Senior Data Engineer
Foley · Remote · Remote US ·
COMPENSATION
$140k – $180k
Listed on the employer's job board (Ashby)
- Senior Data Engineer
- Fully remote (US)
- Python + SQL + AWS
- EST time zone
- SaaS industry
Join Foley as a Senior Data Engineer to help build the data infrastructure that powers their safety-compliance SaaS platform. You will design scalable pipelines, implement data governance, and contribute to enterprise architecture while collaborating with Engineering, Product, and Analytics teams.
This hands-on role requires solving complex technical problems and delivering production-quality solutions. You will work in a remote environment, focusing on system reliability, data modeling, and continuous improvement of data workflows.
What you'll do
- Design and maintain scalable data pipelines across databases and vendor systems
- Support batch, event-driven, and CDC-based data workflows
- Build and maintain data warehouse schemas and transformation layers
- Implement data governance practices including role-based access control
- Partner with stakeholders to translate requirements into data solutions
- Contribute to the evolution of enterprise data architecture
- Identify opportunities to improve workflows through automation and tooling
What you'll need
- Strong experience building ETL/ELT pipelines in production environments
- Proficiency with Python, SQL, and cloud-based data platforms
- Experience with AWS services like Redshift, Glue, Lambda, S3, and EventBridge
- Ability to design scalable warehouse schemas within layered architectures
- Strong software engineering fundamentals including testing and reliability
- Proven track record of troubleshooting issues in production systems
- Comfortable working independently and handling ambiguity
Nice to have
- Experience with medallion architecture and bronze/silver/gold patterns
- Knowledge of graph data models and entity resolution
- Experience supporting machine learning or LLM-related pipelines
- Familiarity with AI tools to improve engineering productivity
- Background in partnering with Data Science or Analytics teams
Stack
- Python
- SQL
- AWS
- Redshift
- Glue
- Lambda
- S3
- EventBridge
How you'll work
- Primarily remote within the United States
- Operates largely in Eastern Standard Time hours
- Occasional travel required for team collaboration and events
What you get
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) plan with company match
- Paid time off and holidays
- Wellness programs
- Employee assistance program