Senior Data Engineer
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Full Time
2 hours ago
No H1B
Key skills
AirflowAWSCloudETLKafkaPythonSQLELTAnalyticsSnowflakeDatabricksdbtFivetranKinesisGitCI/CDMentoring
About this role
Role Overview
- Design, build, and scale cloud-based data platforms and pipelines (batch and streaming) to support analytics, product, and operational use cases.
- Own critical data workflows, ensuring reliability, performance, and quality across the data ecosystem.
- Implement modern data solutions using tools like dbt, Databricks, ELT frameworks, and other cloud platforms (AWS, Snowflake).
- Apply best practices in CI/CD, Git, testing, monitoring, and infrastructure-as-code.
- Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, balancing technical rigor with strong interpersonal skills to translate business needs into scalable, accessible data solutions.
- Lead technical initiatives with empathy and influence, mentoring team members, fostering trust, and promoting shared standards and engineering excellence.
Requirements
- 6+ years building and scaling cloud-based data platforms and pipelines.
- Strong Python and SQL expertise
- Strong SQL and Python skills, with a focus on automation, performance, and reliability.
- Experience with large-scale datasets, structured and unstructured
- Hands-on experience with modern data stack tools (dbt, Airflow, Fivetran, Databricks) and streaming/event-driven systems (Kafka, Kinesis).
- Solid experience with AWS data services and ELT/ETL workflows.
- Proficiency in CI/CD, Git, and infrastructure-as-code.
- Proven ability to lead projects, influence stakeholders, and mentor others.
Tech Stack
- Airflow
- AWS
- Cloud
- ETL
- Kafka
- Python
- SQL
Benefits
- Comprehensive full medical, dental and vision Insurance
- Basic Life Insurance at no cost to the employee
- Company paid short-term and long-term disability
- 12 weeks of 100% paid Parental Leave
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- Retirement savings plan
- Personal Paid Time Off
- Paid holidays and company-wide Wellness Day off
- Paid time off to volunteer at nonprofit organizations
- Pet friendly office environment
- Commuter Benefits
- Group Pet Insurance
- On the job training and skills development
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)