Senior AWS Data Engineer

Sequoia Connect

$140K — $165K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree holders for visa application process.
  • 8-12 years of software development experience.
  • Solid IT background and experience.
  • Proficient in Python, PySpark, and SQL.
  • Experienced with AWS services including Glue, Redshift, RDS, Lambda, and more.
  • Knowledge of enterprise data lakes and warehouses.
  • Strong understanding of ETL best practices and data quality.

Responsibilities

  • Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL and data pipelines.
  • Develop workflows using AWS Glue and Lambda.
  • Build event-driven integrations using SNS and SQS.
  • Design and optimize data lake solutions with S3 and Redshift.
  • Write high-performance SQL for complex transformations.
  • Implement data validation and monitoring frameworks.
  • Troubleshoot operational issues and implement solutions.

Benefits

  • Flexible remote work arrangement.
  • Opportunities for career advancement and skill development.
  • Collaborative and innovative work environment.
Full Job Description
Senior AWS Data Engineer:

The Challenge (Responsibilities)

  • Design, build, and maintain scalable ETL and data pipelines using Python, PySpark, and AWS services.
  • Develop and manage workflows using Glue, Lambda, and Step Functions.
  • Build event-driven integrations using SNS, SQS, and related AWS services.
  • Design and optimize data lake and warehouse solutions using S3, Athena, and Redshift.
  • Write and tune high-performance SQL for complex transformations and reporting.
  • Design and Implement data validation, monitoring, logging, alerting, and error-handling frameworks.
  • Design and Support API-based and JSON-based integrations across internal and external systems.
  • Troubleshoot operational issues, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
  • Contribute to documentation, deployment automation, and engineering best practices.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders and mentor junior team members where needed.

Your Profile (Requirements)

  • Degree holders for the visa application process.
  • 8-12 years of software development experience across the appropriate platform.
  • Solid IT background and experience.
  • Experience as an application developer for projects similar in scope and responsibility.
  • Strong expertise in Python, PySpark, and SQL.
  • Strong hands-on experience with AWS services such as Glue, Redshift, RDS, Lambda, Step Functions, SNS, SQS, S3, Athena, EMR, CloudWatch, and CloudTrail.
  • Experience with enterprise data lakes, data warehouses, data marts, and big data environments.
  • Strong understanding of ETL best practices, data quality, and operational support.
  • Experience with APIs, JSON, and cloud-based data integration patterns.
  • Familiarity with GitLab, Terraform, CI/CD, and AWS developer tools.
  • Experience with DynamoDB, EC2, ECS and Batch.
  • Exposure to data migration and cloud modernization programs.
  • Have a good understanding of performance engineering of code pipelines and near real-time systems.
  • Good understanding of Agents and MCP.
  • High-Performance Mindset: Resilience, emotional intelligence, and a focus on agile delivery.
  • Technologist DNA: A deep understanding of the difference between "coding" and "engineering."

Desired

  • Familiarity with cloud-native foundations or AI coding assistants.

Languages

  • Advanced Oral English: For seamless collaboration with global teams.
  • Advanced Spanish.

Special Notes

  • N/A

Work Arrangement

We value flexibility to support your lifestyle. This position is available as:

  • Remote


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Requirements

  • 8-12 years of software development experience across the appropriate platform.
  • Solid IT background and experience.
  • Experience as an application developer for projects similar in scope and responsibility.
  • Strong expertise in Python, PySpark, and SQL.
  • Strong hands-on experience with AWS services such as Glue, Redshift, RDS, Lambda, Step Functions, SNS, SQS, S3, Athena, EMR, CloudWatch, and CloudTrail.
  • Experience with enterprise data lakes, data warehouses, data marts, and big data environments.
  • Strong understanding of ETL best practices, data quality, and operational support.
  • Experience with APIs, JSON, and cloud-based data integration patterns.
  • Familiarity with GitLab, Terraform, CI/CD, and AWS developer tools.
  • Experience with DynamoDB, EC2, ECS and Batch.
  • Exposure to data migration and cloud modernization programs.
  • Have a good understanding of performance engineering of code pipelines and near real time systems
  • Good understanding on Agents and MCP

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