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$170,000–$240,000/yr
North America

  • Set the technical direction for data architecture across warehouses, lakes, and lakehouse environments.
  • Champion data governance, AI-ready data foundations, and enterprise data modeling strategies.
  • Partner with leadership and clients as the senior data voice while mentoring engineers and architects.

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$119,514–$164,899/yr
US

  • Design, deploy, and optimize data and AI/ML systems on AWS end-to-end.
  • Maintain and evolve production platforms, monitoring for drift and improving reliability.
  • Partner with AWS Professional Services and client teams to align data and AI architecture with business goals.

We are an applied AI engineering firm building AI co-workers that integrate into enterprise operations and deliver measurable client results. Founded in 2009, we are a smaller, senior team with delivery centers in the US, Canada, Eastern Europe, and Latin America, averaging 15+ years of experience.

US Unlimited PTO

  • Lead and develop a high-performing data engineering team, setting technical direction and performance expectations.
  • Own data architecture, pipelines, data products, and governance to evolve LTK's data ecosystem.
  • Partner with Product, Analytics, Finance, and Engineering to translate business priorities into reliable, scalable solutions.

LTK is a global technology platform that empowers lifestyle creators to monetize their content, connecting brands, creators, and shoppers. It is a remote-first company with 40M+ monthly consumers and 8,000+ retail partners, headquartered in Dallas, TX.

US

  • Lead data platform org: database engineering, data capture, curation, production experience, and governance.
  • Define strategy and roadmap for data infrastructure, modernizing architecture and reducing technical debt.
  • Build scalable platforms and tooling for independent, reliable data pipelines.

Our partner is a data-driven organization focused on building reliable data infrastructure and enabling engineering teams to operate independently. They foster a remote, digital-first culture with a data platform team of ~50 people.

North America

  • Design and scale high-performance data pipelines into Snowflake for a large e-commerce platform.
  • Automate data engineering workflows using agentic systems and AI-native tooling.
  • Collaborate with analytics, data science, and product teams to deliver end-to-end data solutions.

This partner company operates a large-scale e-commerce and digital platform serving millions of users. It fosters a remote-first culture across the U.S. and Canada, emphasizing innovation, ownership, and practical use of AI.

$170,000–$210,000/yr
US Unlimited PTO

  • Own AWS data architecture and technical roadmap across ingestion, transformation, storage, and serving.
  • Build reliable batch and near-real-time pipelines with clear SLAs and observability.
  • Model ERP supply chain data into a reusable warehouse and lead legacy migration.

Clarium is an AI-powered healthcare supply chain platform that helps hospitals reduce overspending and improve efficiency with its Astra OS. Founded in 2020, Clarium has raised $43M and is trusted by leading health systems, with a collaborative, fast-paced culture.

$170,000–$200,000/yr
US

  • Own the implementation design across the platform — ingestion, modeling, and the surfaces people consume
  • Shape the detailed architecture from the high-level direction, working with the architecture team
  • Set the engineering standards and mentor data engineers

PerfectServe is a leading provider of clinical communication and physician scheduling solutions in the health IT space. The company has over 400 employees and $100 million in annual revenue, with a collaborative culture focused on innovation and customer delight.

$210,000–$250,000/yr
Global Unlimited PTO

  • Establish and lead enterprise architecture and data strategy, including reference architectures, data models, and governance.
  • Build trusted data foundations and reusable technology patterns that accelerate delivery and innovation.
  • Partner with cross-functional leaders to drive strategic technology decisions and modernize fragmented environments.

Stand Together is a philanthropic community that helps America’s boldest changemakers tackle the root causes of the country’s biggest problems. With over 1,400 employees, the organization fosters a culture rooted in Principle Based Management, emphasizing transformation, innovation, and entrepreneurialism.

$175,000–$225,000/yr
North America

  • Establish customer goals and design data architecture for activation.
  • Direct agents to build models and transformations, reviewing and owning performance.
  • Serve as ongoing architect, producing reference architectures and encoding business logic.

Hightouch is an Agentic Marketing Platform powered by the leading Composable CDP, enabling marketers to build and ship end-to-end campaigns. The team is ambitious, impact-driven, and efficient, valuing humility and kindness, with a mission to help customers leverage data and AI.

$175,000–$225,000/yr
Global

  • Architect data solutions for enterprise customers, driving vision for data architecture and identity resolution.
  • Direct AI agents to profile warehouse data, review their output, and own the models.
  • Define success metrics, hand off day-to-day, and remain the architect for evolving data needs.

Hightouch is a marketing data activation platform that lets teams build audiences, run journeys, and launch campaigns. The company is remote-first and is building an agent-native team to serve enterprise customers with complex data architectures.

LATAM

  • Own the middle layer of the data pipeline, integrating Quantum interaction data with account, device, and operational data sources.
  • Build and maintain ETL workflows, develop AWS processing resources, and prepare reliable datasets for Tableau.
  • Investigate data discrepancies, troubleshoot pipeline issues, and collaborate with engineering leads and product owners as data complexity grows.

Blend is a premier AI services provider that partners with clients to create meaningful impact through data science, AI, technology, and people. The company fosters a culture of innovation and collaboration, dedicated to developing world-class talent and delivering data-driven strategy.

US

  • Lead design, governance, and validation of enterprise data architecture for the DCIPS Future program.
  • Maintain secure, reliable, scalable data architectures in AWS GovCloud at IL2, IL4, and IL5.
  • Mentor database administrators, data engineers, and developers and present decisions to stakeholders.

DecisionPoint Corporation provides IT and mission services for federal modernization programs, including DCIPS Future for Casualty and Mortuary Affairs. It is an equal opportunity employer focused on secure, reliable, and scalable government systems.

Global

  • Assess clients' data landscapes and design target-state architectures for cloud, hybrid, and on-prem environments.
  • Design lakehouse, warehouse, and data lake solutions including ETL/ELT, CDC, streaming, and API integrations.
  • Act as technical authority for delivery teams and support presales with discovery workshops and PoCs.

Software Mind builds impactful software solutions for global companies and tech unicorns. The culture is open, respectful, and collaborative, with cross-functional teams that take ownership and creativity.

US Unlimited PTO

  • Own and scale the end-to-end ingestion to catalog to derived pipeline powering InfraSpec datasets across all core domains.
  • Lead the migration from legacy scripts to a durable platform, including architecting the greenfield graph layer for RouteFinder.
  • Enforce data contracts, quality gates, and observability to keep pipeline rework under 20%.

Inflect is building a marketplace that transforms how companies buy and sell digital infrastructure—datacenter, cloud, and network services. As a fast-growing startup, we work quickly and collaboratively; full-time employees receive option grants and share ownership.

$170,000–$190,000/yr
US

  • Define and maintain architectural standards for the enterprise data platform, including data modeling, pipeline design, and orchestration.
  • Lead the Technical Design Document process and conduct design reviews and production readiness reviews.
  • Guide the evolution of the core data platform stack including Redshift, Airflow, Kafka, SQL Server, and Aurora PostgreSQL.

Walker & Dunlop is one of the largest providers of capital to the commercial real estate industry, enabling real estate owners to bring their visions to life. The company is committed to creating meaningful social, environmental, and economic change and has earned recognition as a Great Place to Work.

Canada US

  • Build and scale data pipelines for ingestion into Snowflake, focusing on reliability and performance across a $750M+ e-commerce business.
  • Design and ship agentic systems that automate data engineering work, including pipeline generation, testing, and maintenance.
  • Collaborate with analysts, data scientists, and product teams to deliver end-to-end data solutions, from ingestion to advanced analytics and AI.

Babylist is the leading platform for expecting and new families, offering a universal registry, shop, health, and more. With over 10 million users and $750M revenue in 2025, Babylist is a remote-first, AI-forward company that values focus, intention, and recharging.

$137,445–$231,000/yr
US

  • Architect and own marketing data infrastructure: ETL/ELT pipelines, Databricks Gold Layer tables, and core data models.
  • Design semantic layers, data dictionaries, and documentation that enable self-serve BI and conversational analytics.
  • Lead cross-team initiatives and drive AI-enabled data products and agents from concept to production.

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, helping organizations that run physical operations harness IoT data to improve safety, efficiency, and sustainability. As a recently public company, it offers a high-growth, collaborative culture with autonomy to make an impact.

US

  • Lead design and deployment of enterprise-scale AI and data solutions.
  • Architect LLM and agentic AI workflows using frameworks like LangChain and n8n.
  • Partner with teams to deliver secure, compliant, and innovative solutions.

U.S. Financial Technology operates the largest mortgage securitization platform in the world, supporting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security. The company supports 70% of mortgage-backed securities and combines financial services expertise with leading technologists.

$145,000–$160,000/yr
US

  • Lead and oversee complex data engineering projects, bridging technical gaps and navigating ambiguous conditions.
  • Collaborate across teams to align data engineering efforts and translate technical concepts for less technical colleagues.
  • Mentor data team members and ensure large engineering projects deliver business outcomes.

Velir is an established mid-sized digital agency serving clients from non-profits to Fortune 500 brands, and acquired Brooklyn Data Company, a data and analytics consultancy. The company is remote-first with a culture built on trust, collaboration, and continuous improvement, offering competitive pay and benefits.

Latin America

  • Own the Salesforce Data 360 architecture including canonical data model, ingestion, identity resolution, and activation.
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  • Model consumption costs, govern data streams, and lead technical and executive stakeholders.

AspenView Technology Partners builds high-performing nearshore IT teams that help North American clients innovate faster. The company is a people-first, purpose-driven organization where great culture drives great outcomes.

US

  • Design and govern enterprise data architecture, cloud data platforms, and semantic layers.
  • Define standards for data modeling, integration, governance, and master data management.
  • Enable analytics, AI, and self-service through reusable data products and ontologies.

Emory Healthcare is a comprehensive healthcare system that provides medical services and patient care. It fosters a supportive culture with comprehensive benefits, mentorship, and leadership programs for employees.