Data Engineering
Staff Data Engineer
San Diego, CA
$207,000 to $263,000 a year
The employer is a developer-tools company making it easier for engineering teams to ship reliable software.
The employer is looking for a Staff Data Engineer in San Diego, CA. In this role you will set technical direction alongside an experienced data engineering team and take real ownership of your work. This is a full-time, permanent position. This role is on site at our San Diego location.
What you’ll do
- Work with stakeholders to turn reporting needs into data products
- Build and maintain batch and streaming pipelines into the data warehouse
- Optimize warehouse cost and query performance
- Monitor data quality and fix pipeline failures quickly
- Model data in dbt so analysts and data scientists can rely on it
- Mentor junior engineers and review their work
- Set technical standards and guide decisions across multiple projects
What you’ll bring
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics or a related field
- 8+ years of relevant professional experience
- Experience with a cloud data warehouse
- Experience with an orchestration tool such as Airflow or Dagster
- Strong SQL and Python skills
- A track record of leading projects from scope through delivery
Nice to have
- Experience with data contracts or data observability tools
- Experience with Spark or Flink
Compensation and benefits
The pay range for this position in San Diego, CA is $207,000 – $263,000 per year. Final pay depends on experience, skills and qualifications.
- Health savings account with employer contribution
- Annual performance bonus
- Wellness stipend
- Paid time off plus paid company holidays
- Annual professional development and certification budget
- Commuter benefits
The employer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
