Senior Data Engineer

Jobot; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A rapidly scaling, Y Combinator-backed bio-tech company is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to optimize ETL pipelines and mentor junior engineers. This role involves developing scalable data infrastructure and driving architectural decisions to enhance data quality and performance.

Benefits

Excellent Benefits

Remote Work in USA or Canada

Growth Opportunity

Pet Benefits

Great Culture

PTO

401K

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of engineering experience in SaaS or tech-driven organization.
• Required experience with Spark or PySpark, DBT, Terraform, and Kinesis.

Responsibilities

• Optimize and maintain ETL pipelines for data science and analytics.
• Guide junior engineers through code reviews and best practices.
• Develop scalable data infrastructure using Spark, dbt, AWS, Kinesis.

Skills

Spark

PySpark

DBT

Terraform

Kinesis

Python

SQL

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Airflow

Redshift

Snowflake

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Base pay range

$150,000.00/yr - $200,000.00/yr

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Job details

Y Combinator–backed Bio-Tech company is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join their growing team!

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Salary $150,000 - $200,000 per year

A Bit About Us

A rapidly scaling, Y Combinator–backed company is searching for a Senior Data Engineer to play a pivotal role in optimizing ETL pipelines, scaling data architecture, and mentoring junior engineers.. Their platform helps researchers quickly create accurate scientific visuals. As a Senior Data Engineer, you'll help scale the internal data platform and lead improvements across pipeline performance, architecture, and mentorship. You’ll be instrumental in evolving the data infrastructure that fuels analytics, machine learning, and product innovation.



Why join us?

• Excellent Benefits
• Remote Work in USA or Canada
• Growth Opportunity
• Pet Benefits
• Great Culture, PTO, 401K, and much more!
  
  

Job Details

Responsibilities

• Optimize and maintain ETL pipelines to support data science, analytics, product, and machine learning teams
• Guide junior engineers through code reviews, pairing, and best practices
• Develop scalable data infrastructure using Spark, dbt, AWS, Kinesis, and Terraform
• Build and support data lake/lakehouse and data warehouse solutions (Redshift or Snowflake preferred)
• Lead data integration efforts using tools such as Airbyte, Stitch, and Airflow
• Own and enhance streaming data systems leveraging platforms like Kinesis and Firehose
• Drive architectural decisions and thoughtfully balance trade-offs in system design
• Collaborate cross-functionally to ensure data initiatives align with company strategy
• Champion high standards in data quality, security, and discoverability
• Translate complex technical challenges into clear solutions for non-technical stakeholders
  
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
• 8-10 years of engineering experience preferably in SaaS or tech-driven organization.
• Required Experience with Spark or PySpark, DBT, Terraform, and Kinesis
• Expertise with data warehouses and modern data lake architectures.
• Experience with orchestration and workflow tools like Airflow
• Strong programming skills in Python and SQL
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and contribute to team-wide improvement
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly
• Passionate about SaaS and genuine interest in the bio-tech / healthcare space
  
  

Bonus Points

• MLOps experience
• Snowflake (nice-to-have) and Kinesis
  
  

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting and Software Development

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