Sr. Data/Platform Engineer

Piper Companies; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k)

Fully remote

Job summary

Piper Companies is seeking a Senior Data/Platform Engineer to join a healthcare technology organization. The role focuses on rebuilding the data pipeline from the ground up, modernizing the platform, and establishing a scalable foundation for future growth.

You will design API/data integrations, build event-driven ETL processes, and manage AWS infrastructure with Terraform and CI/CD pipelines. Ideal candidates have 7+ years in data platforms, strong backend skills in Python/Node.js/Go, and deep

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience building and supporting large-scale data platforms, backend systems, or data engineering environments.
• Proven experience re-architecting, modernizing, or rebuilding data pipelines, data platforms, or infrastructure from the ground up.
• Strong experience with Python, Node.js, Go, TypeScript, or similar backend development technologies.
• Deep knowledge of ETL processes, data pipelines, event-driven architectures, and system integrations.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization technologies.
• Advanced SQL and data warehousing expertise with Redshift, Snowflake, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Rebuild and modernize a legacy data pipeline, creating scalable and reliable ingestion, processing, and storage solutions.
• Design and develop integrations for APIs, vendor file feeds, BigQuery, and other external data sources.
• Build event-driven services and ETL processes using Python, Node.js, or similar technologies.
• Develop and manage AWS infrastructure utilizing Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization best practices.
• Establish observability, monitoring, lineage tracking, and operational standards for production data systems.
• Lead data migration, reconciliation, backfill, and cutover efforts while ensuring data accuracy and integrity.

Skills

Python

Node.js

Go

TypeScript

ETL development

Data pipelines

AWS

Terraform

CI/CD

SQL

BigQuery

Tools

Redshift

Snowflake

BigQuery

Airflow

Kafka

Kinesis

SQS

dbt

Job description

Senior Data/Platform Engineer

Piper Companies is seeking a Senior Data/Platform Engineer to join a healthcare technology organization. The Senior Data/Platform Engineer will play a key role in rebuilding the company's data pipeline from the ground up, helping modernize the platform and establish a scalable foundation for future growth.

Responsibilities of the Senior Data/Platform Engineer:

• Rebuild and modernize a legacy data pipeline, creating scalable and reliable ingestion, processing, and storage solutions.
• Design and develop integrations for APIs, vendor file feeds, BigQuery, and other external data sources.
• Build event-driven services and ETL processes using Python, Node.js, or similar technologies.
• Develop and manage AWS infrastructure utilizing Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization best practices.
• Establish observability, monitoring, lineage tracking, and operational standards for production data systems.
• Lead data migration, reconciliation, backfill, and cutover efforts while ensuring data accuracy and integrity.

Qualifications of the Senior Data/Platform Engineer:

• 7+ years of experience building and supporting large-scale data platforms, backend systems, or data engineering environments.
• Proven experience re-architecting, modernizing, or rebuilding data pipelines, data platforms, or infrastructure from the ground up.
• Strong experience with Python, Node.js, Go, TypeScript, or similar backend development technologies.
• Deep knowledge of ETL processes, data pipelines, event-driven architectures, and system integrations.
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, and containerization technologies.
• Advanced SQL and data warehousing expertise with Redshift, Snowflake, or similar platforms.

Compensation for the Senior Data/Platform Engineer includes:

• Salary range: $180,000 - $220,000 (Depending on Experience)
• Opportunity to convert to a full-time employee following the initial contract engagement
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, 401(k)
• Fully remote work environment

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Keywords:

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