Data EngineerApplication Deadline: 14 August 2026
Department: Engineering
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: Denver
Compensation: $120,000 - $160,000 / year
DescriptionTL;DR Kharon is seeking a full-time Data Engineer based in Denver, Colorado. This role requires in-office attendance 3 days a week.
RESPONSIBILITIES:- Help build large-scale distributed automated data processing systems and data lakes, while optimizing for both computational and storage efficiency on AWS Databricks.
- Create data pipelines, infrastructure, and overall workflow orchestration to pull data from a diverse set of data sources into the Kharon Data Lake.
- Build systems to track, monitor and validate the quality of data coming into or going out of Kharon Data Lake.
- Collaborate with engineers, architects, and data scientists to implement scalable solutions to solve complex problems.
- Interact and develop with internal and external APIs.
- Work with product and business teams to define novel and critical metrics for the business.
- Follow good engineering practices like documentation, diagrams, and unit/validation tests
- Take full responsibilities for the development, deployment, adoption monitoring and maintenance of the data systems and services you build.
QUALIFICATIONS:- 3+ years of experience, not including internships as a software engineer or a data engineer and a strong passion to learn.
- BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience in related fields.
- Experience in Python, Pandas, PySpark, and Notebooks.
- SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases including schema design, access patterns, query performance optimization, etc.
- Experience with data pipeline technologies like AWS Glue, Airflow, Kafka, or other cloud based equivalence.
- Experience with ETL and data warehousing like Databricks, Snowflake, or equivalent.
- Container-based deployment experience using Docker and Kubernetes.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
NICE TO HAVE:- Experience working with or data modeling for graph databases like Neo4J, Neptune, etc.
- API experience using FastAPI, Flask, Spring Boot or equivalent.
- Understanding of elasticsearch data and query modeling is a big plus.
- Interests or experience in Geopolitics, Sanction Compliance, or Financial Risk.
The base salary range at Kharon is set between$120,000 to $160,000. Please note that this figure does not necessarily include potential bonuses, commissions, benefits, or equity that may be part of the overall compensation package.
If interested in pursuing this position, please visit www.kharon.com/careers to apply.
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