Sr. Data Engineer

The Leading Hotels of the World; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 137,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

22 days PTO

Medical coverage

HSA with company contribution

401(k) company match

Home office setup credit

Travel credit

Financial advisory access

Job summary

The Leading Hotels of the World is seeking a Senior Data Engineer in New York City to design, build, and maintain data infrastructure for analytics, AI, and ML use cases. This role partners with Business Solutions, BI, and Customer Insights to enable data-driven decisions and enforce DataOps best practices.

Hybrid role with remote work 3 days/week and in-office 2 days/week (Weds/Thu) in NYC. 7+ years of experience and strong SQL/Python required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 7+ years of data engineering experience.
• Deep experience with modern data platforms (Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks).
• Hands-on ETL/ELT with Airflow, dbt, Spark.
• Advanced SQL and Python proficiency.
• Experience with large-scale data processing and distributed systems.
• Data governance and security best practices.
• Strong cross-functional communication.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, and delivery.
• Develop and maintain scalable data architectures, including data lakes and data warehouses.
• Model data to support analytics, reporting, and advanced use cases.
• Ensure data quality, lineage, governance, and security standards are met.
• Optimize performance across data platforms and pipelines.
• Partner closely with BI & Customer Insights teams to deliver timely, high-quality data.
• Mentor engineers and promote DataOps best practices.

Skills

Data engineering experience

SQL

Python

Cross-functional collaboration

Data quality & governance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Snowflake

BigQuery

Redshift

Databricks

Airflow

dbt

Spark

Job description

Position Overview

The Leading Hotels of the World seeking to hire a Sr. Data Engineer as part of the next phase of our data transformation. The Sr. Data Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and maintaining LHW's data infrastructure to ensure reliable, high-quality data is available for analytics, AI, and machine learning use cases. This role plays a critical part in enabling data-driven decision-making by developing scalable data pipelines and optimizing data platforms. The position will focus on ensuring data is clean, accessible, and efficient across the organization. Working closely with the Business Solutions and Business Intelligence and Customer Insights teams, this role will also help define and implement best practices in DataOps.

This is a full-time position located in New York City. We offer flexible workplace policies that allow for working remotely 3 days a week and require being in our NYC office 2 days a week (Wednesdays and Thursdays).

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and optimize data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, and delivery
• Develop and maintain scalable data architectures, including data lakes and data warehouses
• Model data to support analytics, reporting, and advanced use cases
• Ensure data quality, lineage, governance, and security standards are met
• Optimize performance across data platforms and pipelines
• Partner closely with the Business Intelligence & Customer Insights team to deliver timely, high-quality data
• Mentor engineers and promote best practices in DataOps and data engineering

Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's degree (BS) required
• 7+ years of experience in data engineering or related field
• Deep experience with modern data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks)
• Strong hands-on experience with ETL/ELT tools and frameworks (e.g., Airflow, dbt, Spark)
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and Python
• Experience with large-scale data processing and distributed systems
• Knowledge of data governance, performance tuning, and security best practices
• Strong communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally
• Ability to demonstrate LHW's performance drivers (Accountability, Adaptability, Collaboration, Curiosity, and Empathy)

Compensation

Annualized Salary Range: $137,000 - $160,000

Target Annual Incentive bonus: 10%

**Actual compensation within that range will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience, and location.

Benefits

The Leading Hotels of the World fosters a high-performance culture and generously rewards its employees for their contributions. Here is just a preview of the benefits we offer:

• 22 days of Paid Time Off (PTO), 11 paid holidays, including birthdays as a floating holiday
• Medical coverage available within the first month
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with Company contribution
• 401(k) company match up to 4% of salary
• Up to $500 for home office setup credit
• Up to $500 travel credit that supports and encourages our employees' passion for travel
• Unlimited access to financial advisors Collaborative and inclusive work environment

About The Leading Hotels of The World, Ltd. (LHW)

Comprised of more than 400 hotels in over 80 countries, LHW is the largest collection of independent luxury hotels. In 1928, 38 independent hoteliers came together to create LHW. Since then, the Company has carefully curated distinctive hotels, resorts, inns, chalets, villas, and safari camps from the snow-capped Alps of Europe to the African veldt, to share them with adventurous souls who seek the remarkably uncommon. The LHW community is filled of exceptional individuals, united by a passion for the surprising discoveries and details that come with every experience. LHW's collection covers the globe and promises a broad range of destinations and uncommon experiences, enhanced by LHW's tiered guest loyalty program Leaders Club. From converted former palaces, and countryside retreats run by the same families for generations, to gleaming skyscrapers in dynamic urban centers, serene private island escapes, glamorous tented camps - and beyond - explore, find inspiration, and experience unforgettable travel moments. For more information visit: www.lhw.com, Facebook at @LeadingHotels, Twitter at @LeadingHotels and Instagram @leadinghotelsoftheworld

LHW is an equal opportunity employer. LHW does not discriminate on the basis of religion, race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, handicap, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information or any other applicable legally protected category.