Senior Data Engineer: Big Data, Spark & Data Warehouse

Human Ventures, LLC.; Spain (TX); On-site; USD 81,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ookla, an Accenture company, is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to help process the world's best data on internet performance. You will build tools, libraries, and operations to support data scientists and analysts while delivering fast, accurate results.

The role emphasizes collaboration, mentoring, and working with Spark, Redshift, Athena, Iceberg, and Airflow on large-scale data processing in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field.
• 3+ years of direct Python experience.
• Experience with high-volume distributed data processing in Spark.
• Strong SQL, databases (MySQL / Redshift / Athena / Trino) and data warehouse concepts.
• AWS experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop high-volume data processing jobs across platforms like Redshift, Athena, Iceberg, Spark, and Airflow.
• Collaborate with Data Scientists to turn theory into viable products.
• Identify bottlenecks and improve system performance.
• Support data scientists, analysts, and product managers.
• Mentor junior team members on architecture and best practices.

Skills

Python

Spark

SQL

AWS

Data Modeling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Redshift

Athena

Trino

Iceberg

Airflow

Job description

Ookla, an Accenture company, is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to help process the world's best data on internet performance. You will build tools, libraries, and operations to support data scientists and analysts while delivering fast, accurate results.

The role emphasizes collaboration, mentoring, and working with Spark, Redshift, Athena, Iceberg, and Airflow on large-scale data processing in a dynamic environment.