Senior Data Engineer

TL;DR

Senior Data Engineer: Building and optimizing high-load backend data ingest services for a distributed data platform with an accent on reliability, cost efficiency, and operational clarity at scale. Focus on designing robust data pipelines, managing orchestration workflows, and implementing data quality monitoring.

Location: Remote (United States)

Salary: $125,000–$145,000 + Bonus

Company

hirify.global is creating a new category of energy by making software that manages energy resources in homes and businesses to balance the grid, accelerating the transition to clean energy.

What you will do

• Own critical ingest systems end to end, improving reliability, cost efficiency, and operational clarity.
• Lead design and delivery for new capabilities and define monitoring and SLAs.
• Design, build, and maintain data pipelines using Databricks (Spark, Delta Lake) and Python.
• Develop and manage orchestration workflows using Airflow.
• Define and implement data quality, freshness, and volume metrics, plus monitoring and alerting.
• Continuously optimize pipelines for cost, performance, and scalability in cloud environments.

Requirements

• 5 to 8 years of experience in data engineering or backend engineering roles.
• Strong working knowledge of Databricks, Spark, or similar distributed data systems, including production operations.
• Experience with Airflow or other workflow orchestration tools in production.
• Proficient in Python and SQL, with an understanding of scalable data design and performance tuning.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (GCP or AWS) and cost performance tradeoffs.
• Demonstrated ownership of resilient systems, including on call, incident response, and post incident improvements.

Nice to have

• Experience with real time or streaming data systems (Kafka, Structured Streaming).
• Understanding of data observability, lineage, and quality checks at scale.
• Prior work in the utility or energy sector.
• Exposure to infrastructure as code tools (Terraform) and CI CD pipelines.

Culture & Benefits

• Make a meaningful impact on decarbonization and building a sustainable future.
• Ample advancement opportunities and robust learning and development programs.
• Comprehensive benefits, including flexible time off, generous parental leave, and a wellness stipend.
• Inclusive workplace where everyone feels respected, empowered, and heard.
• Collaborative environment where ideas are valued and contributions recognized.