Senior Data Engineer III: Remote Cloud Pipelines and AI

Piper Companies; United States; Remote; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Piper Companies is seeking a Sr. Data Engineer III to join an enterprise technology organization supporting a modern, cloud-based data platform. This fully remote position requires residency in the EST or CST time zones and authorization to work in the United States.

You will lead design and development of scalable data pipelines, ETL workflows, and reporting solutions using SQL, Python, dbt, and Azure Data Factory, with Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, or Snowflake as options.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of data engineering or related experience.
• Strong SQL, Python, dbt, and/or C#.
• Experience with Azure Data Factory or similar orchestration tools.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure and Fabric.
• Experience with Databricks or Snowflake is acceptable.
• Strong understanding of data modeling and ETL concepts.
• Experience with Git and version control best practices.
• Ability to work independently and solve complex problems.
• Background working in small or mid-sized environments with leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL workflows.
• Develop and optimize advanced SQL queries for performance and reliability.
• Leverage Azure, Fabric, Spark, and Python to automate complex data processes.
• Build and support REST and SOAP APIs for system integrations.
• Monitor and troubleshoot data pipelines to ensure high availability.
• Identify and resolve bottlenecks in data workflows.
• Lead engineering efforts supporting AI and machine learning initiatives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Conduct code reviews and contribute to technical documentation.
• Provide Tier 3 support for reporting and integrated systems.
• Mentor team members and lead complex technical projects.

Tools

SQL

Python

dbt

C#

Azure Data Factory

Microsoft Fabric

Databricks

Snowflake

Git

Job description

Piper Companies is seeking a Sr. Data Engineer III to join an enterprise technology organization supporting a modern, cloud-based data platform. This fully remote position requires residency in the EST or CST time zones and authorization to work in the United States.

You will lead design and development of scalable data pipelines, ETL workflows, and reporting solutions using SQL, Python, dbt, and Azure Data Factory, with Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, or Snowflake as options.