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Senior Database Developer Jobs in Philadelphia, PA

Universal Music Group

Senior Data Engineer

Philadelphia, PA · On-site

$107K - $145K/yr

How we LEAD: We are seeking an experienced and driven Senior Data Engineer - Enterprise Data ... Optimize data storage and query performance by leveraging columnar data structures and databases ...

Umusic

Senior Data Engineer

Philadelphia, PA · On-site

$107K - $145K/yr

How we LEAD: We are seeking an experienced and driven Senior Data Engineer - Enterprise Data ... Optimize data storage and query performance by leveraging columnar data structures and databases ...

Ascensus

Senior Data Engineer

Fort Washington, PA · On-site

$120/hr

Section 1: Position Summary As a Senior Data Engineer at Ascensus, you will enable data-driven ... Strong knowledge of Oracle PL/SQL or other database programming languages. * Very good ...

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ICS Global Soft INC

Senior BigData Engineer

Wilmington, DE · On-site

$102K - $139K/yr

Senior BigData Engineer Location: Wilmington, DE Duration: Multi-Year Contract * Will join a ... Relational SQL, Snowflake andNoSQL databases, including Postgres and Cassandra. * Data pipeline and ...

T-Mobile

Senior Data Science Engineer

Philadelphia, PA · On-site

$116K - $210K/yr

... and DevOps practices and tools. (Required) * 4-7 years Experience working within big data ... databases, and distributed processing technologies. * Experience operating production machine ...

Accenture

Google Senior Data Engineer

Philadelphia, PA · On-site

$94K - $266K/yr

The Work (What You Will Do) As a GCP Senior Data Engineer, you will help deliver data modernization, analytics, and AI solutions on GCP. You will support architecture design, build data pipelines and ...

NFI Industries

Senior Data Engineer

Camden, NJ · On-site

$104K - $139K/yr

Join our innovative Data & Analytics team as a Senior Data Engineer , where you'll play a pivotal ... Strong foundation in Git-based workflows, DevOps principles, and CI/CD concepts in a data ...

Audacy, Inc.

Senior Data Engineer

Philadelphia, PA

$107K - $145K/yr

Senior Data Engineer Department: Digital Reporting To: Manager, Data Engineering Employment Type: Full-Time Overview: Audacy is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our dynamic Data Engineering ...

URBN

URBN Senior Data Engineer

Philadelphia, PA · On-site

$97K - $132K/yr

Role Summary URBN is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join our Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) team during a pivotal phase of modernization. As we transition from legacy ETL frameworks to cloud ...

URBN

URBN Senior Data Engineer

Philadelphia, PA · On-site

$97K - $132K/yr

Role Summary URBN is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join our Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) team during a pivotal phase of modernization. As we transition from legacy ETL frameworks to cloud ...

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As of Aug 16, 2026, the average hourly pay for senior database developer in Philadelphia, PA is $57.33, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $47.07 and $67.93 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the difference between Senior Database Developer vs Database Administrator?

AspectSenior Database DeveloperDatabase Administrator
Primary FocusDesigning, developing, and optimizing database systems and queriesMaintaining, securing, and backing up databases
Required SkillsSQL, database design, performance tuning, codingDatabase management, security protocols, troubleshooting
Work EnvironmentDevelopment teams, project-based tasksOperational environment, system monitoring
CertificationsOracle, Microsoft SQL Server certificationsOracle Certified Professional, Microsoft Certified: Azure Database Administrator

While both roles require strong SQL and database knowledge, Senior Database Developers focus on creating and optimizing database solutions, whereas Database Administrators handle the ongoing maintenance, security, and performance of databases. Understanding these differences helps employers and professionals align skills with job responsibilities.

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Infographic showing various Senior Database Developer job openings in Philadelphia, PA as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 81% Full Time, 12% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 6% Contract. Highlights an 86% Physical, 4% Hybrid, and 10% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $119,244 per year, or $57.3 per hour.

Senior Data Engineer

Universal Music Group

Philadelphia, PA • On-site

$107K - $145K/yr

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement, PTO

Posted 25 days ago

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Company rating: 8.4 out of 10

Based on 12 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

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Job description

We are UMG, the Universal Music Group. We are the world's leading music company. In everything we do, we are committed to artistry, innovation and entrepreneurship. We own and operate a broad array of businesses engaged in recorded music, music publishing, merchandising, and audiovisual content in more than 60 countries. We identify and develop recording artists and songwriters, and we produce, distribute and promote the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful music to delight and entertain fans around the world.
How we LEAD:
We are seeking an experienced and driven Senior Data Engineer - Enterprise Data Products within the Global Data & Analytics team.
You are passionate about building scalable, reliable, and AI-ready data platforms that power enterprise decision-making and advanced analytics. You understand that modern data platforms must not only support reporting, but also enable machine learning, generative AI, and intelligent applications through high-quality, well-governed, and semantically consistent data.
In this role, you will lead teams of data engineers responsible for building and operating domain-specific data products, semantic layers, and data marts that serve as trusted, AI-ready sources of truth across the organization, with a strong emphasis on ecommerce data products and Shopify data pipelines.
You will play a key role in shaping how data is structured, governed, and exposed to support AI/ML use cases, feature engineering, and semantic consistency across tools and applications.
How you'll CREATE:
  • Design and build scalable data pipelines and data products that support analytics and AI/ML use cases.
  • Build and scale ecommerce data products and pipelines, with particular focus on Shopify data such as orders, customers, products, transactions, fulfillment, and marketing events.
  • Develop and maintain AI-ready datasets, ensuring high quality, consistency, and usability for downstream applications.
  • Work with data scientists and analysts to support feature engineering, model training data, and experimentation needs.
  • Contribute to building and maintaining semantic layers that standardize business definitions and enable consistent reporting and analysis.
  • Implement data validation, testing, and monitoring to ensure data quality and reliability.
  • Build and optimize data models (dimensional, curated layers) aligned with business requirements.
  • Optimize data storage and query performance by leveraging columnar data structures and databases where applicable.
  • Support batch and real-time data pipelines using modern data stack tools.
  • Follow best practices for code quality, version control, and CI/CD in data engineering workflows.
  • Collaborate with product, analytics, and governance teams to ensure data is well-documented, discoverable, and trusted.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve data issues, ensuring minimal disruption to downstream users.

Bring your VIBE:
  • 5-8 years of experience in data engineering or related roles.
  • Strong experience building data pipelines, data models, and data platforms.
  • Experience working with Shopify data is strongly preferred, including Shopify orders/customers/products/fulfillment schemas
  • Proven experience handling ecommerce data at scale, including orders, carts, customers, product/catalog, inventory, fulfillment, payments, refunds/returns, promotions/discounts, subscriptions, web/app clickstream, and marketing attribution.
  • Preferred: experience handling Shopify data and ecommerce datasets, including ingesting, modeling, validating, and reconciling commerce data across platforms.
  • Familiarity with AI/ML data requirements, including preparing datasets for model training and analytics.
  • Hands-on experience working with or contributing to semantic layers (e.g., dbt, LookML, etc.).
  • Solid understanding of data warehousing, dimensional modeling, and modern data architectures.
  • Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and tools like Spark, Snowflake, Databricks, or similar.
  • Strong SQL skills and proficiency in Python or similar language.
  • Experience working with columnar databases or columnar storage formats (e.g., BigQuery, Redshift, Snowflake, Parquet) and optimizing query performance.
  • Experience implementing data quality checks and monitoring.
  • Ability to work cross-functionally and translate requirements into technical solutions.
  • Preferred candidate location: Philadelphia, PA (Philly).

Perks Playlist:
Join an entrepreneurial, global organization where authenticity, boldness, creativity, connection, drive, and insight aren't just values-they're how we work every day. Here are some of the ways we support you along the way (and just a few of the benefits we offer):
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Including 100% coverage for out-patient in-network mental health services
  • Fertility coverage for eligible medical plan participants
  • Wellbeing reimbursements for fitness classes, spa treatments, meal services, travel, and so much more (up to $720/year)
  • Student Loan Repayment Assistance and Tuition Reimbursement
  • 401(k) with 100% immediate vesting on the first 5% of your contributions, plus an additional UMG contribution

A variety of ways to prioritize much-needed time away from work including:
  • Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO) for exempt employees
  • 3-weeks PTO for non-exempt employees
  • 2-weeks paid Winter Break
  • 10 Company Holidays (including Juneteenth and Wellbeing Day)
  • Summer Fridays (between Memorial Day and Labor Day)
  • Generous paid parental leave for every type of parent

Check out our full overview of benefits on the Perks Playlist page of the career site.
Disclaimer: This job description only provides an overview of job responsibilities that are subject to change.
Universal Music Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an E-Verify employer in Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah.
Please note, UMG is not enrolled in E-Verify in California and New York, and cannot support employment of candidates whose employer must enroll in E-Verify, for example candidates on STEM-OPT.
For more information, please click on the following links.
E-Verify Participation Poster: English / Spanish
E-Verify Right to Work Poster: English | Spanish
Job Category:
Data, Analytics & Business Intelligence
Salary Range:
$68,100 - $179,000
The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. All candidates are encouraged to apply.

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