Staff Data Engineer - Remote, Lead Data Pipelines & Governance

codeforamerica; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote in US

40-hour work week, Mon–Fri

Professional-development funding

Health coverage options

Employer matching retirement

Job summary

Code for America is seeking a staff-level data engineer to lead the technical delivery of data infrastructure that underpins public-service products. You will combine hands-on engineering with architectural leadership, mentoring, and a focus on privacy, security, and responsible data use.

Responsibilities include designing scalable data pipelines in cloud environments, translating cross-team requirements into actionable plans, and ensuring operational reliability and governance across the data

Qualifications

• Experience leading the technical execution of data infrastructure projects and architectural decisions.
• Strong background building and operating production data pipelines and systems for analytics or reporting.
• Ability to collaborate with data scientists, software engineers, product managers, and DevOps partners.
• Experience diagnosing complex data problems balancing delivery with reliability, security, and governance.
• Excellent written and verbal communication documenting systems and decisions.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver scalable data pipelines, transfers, transformations, integrations, and validation processes in cloud environments.
• Translate requirements from data science, software engineering, and product teams into practical data architecture and implementation plans.
• Improve consistency, performance, monitoring, deployment, and operational reliability of data systems.
• Investigate and resolve data-quality or infrastructure issues and recommend process improvements.
• Establish and promote practices for data governance, privacy, security, dataset management, and lifecycle controls.
• Provide technical direction and mentorship for data scientists and engineers.

Skills

Data infrastructure leadership

Production data pipelines

Cross-functional collaboration

Data governance

Clear communication

Job description

Code for America is seeking a staff-level data engineer to lead the technical delivery of data infrastructure that underpins public-service products. You will combine hands-on engineering with architectural leadership, mentoring, and a focus on privacy, security, and responsible data use.

Responsibilities include designing scalable data pipelines in cloud environments, translating cross-team requirements into actionable plans, and ensuring operational reliability and governance across the data