Senior Data Engineer (AWS)

instinctools EE Labs; Town of Poland (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working time

Learning opportunities

Conferences

Language course funding

Job summary

instinctools is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines for a leading client. You will work with Snowflake, AWS Glue, Python, and PySpark to deliver robust data solutions in a cloud-first environment.

The role involves collaborating with product teams across portfolios, ensuring data governance, and advancing data infrastructure. Remote Poland or India office options, with flexible hours and opportunities to explore new technologies.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of hands-on data engineering experience.
• Strong Python and PySpark background.
• Deep expertise in AWS Glue and data workflows.
• Experience with Snowflake, S3, and BI tools.
• CI/CD with GitHub Actions; Terraform/CloudFormation.
• English: Upper-Intermediate or higher.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines.
• Collaborate with product teams and stakeholders.
• Ensure security and governance of data assets.
• Maintain data lakes and warehouses; support BI workloads.
• Tinker with new tech and drive process improvements.

Skills

Python

PySpark

AWS Glue

CloudFormation

Terraform

CI/CD

GitHub

PowerBI

Tableau

Snowflake

PL/SQL

Jira

Data Engineering

English

Tools

Jira

GitHub

Snowflake

Job description

instinctools is a software development company that provides custom software solutions for businesses of all sizes. Our team works closely with clients to understand their specific needs and provide personalized solutions that meet their business requirements.

We are looking for a Senior Data Engineer for one of our clients.

The client is one of the TOP-3 global management consulting firms considered to be among the most prestigious ones in the world. Hundreds of customers from Fortune-500, including the largest global financial institutions, the world’s top media companies, technology companies and federal government agencies rely on our client’s proven platform and services.

The project You will play a critical role in designing, building, and maintaining high‑quality data pipelines and infrastructure in adherence to data engineering standards and best practices. You will actively collaborate with team members, product teams in different portfolios and stakeholders alike.

You will be an active learner: tinkering with new products and services, using unfamiliar technologies, and encouraging continuous research inside and outside the current focus fields. You will provide leadership in the development and strategic direction of new products, processes, technologies.

Technology Stack: Python, PySpark, AWS Glue, PL/SQL, CloudFormation and Terraform, CI/CD, PowerBI, Tableau, Athena, and Lambda, Jira, GitHub, Snowflake

Location: Poland (Remote), India (office)

Responsibilities and tasks:

• Design, build, and maintain scalable and efficient data pipelines to move data between cloud‑native databases (e.g., Snowflake) and SaaS providers using AWS Glue and Python
• Implement and manage ETL/ELT processes to ensure seamless data integration and transformation
• Ensure information security and compliance with data governance standards
• Maintain and enhance data environments, including data lakes, warehouses, and distributed processing systems
• Utilize version control systems (e.g., GitHub) to manage code and collaborate effectively with the team

Our expectations of the candidate

• 6+ years of hands‑on experience in Data Engineering
• Deep technical skills in AWS Glue (Crawler, Data Catalog)
• Hands‑on experience with Python and PySpark
• PL/SQL experience
• CloudFormation and Terraform
• CI/CD GitHub actions
• Experience with BI systems (PowerBI, Tableau)
• Good understanding of AWS services like S3, SNS, Secret Manager, Athena, and Lambda: 5+ years
• Additionally, familiarity with any of the following is highly desirable: Jira, GitHub, Snowflake
• English: Upper-Intermediate or higher
• Highly proactive – ability to figure out who to reach out to and how to get things done independently
• Stakeholder management – comfortable interacting with various stakeholders, from senior developers to product managers
• Curious mindset – challenges existing processes and looks for continuous improvement
• Strong communication – able to have project‑related conversations with product managers and other team members
• Time management – organized and reliable

We offer:

• flexible working time
• professional and ambitious team
• learning opportunities, seminars and conferences and time for exploring new technologies
• co‑funding for language courses (English)