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10a Labs

Data Engineer, Web Scraping

Washington, DC · Remote

$105K - $125K/yr

Degree (or equivalent work experience) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Science, Data Science or a related field (graduate degree preferred) * 2+ years of professional experience in data ...

10a Labs

Data Engineer, Web Scraping

Washington, DC · On-site

$105K - $125K/yr

Degree (or equivalent work experience) in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Science, Data Science or a related field (graduate degree preferred) * 2+ years of professional experience in data ...

Atonom

AI Data Engineer

Provo, UT · On-site

Recent graduate (or soon to be) in Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field. Self-taught candidates with a strong portfolio are also ...

Atonom

AI Data Engineer

Provo, UT · On-site

$50K - $90K/yr

Recent graduate (or soon to be) in Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field. Self-taught candidates with a strong portfolio are also ...

Atonom

AI Data Engineer

Provo, UT · On-site

$109K - $131K/yr

Recent graduate (or soon to be) in Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field. Self-taught candidates with a strong portfolio are also ...

Atonom

AI Data Engineer

Provo, UT · On-site

$108K - $130K/yr

Recent graduate (or soon to be) in Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field. Self-taught candidates with a strong portfolio are also ...

Uasys

COSMOS - Data Engineer III

Little Rock, AR

$109K - $131K/yr

Current University of Arkansas System employees, including student employees and graduate ... The Data Engineer III will collect, manage, and convert raw data into usable information for ...

Uasys

COSMOS - Data Engineer III

Little Rock, AR · On-site

$109K - $131K/yr

Current University of Arkansas System employees, including student employees and graduate ... The Project/Program Specialist (Data Engineer III) position is a full-time provisional with the ...

Uasys

COSMOS - Data Engineer IV

Little Rock, AR · On-site

$109K - $131K/yr

Current University of Arkansas System employees, including student employees and graduate ... The Project/Program Specialist (Data Engineer IV) position is a full-time provisional with the ...

Uasys

COSMOS - Data Engineer IV

Little Rock, AR · On-site

$109K - $131K/yr

Current University of Arkansas System employees, including student employees and graduate ... The Data Engineer IV will collect, manage, and convert raw data into usable information for ...

Dart Container

Associate Data Engineer

Mason, MI · On-site +1

$14 - $18.25/hr

Associate Data Engineer (Entry-Level)Launch Your Data Engineering Career Are you a recent graduate or early-career technologist eager to turn data into meaningful business insights? Join our team as ...

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As of Jun 5, 2026, the average yearly pay for graduate data engineer in the United States is $129,716.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $114,500.00 and $137,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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A Graduate Data Engineer is an entry-level role focused on designing, building, and maintaining data pipelines and infrastructure. They work with large datasets, ensuring data is collected, processed, and stored efficiently for analysis. Typically, they collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and other engineers to support data-driven decision-making. This role often involves using programming languages like Python or SQL, cloud platforms, and big data technologies. Graduate Data Engineers gain hands-on experience in data engineering principles and tools, helping organizations manage and optimize their data workflows.

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A Graduate Data Engineer typically requires a bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, or a related field, along with foundational knowledge of programming, data structures, and database concepts. Familiarity with technologies such as SQL, Python, cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure), and modern data engineering tools like Apache Spark or Hadoop is often expected, and introductory certifications can provide an added advantage. Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving ability, effective communication, and eagerness to learn are valuable soft skills in this role. These skills and qualities are crucial for efficiently building, maintaining, and optimizing data pipelines that support business decision-making.

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Software Engineer Graduate (Data Arch - Data Ecosystem) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

Software Engineer Graduate (Data Arch - Data Ecosystem) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

TikTok

San Jose, CA • On-site

$134K - $161K/yr

Full-time

This job post has expired 1 day ago. Applications are no longer accepted.

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7.6

Company rating: 7.6 out of 10

Based on 11 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

112th of 186 rated software companies

Job description

Job Summary:
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. The Data Ecosystem Team is seeking a Software Engineer Graduate to design and implement data architecture for large-scale recommendation systems, ensuring system reliability and performance.
Responsibilities:
• Design and implement real-time and offline data architecture for large-scale recommendation systems.
• Build scalable and high-performance streaming Lakehouse systems that power feature pipelines, model training, and real-time inference.
• Collaborate with ML platform teams to support PyTorch-based model training workflows and design efficient data formats and access patterns for large-scale samples and features.
• Own core components of our distributed storage and processing stack, from file format to stream compaction to metadata management.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Individuals who are completing or have recently completed a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Software Development, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience building large-scale distributed systems, preferably in storage, stream processing, or ML infrastructure.
• Familiarity with modern Lakehouse technologies such as Apache Paimon, Iceberg, Delta Lake, or Hudi, especially around incremental ingestion, schema evolution, and snapshot isolation.
Preferred:
• Understanding of Apache Flink internals, with hands-on experience in state management, connectors, or UDFs.
• Experience in designing and optimizing Flink + Paimon architectures for unified batch/stream processing.
• Familiarity with feature storage and training data pipelines, and their integration with PyTorch, especially for large-scale model training.
• Knowledge of columnar file formats (Parquet, ORC, Lance) and how they are used in feature engineering or ML data loading.
• Proficiency in Java/Scala/C++, and strong debugging/performance tuning ability.
• Previous experience in Lakehouse metadata management, compaction scheduling, or data versioning is a plus.
• Knowledge of legacy data stores like HBase/Kudu is a bonus but not required.
Company:
TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance. Founded in 2003, the company is headquartered in Los Angeles, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.

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