Senior Data Infrastructure Engineer (Remote)

Thewia; United States; Remote; USD 129,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Laptop provided

Remote environment setup stipend

Cell phone and/or internet stipend

Professional development stipend

Open personal time off and holidays

Job summary

Code for America is seeking a Staff Data Engineer to lead the data infrastructure powering government services. You will shape pipelines, transfers, and transformations across systems, partnering with Data Scientists, Engineers, and Product teams. The role emphasizes reliable data, security, and scalable analytics to improve outcomes for people.

This is a remote US-based position. Reporting to a Data Science Manager, you will mentor colleagues, drive best practices, and ensure high standards in

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in data engineering or related technical fields.
• Expert-level SQL and experience with python, R.
• Experience with Postgres and cloud-based data warehousing (e.g. BigQuery, Snowflake).
• Expert at data orchestration tools (e.g. Dagster).
• Expert at dbt for data transformation and modeling.
• Experience with Metabase or similar BI tools (Tableau, PowerBI, Looker).
• Experience with notebook tools (Hex) for data scientists.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and IaC.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills in English.
• Curiosity about AI tools and responsible usage.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional technical planning translating data architecture requirements into scalable solutions.
• Create new data pipelines and data transfers in cloud environments.
• Contribute to dataset management, optimization, and data consistency.
• Implement data transformation, integration, and validation processes.
• Partner with DevOps to apply deployment standards and monitoring for data infrastructure.
• Lead investigations into data issues and propose process changes.
• Optimize data pipelines for speed, reliability, and efficiency.
• Lead architecture recommendations and practical implementations.
• Champion privacy, security, and data governance throughout the lifecycle.
• Produce documentation and learning materials to support the team.

Skills

SQL

Python

R

Data engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

English communication

Tools

Dagster

dbt

Metabase

Tableau

PowerBI

Looker

BigQuery

Snowflake

Hex

PostgreSQL

Job description

Code for America is seeking a Staff Data Engineer to lead the data infrastructure powering government services. You will shape pipelines, transfers, and transformations across systems, partnering with Data Scientists, Engineers, and Product teams. The role emphasizes reliable data, security, and scalable analytics to improve outcomes for people.

This is a remote US-based position. Reporting to a Data Science Manager, you will mentor colleagues, drive best practices, and ensure high standards in