Senior Data Engineer - AI-Driven Platform

Blue Margin; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401K matching

Paid vacation

Job summary

Blue Margin is seeking a Level III Data Engineer to build and optimize data platforms powering analytics for PE-backed mid-market companies. You’ll handle PySpark-based pipelines, cloud data stacks, and MCP Servers, shaping reliable, scalable data capabilities.

Hybrid work in Fort Collins or Denver with visa eligibility restrictions noted. You’ll collaborate with analysts and senior engineers to translate requirements into robust data solutions, while applying AI to accelerate workflows and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years of professional experience in data engineering, with emphasis on Python & PySpark/Apache Spark.
• Good communication skills; ability to explain technical details to both engineers and business stakeholders.
• Concrete experience leveraging AI and AI‑assisted tools to accelerate engineering workflows.
• Experience managing large datasets and optimizing for speed, scalability, and reliability.
• Solid SQL skills and understanding of relational and distributed data systems.
• Exposure to Azure Data Factory, Synapse Pipelines, Fivetran, Delta Lake, Microsoft Fabric, MCP Servers, or Snowflake.
• Familiarity with data modeling, orchestration, and Delta/Parquet file management best practices.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, version control, and DevOps practices for data pipelines.
• Software engineering fundamentals & familiarity with LLM tool‑calling or MCP Server patterns is a strong plus.
• Relevant certifications (Azure, Snowflake, or Fabric) are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Build, test, and optimize data pipelines using PySpark, SparkSQL, Delta Lake, and cloud‑native tools.
• Support incremental/delta data loading, partitioning, and performance tuning.
• Implement and support solutions across Azure Synapse, Microsoft Fabric, and/or Snowflake environments.
• Collaborate with analysts and senior engineers to turn requirements into working data solutions.
• Use AI/automation to improve development speed, testing, and data quality.
• Help build and extend custom MCP Servers, including their tools and functionality, that expose our data platforms to AI applications.
• Follow software engineering best practices, API and service design, testing, and secure authentication, in platform and MCP Server development.
• Follow team coding standards and best practices, and contribute improvements where you see them.
• Uphold standards for data quality, security, and governance.
• Contribute to solution design for client engagements with the guidance of senior engineers.

Skills

Python

PySpark

SQL

Communication

AI tooling

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

SparkSQL

Delta Lake

Snowflake

Azure Data Factory

Synapse Pipelines

Fivetran

Microsoft Fabric

MCP Servers

Job description

Blue Margin is seeking a Level III Data Engineer to build and optimize data platforms powering analytics for PE-backed mid-market companies. You’ll handle PySpark-based pipelines, cloud data stacks, and MCP Servers, shaping reliable, scalable data capabilities.

Hybrid work in Fort Collins or Denver with visa eligibility restrictions noted. You’ll collaborate with analysts and senior engineers to translate requirements into robust data solutions, while applying AI to accelerate workflows and