Senior Data Engineer

Actif.ai; United States; Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity grants

Health insurance

Dental & Vision

401k matching

Generous PTO

Remote option

Job summary

Actifai is seeking experienced Senior Data Engineers to architect and build the next-generation cloud enterprise data platform. You will own the data lifecycle—from ingestion to governance—while delivering scalable solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Our team values ownership and rigorous engineering practices, with opportunities to impact real-world AI applications. We seek engineers with 5+ years in cloud-native data solutions, strong Python and SQL skills, and experience with Airflow, data

Qualifications

• At least 5+ years experience building cloud-native data solutions.
• Proven ability to write clean, scalable Python code and strong SQL understanding.
• Experience refactoring in-place data systems to modern standards; comfortable with messy real-world datasets.
• Advocate of engineering and operational excellence with strong ownership.
• Able to communicate software issues to business teams and vice versa.
• Excellent time management and ability to deliver modules across months.
• Attention to detail in both data and design.

Responsibilities

• Build and operate a big data platform powering our SaaS application.
• Deliver high-quality, scalable data solutions in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
• Collaborate with other senior engineers on architecture and implementation.

Skills

Python

SQL

Communication

Time management

Ownership

Education

STEM degree

Tools

Airflow

Azure Data Factory

Google Cloud Storage

Azure Blob Storage

Postgres

SQL Server

BigQuery

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

Actifai is seeking experienced Senior Data Engineers.

The Company

Actifai is an AI company helping broadband and telecom providers optimize high-value decisions through SaaS applications. Our platform supports real-world decision-making and business processes across acquisition, retention, pricing, and upselling by combining machine learning, experimentation, reinforcement learning, and emerging agentic orchestration.

The Position

The Actifai Data Engineering team needs great engineers to architect and build the next-generation cloud enterprise data platform. Our team owns the data powering our SaaS application and data products. Our responsibility covers the whole data lifecycle including ingestion, storage, querying, data quality, operations, and governance.

We are modernizing our data ecosystem into an enterprise-grade platform, creating the foundation for our next-generation AI applications. We are looking for strong engineers who love taking ownership and solving complex technical problems.

Successful candidates exhibit many of the following traits:

• At least 5+ years experience building cloud-native data solutions, preferably on Google Cloud and/or Azure:
  • Orchestration: Apache Airflow, Azure Data Factory
  • Storage: Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob Storage
  • OLTP: Postgres, Microsoft SQL Server
  • Warehouses: BigQuery, Microsoft Fabric
• Proven ability in writing clean, scalable code with significant programming experience in Python and solid understanding SQL.
• Experience refactoring and upgrading in-place data systems to modern data engineering standards; comfortable working with messy real-world datasets.
• An advocate of software development best practices that focuses on engineering and operational excellence.
• Can effectively communicate software engineering issues to business professionals, and business issues to software engineers.
• Exceptional time management and organization skills and can incrementally deliver against tight schedules. Experience planning and executing work modules that span several months.
• An eye for detail in both data and design.

Description

We are a small team and our Senior Data Engineers deliver outsize impact.

• You will work with engineers to build and operate a big data platform that processes and refines data and enables efficient access to those data.
• You are expected to be goal-oriented and driven to deliver high-quality, scalable solutions in a collaborative, fast-paced environment.
• You are expected to work with other senior engineers and to collaborate with them professionally.

Education and Experience

• Degree in a STEM discipline or equivalent practical work experience.

Benefits and Culture

Actifai offers an extremely competitive compensation package, including bonuses and/or equity grants, employer-covered health/vision/dental insurance (with an optional FSA) and 401k matching. Employees receive a generous PTO allowance, and can work both remotely and from our office in downtown Washington, D.C. Successful candidates will join a small team of ambitious, supportive co-workers with ample opportunities to take on responsibilities beyond their assigned role.

For additional information on benefits and what it's like to work at Actifai, please visit actif.ai/careers.

Excellence has no single mold, particularly in a field as rapidly evolving as AI. We're looking for excellent candidates of all backgrounds with strong business intuition and coding skills, and welcome applicants regardless of ethnic/national origin, gender, race, religious beliefs, disability, sexual orientation or age.