Sr Data Engineer

COREcruitment

$100K — $130K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in data engineering or related roles.
  • Deep experience with AWS (including Redshift, Glue, S3) or other cloud providers.
  • Advanced expertise in AWS Redshift or Snowflake.
  • Hands-on experience with Amazon SageMaker AI for model development.
  • Proficient in Python and Apache Airflow for data engineering.
  • Knowledge of SQL and data modeling techniques.
  • Familiarity with DevOps practices and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain scalable data pipelines using Python and AWS services.
  • Architect and optimize data warehouse solutions in AWS Redshift.
  • Implement ELT/ETL processes for structured and semi-structured data.
  • Ensure data integrity, quality, and security across platforms.
  • Develop and maintain cloud-native data solutions using AWS.
  • Optimize Redshift clusters for cost and performance efficiency.
  • Implement CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code for data systems.

Benefits

  • Health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) playmaker match.
  • Free mental well-being platform access.
  • Free play and discounted food for associates.
Full Job Description

The Senior Data Engineer is responsible for designing, building, and optimizing scalable data platforms and pipelines that support analytics, machine learning, and business intelligence initiatives. This role requires deep expertise in AWS Redshift, SageMaker AI, Quick Suite (Amazon QuickSight), Apache Airflow and Python, with a strong emphasis on performance, reliability, and data governance.





Data Architecture & Engineering
  • Design, develop, andmaintainscalable data pipelines using Python and AWS-native services.

  • Architect andoptimizedata warehouse solutions in AWS Redshift, including schema design, workload management, and performance tuning.

  • Implement ELT/ETL processes to ingest, transform, and curate structured and semi-structured data.

  • Ensure data integrity, quality, and security across all data platforms.

Cloud & AWS Platform Development
  • Develop andmaintaincloud-native data solutionsleveragingAWS services (e.g., Redshift, S3, Glue, Lambda, SageMaker,Kinesis, RDS,IAM).

  • OptimizeRedshift clusters for cost efficiency and high performance.

  • Implement CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code practices for data systems.

Machine Learning Enablement (SageMaker AI)
  • Partner with data scientists to operationalize machine learning models using SageMaker AI.

  • Build data pipelines that support model training, validation, and deployment.

  • Implement feature engineering and feature store best practices.

  • Monitor andoptimizemodel performance in production environments.

Business Intelligence & Reporting
  • Enable and support analytics and reporting solutions using AmazonQuickSight(Quick Suite).

  • Develop curated datasets and semantic layers to support self-service analytics.

  • Ensure data models are structured to support performance and scalability in BI tools.

Governance & Best Practices
  • Establish and enforce data engineering standards, coding best practices, and documentation.

  • Implement monitoring, logging, andalerting fordata pipelines and warehouse performance.

  • Ensure compliance with security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.

  • Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership across data initiatives.

  • 5+ years of experience in data engineering or related roles.

  • Deep experience with one or more cloud providers: AWS (Glue, S3, Redshift), Azure (Data Lake, Databricks), or GCP.

  • Advancedexpertisein AWS Redshiftor Snowflake(architecture, performance tuning, query optimization).

  • Hands-on experience with Amazon SageMaker AI for model development and deployment.

  • Advancedproficiencyin Python& Airflowfor data engineering.

  • Deep knowledge of SQL and data modeling techniques (dimensional modeling, star/snowflake schemas).

  • Experience with large-scale distributed data systems and cloud-native architectures.

  • Familiarity with DevOps practices, CI/CD, and infrastructure-as-code.

BENEFITS

Free Play & 1/2 price food! Health, dental, vision, 401(k) playmaker match, free mental well-being platform 60and that 27s just for starters for those who qualify.

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