Senior Data Engineer — Streaming & Data Platforms

Empower; Greenwood Village (CO); Hybrid; USD 151,800 - 220,050; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision and life insurance

401(k) plan with company matching contributions

Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year

Paid volunteer time – 16 hours per year

Generous paid time off upon hire

Job summary

Empower in Greenwood Village, Colorado, is seeking a Principal Data Engineer who will be responsible for designing and building scalable data services and solutions. This role demands deep technical expertise and active engineering delivery while leading complex data initiatives to drive innovation.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience in data engineering, proficiency in Python and AWS, and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field. We offer a competitive salary range and a flexible work environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of data engineering experience.
• Certified AWS Engineer or equivalent required.
• Expert-level proficiency in modern data architectures.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize scalable data engineering solutions.
• Serve as a hands-on technical leader in data engineering.
• Mentor senior engineers and technical leaders across the organization.

Skills

Python

Spark

SQL

Data Governance

Data Quality

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Terraform

Snowflake

Job description

Empower in Greenwood Village, Colorado, is seeking a Principal Data Engineer who will be responsible for designing and building scalable data services and solutions. This role demands deep technical expertise and active engineering delivery while leading complex data initiatives to drive innovation.

The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience in data engineering, proficiency in Python and AWS, and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field. We offer a competitive salary range and a flexible work environment.