Referral Eligibleย
Zapata Technology is hiring a Software / Data Engineer to own and modernize a mission-critical data ecosystem. This is not a โrun the pipelineโ role โ this is a build the next generation data platform role.ย Youโll take an environment currently powered by custom ASP.NET apps, Postgres stored procedures, and legacy VBA scripts and architect the transition to modern, scalable ETL and orchestration frameworks like Apache NiFi and Airflow.ย If you enjoy untangling complex data systems, designing clean pipelines, and turning โit works but no one knows howโ into โitโs automated, documented, and scalableโ โ this role is for you.
100% Remote
What Youโll Actually Do (Job Functions)
- Own the design and evolution of our ETL and data pipeline architectureย
- Replace fragile VBA and ad-hoc scripts with robust, testable data workflowsย
- Design high-performance Postgres data models, queries, and stored proceduresย
- Build ingestion and transformation services using Python, ASP.NET, and SQLย
- Lead the migration from custom ETL processes to modern tools (NiFi, Airflow)ย
- Create data pipelines that power analytics, reporting, and operational systemsย
- Improve data quality, observability, and governance across the platformย
- Partner with stakeholders to translate messy requirements into clean data solutionsย
- Document and automate everything so the system scales beyond any one personย
The Environment Today
- Custom ASP.NET data ingestion appsย
- Heavy Postgres logic and stored proceduresย
- Legacy VBA automation that needs to be retiredย
- Growing need for cloud migration and modern orchestrationย
The Environment Youโll Help Build
- Python-driven pipelinesย
- Apache NiFi / Airflow orchestrationย
- Clean Postgres architectureย
- AWS-based data infrastructureย
- Scalable, observable ETL workflowsย
What Weโre Looking For (Job Requirements)
- Strong experience building ETL/data pipelines without relying solely on ETL toolsย
- Deep SQL and Postgres performance tuning experienceย
- Experience writing data services in Python, C#, or ASP.NETย
- Experience modernizing legacy data environmentsย
- Comfort owning architecture decisions and working independentlyย
- Experience migrating systems to AWSย
- Familiarity with Spark, Databricks, or distributed processing is a plusย
- Shell scripting and automation experienceย
- Experience working in Agile teamsย
- 4+ years of software or data engineering experienceย
- Strong SQL and database design backgroundย
- Experience building and maintaining ETL processes
Why Engineers Like This Role
- You get real ownership of architecture decisionsย
- You are hired to modernize, not maintainย
- High impact, visible work that affects the entire organizationย
- Freedom to introduce modern tooling and best practicesย
- Remote flexibility with a team that values autonomyย
- A rare opportunity to rebuild a data platform the right wayย
Position Type
Full time position
Clearance:
This position requires an active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain TS/SCI.ย
Zapata Technology, Inc is an Equal Opportunity Employer.ย
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.ย
Zapata Technology, Inc. provides reasonable accommodation to applicants who are veterans or who have disabilities and are unable to fully use our company application system. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify Christina Hall, EEO Coordinator at Zapata Technology. 706-955-4809