and Shanghai, we deliver tailor-made solutions that turn data into real positive impact, leveraging our unique combination of technology and services.

We excel at delivering AI impact at scale. Our mission is to harness this power to tackle the world’s most urgent issues. We commit to responsibility and frugality in AI, systematic AI impact at scale, and loyalty to our values and DNA.

Your Responsibilities

As a Senior Data Engineer, you will lead and contribute to high-impact projects with top-tier international clients across industries, designing, implementing, and optimizing ETL solutions that support Marketing Mix Modeling and Optimization and broader Marketing Effectiveness initiatives. You’ll work closely with data engineers, data scientists, and tech leads across 1-2 concurrent projects, build robust, scalable data architectures that enable marketing analytics and support data driven decision making. In addition to technical ownership, you will play a key role in project and stakeholder management, partnering with cross-functional teams and client stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery and business impact. You will also benefit from our technology partnerships, training programs, and mentorship from Ekimetrics partners, further developing your expertise in data engineering, project management, and stakeholder engagement. Your responsibilities will include:

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable data pipelines and ETL workflows in Databricks.
• Transform and harmonize data from diverse sources and formats (i.e. APIs, CSV files, JSON, databases, cloud platforms, file transfers, etc.)
• Build and industrialize cloud-based data solutions and frameworks that support efficient data ingestion, integration, processing, and delivery, enabling reliable and analytics-ready datasets for accounts.
• Define and implement robust data architectures, QA, validation, and monitoring processes to ensure accuracy, consistency, reliability, and scalability.

Stakeholder Management

• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to understand client data ecosystems, business objectives, account needs, and long-term goals, ensuring alignment between solutions and business priorities.
• Translate client requirements into scalable data engineering designs, collaborating cross-functional teams to develop effective ETL frameworks.
• Serve as a trusted point of contact through project delivery, communicating technical recommendations and project progress while promoting best practices in data management.

Project Management & Delivery Excellence

• Take ownership of project deliverables from planning through execution, managing priorities, timelines, and risks to ensure high-quality outcomes delivered on time aligned with client objectives.
• Proactively identify and mitigate potential project, technical, and data-related risks, communicating issues, recommendations, and status updates clearly.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to coordinate activities, align expectations, and drive project execution.

Your Profile

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field, with 4-6 years of experience in data engineering, analytics, or statistical modeling.
• Proficient with Databricks (Delta Lake, Spark, Asset Bundles, Unity Catalog, Cluster Management)
• Proficiency in Python and working knowledge of SQL, Spark, and Bash scripting.
• Experience with templating languages is a plus.
• Skilled in building and deploying production-grade data pipelines and architectures complete with CI/CD plus experience with ELT/ETL processes.
• Experience with Azure required, familiarity with GCP or AWS a plus.
• Experience with PowerBI or Tableau for dashboarding and data visualizations.
• Exposure to ML or advanced analytics techniques is a plus.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and project delivery skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.

What We Offer

At Ekimetrics, final base salary is determined by a multitude of factors and vary from candidate to candidate. Determining factors for base compensation include, but are not limited to, professional background, years of experience, and skillset. A reasonable estimate of the base salary for our NYC office is between $125,000 and $140,000. In addition to this base salary, we have a comprehensive benefits package, generous bonus package, and a dynamic promotions and salary structure.

• The Eki.Academy training catalog, which contains programs that will enhance your skills on our solutions and jobs, learning paths on our digital platform, as well as programs dedicated to our priority challenges, including awareness of environmental issues with the Climate School
• Dynamic environment with a strong culture and great offices
• Close-knit team with bi-monthly team events and more
• Client exposure up to the executive level
• Modern office just off Wall Street with best-in-class amenities
• An emphasis on work-life-balance and 20 days of PTO with 11 annual holidays in a flexible hybrid work environment
• Opportunities for international mobility across our four other offices in Paris, London, Hong Kong, and Shanghai

At Ekimetrics, we believe your ideas truly matter. Here, your ideas are yours to build and bring to life. We embrace an entrepreneurial spirit, encouraging you to push boundaries to achieve meaningful impact. But it’s not just about individual success—we thrive on collaboration and enriching one another.

Together, we’re constantly learning and growing, whether through personalized career paths and training, challenging projects, mentorship, or simply through the diverse perspectives we bring to the table.

And perhaps more importantly, we believe in enjoying what we do. Ekimetrics is a stimulating and safe environment where you can thrive as your authentic self.

In 2023, Ekimetrics obtained the “mission-driven company” status, reflecting our strong commitment to CSR.

Our purpose: Accelerate organizations’ transformation towards sustainability, through the application of data science and artificial intelligence.

Ekimetrics is part of the French Tech 120 ranking. We have been selected by La French Tech to join the prestigious group of the top 120 French scale-ups, recognized for their potential to become international leaders.

As an employer, Ekimetrics offers equal employment opportunities to all, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability, or age. Ekimetrics strives to develop an inclusive work environment that reflects diversity within its teams.

Please note that we do not offer visa sponsorship or transfer for this position.