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Contractual Startup Data Engineer Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Data Engineer

San Francisco, CA · On-site

$140K - $180K/yr

Data Engineer, Data Platform About the Role We are building out our Data Platform team at Sigma ... Startup experience Qualifications We Want (also, skills you'll learn!) * A drive to continuously ...

Data Engineer

Palo Alto, CA · On-site

$130K/yr

If you are a data engineer who builds durable data systems with long-term scalability in mind, we ... startup. * BS or advanced degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Computer Engineering, or a ...

$115K - $130K/yr

... Best Startup Employers, Deloitte's Technology Fast 500. The Role As a Data Engineer at theGuarantors, you will play a vital role in the development, deployment and maintenance of our data ...

Data Engineer

Manhattan, NY · On-site

$115K - $130K/yr

... Best Startup Employers, Deloitte's Technology Fast 500. The Role As a Data Engineer at theGuarantors, you will play a vital role in the development, deployment and maintenance of our data ...

Data Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site +1

$113K - $136K/yr

We are looking to hire a Data Engineer with a strong work ethic and a passion for the fast-paced startup life. The ideal candidate doesn't just build pipelines - they think critically about how data ...

Sr. Data Engineer

Rochester, NY · On-site

$145K - $165K/yr

You have a startup mentality, a thirst for knowledge, and the ability to lead projects and mentor ... What You Bring (Requirements) * 5-8+ years of professional data engineering experience. * Deep ...

Data Engineer

Falls Church, VA · Hybrid

$81K - $105K/yr

Data Science and Data Engineering Job Qualifications: Skills: Data Governance, Python Software ... Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual ...

Data Engineer

Austin, TX · On-site +1

$113K - $136K/yr

We are looking to hire a Data Engineer with a strong work ethic and a passion for the fast-paced startup life. The ideal candidate doesn't just build pipelines - they think critically about how data ...

Sr. Data Engineer

Rochester, NY · On-site

$112K - $135K/yr

You have a startup mentality, a thirst for knowledge, and the ability to lead projects and mentor ... What You Bring (Requirements) * 5-8+ years of professional data engineering experience. * Deep ...

Data Engineer

Chantilly, VA · On-site

$140K - $195K/yr

... include contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range ... Experience with data engineering projects supporting data science, AI/ML implementations, and ...

Data Engineer I

Laguna Beach, CA · On-site

$85K - $115K/yr

YOUR MISSION We are looking for a Data Engineer I who is an exceptional early‑career engineer ... Willing to embrace the pace, ambiguity and challenges of a startup environment PREFERRED ...

Sr. Data Engineer

Los Angeles, CA · On-site

$123K - $148K/yr

Job Title: Sr. Data Engineer Team: Engineering Location: Onsite - Sawtelle (Between Santa Monica ... Head of Engineering About Plug Plug is an automotive fintech startup building the marketplace for ...

Sr. Data Engineer

Santa Monica, CA · On-site

$128K - $154K/yr

Job Title: Sr. Data Engineer Team: Engineering Location: Onsite-Santa Monica, CA Employment Type ... Head of Engineering About Plug Plug is an automotive fintech startup building the marketplace for ...

Data Engineer

New York, NY · On-site

$115K - $130K/yr

... Best Startup Employers, Deloitte's Technology Fast 500. The Role As a Data Engineer at theGuarantors, you will play a vital role in the development, deployment and maintenance of our data ...

Data Engineer

Redwood City, CA · On-site

$140K - $168K/yr

Data Engineer The owner of the data layer the entire product is built on -- from raw supplier email ... You've done real work at an early‑stage startup (seed or Series A), where there was no playbook ...

Jr. Data Engineer

Herndon, VA · On-site

$180K - $230K/yr

The Data Engineer is responsible for making data available, accessible, and secure to all ... contractual requirements which may cause an offer to fall outside of this range. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Data Engineer

Chantilly, VA · On-site

$100K - $124K/yr

Data Engineer KBR is seeking a Data Engineer to support one of our government customers in Reston ... or contractual designation. Additional compensation may be in the form of a sign-on bonus ...

Data Engineer

Manhattan, NY

$125K - $150K/yr

Data Engineer Location: New York, NY Employment Type: Full-time Focus: Data Engineering, Snowflake ... Comfort working in a fast-moving startup environment with high ownership * Interest in building ...

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Data Engineer

San Francisco, CA • On-site

Sigma Computing
Software Development • 1 - 10 employees

$140K - $180K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 21 days ago


Job description

Data Engineer, Data Platform About the Role

We are building out our Data Platform team at Sigma, with a relentless focus on developing data models that fuel trusted insights across the company. As a Data Platform Engineer, you will be responsible for the underlying data architecture across Snowflake and Databricks, as well as building and optimizing various ETL pipelines to fuel both internal and external (demo) use cases. Reporting to the VP of Data & Revenue Engineering, this is a high visibility role with the opportunity to work on greenfield projects.

If you're a data engineer with a builder mindset who wants to leverage a best-in-class stack, and genuinely is invested in Sigma's mission, let's chat!

What You Will Be Doing
  • Architect and manage our production data pipelines in Snowflake and how they are consumed in Sigma (Tech we use: Fivetran, dagster, dlt, terraform, dbt, Snowflake, Sigma, Hightouch, Metaplane)
  • Build foundational processes for scaling our demo asset data across various Cloud Data Warehouses
  • Scale our terraform deployment across all of our Snowflake assets
  • Continue to advance our data governance policies
  • Work cross functionally to accomplish all of the above! You'll work across Product, Engineering, GTM-with users of all skills and levels
Qualifications We Need
  • Strong knowledge and experience of working with APIs and building data pipelines from various systems into Cloud Data Platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks)
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills. You will primarily partner with the Analytics and Infrastructure Engineering teams internally at Sigma; your ability to work and collaborate closely with them will be integral to your success.
  • Experience deploying data governance frameworks with a scalable and repeatable process
  • Ability to thrive in ambiguous environments and get stuff done. We move fast and iterate quickly, and we want you to feel empowered to do exactly that
  • 3+ years of relevant experience working in a data engineering role
  • Startup experience
Qualifications We Want (also, skills you'll learn!)
  • A drive to continuously learn (and share those learnings) about the evolving data ecosystem
  • Familiarity with dbt
  • Advanced knowledge python knowledge
  • Advanced knowledge and strong opinions around orchestrators (e.g., Astronomer, Airflow, Dagster)
  • Advanced knowledge of working with public clouds (e.g., AWS, GCP)

Additional Job details

The base salary range for this position is $140k - $180k annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work at Sigma Computing. This role is eligible for stock options, as well as a comprehensive benefits package.