Staff Data Engineer
- Countries
- Remote, USA
- Job Types
- software & tech
- Experience
- expert
- Organization Types
- government & public sector, nonprofits
- Location
- in the U.S. - Remote
- Posted Date
- Company
- Code for America
- Salary
- $128,945.0 - $157,850.0 annually
AI Summary
Job Description
Lead the technical execution of data infrastructure for high-impact government services. Ensure data reliability and usability at scale by improving data collection, movement, modeling, and analysis. Build and operate infrastructure for data flow, guiding technical direction, setting standards, and mentoring teams. Optimize data pipelines and champion privacy and security practices.
Hard Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in data engineering or related technical fields
- Expert-level SQL
- Experience with Python, R
- Experience with Postgres
- Experience with cloud-based data warehousing (e.g. BigQuery, Snowflake)
- Expert at data orchestration tools (e.g. Dagster)
- Expert at using dbt for data transformation and modeling
- Demonstrated experience with Metabase or similar business intelligence tools
- Experience ensuring data pipelines are accessible to Data Scientists through notebook tools
- Experience with cloud infrastructure and infrastructure as code
Soft Requirements
- Excellent collaboration skills
- Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional relationships
- Respond to stakeholder needs
- Facilitate effective decision-making conversations
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to use AI coding tools judiciously
- Curiosity about emerging AI tools
- Commitment to using AI responsibly and effectively
- Deep commitment to Code for America's mission