Senior Data Engineer (Databricks)

Location: Fully remote within the United States. U.S. citizenship is required, along with eligibility to obtain and maintain federal suitability, a government-issued PIV credential, and required system access.

Company

hirify.global is a growing Maryland startup that develops secure applications, data products, and automated solutions for government and other customers.

What you will do

• Design, build, deploy, and support production data pipelines and enterprise data solutions using Databricks, Google Cloud Platform, BigQuery, Python, SQL, and related technologies.
• Develop enterprise data models and layered architectures that transform multiple source systems into reusable data products for analytics, applications, reporting, automation, and AI/ML.
• Extract, transform, validate, and analyze data to support reporting, business intelligence, artificial intelligence, and operational decision-making.
• Ensure data quality, security, governance, traceability, and compliance throughout the data lifecycle.
• Collaborate with technical teams, program leadership, and federal stakeholders to define requirements, evaluate options, document solutions, and resolve technical issues.
• Evaluate new technologies and support testing, deployment, production operations, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, data science, information systems, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• At least 12 years of relevant data engineering, software engineering, data architecture, or technical delivery experience; a master’s degree with 10 years of experience is also considered.
• Hands-on experience delivering production data engineering solutions in an enterprise Databricks environment, including data pipelines, orchestration, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, CI/CD, deployment, security, and governance.
• Experience with technologies such as GCP, BigQuery, Python, SQL, JavaScript, Google Apps Script, APIs, cloud platforms, databases, and visualization tools.
• Understanding of data modeling, ETL/ELT, data quality, governance, security, and production support.
• Strong problem-solving, documentation, communication, teamwork, initiative, and ownership skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Short-term disability and life insurance.
• Matching 401(k) contributions and paid time off, including 11 holidays and a birthday holiday.
• Professional development support, fitness membership, and home-office allocations.
• Performance bonuses, profit sharing, and employee referral bonuses.
• Values-driven culture focused on curiosity, authenticity, initiative, employee development, and customer service.