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$186,500–$255,000/yr
US Unlimited PTO 18w maternity 12w paternity

  • Design and build reliable data pipelines using Spark, Kafka, Iceberg, and Airflow across batch, streaming, and real-time workloads.
  • Drive data platform evolution including data lake, event instrumentation, data quality, and governance for systems like Kafka, Airflow, Druid, and EMR on EKS.
  • Implement data governance and privacy solutions, and build agent harnesses that encode engineering standards into AI tools.

Spark Kafka Airflow SQL Python

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  • Ensure data quality and platform stability through rigorous frameworks and on-call support.

Atlassian is a software company that creates collaboration tools like Jira and Confluence to help teams work together. With a global workforce and a culture centered on teamwork and flexibility, Atlassian empowers employees to do their best work.

$175,000–$200,000/yr
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  • Lead enterprise-wide data architecture and define long-term platform design principles.
  • Design and optimize ETL pipelines using Airflow, dbt, Python, Snowflake, and Spark.
  • Build streaming data pipelines with Kafka and CI/CD automation for reliable large-scale systems.

The company is building scalable, reliable data platforms and shaping enterprise-wide data architecture. They value technical leadership, data governance, and collaboration across business and analytics teams.

$99,365–$167,000/yr
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  • Design and maintain data pipelines using SparkSQL and Pyspark within a central data lake.
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$93,000–$141,000/yr
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  • Build, maintain, and support ETL/ELT pipelines and data transformations using Python, SQL, and Spark/PySpark.
  • Troubleshoot pipeline failures and data quality issues to ensure reliable delivery of healthcare data products.
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Definitive Healthcare turns healthcare data, analytics, and expertise into actionable intelligence that helps customers shape the future of healthcare. Founded in 2011, the company supports over 2,400 clients globally and fosters a collaborative, inclusive culture recognized with multiple workplace honors.

Europe 5w PTO

  • Design and build scalable cloud-based data platforms and pipelines in AWS or Azure/Fabric with Databricks.
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Valtech is an experience innovation company that helps brands unlock new value through data, AI, creativity, and technology. They foster a values-driven culture with an emphasis on inclusion, diversity, and professional growth.

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  • Lead the design and implementation of scalable data architectures for member communications, defining data models, contracts, and lineage.
  • Build and optimize production-grade data pipelines using Databricks, Apache Spark, PySpark, and SQL, ensuring reliability and performance.
  • Establish data-quality and governance practices, and partner with Privacy, Compliance, and Risk teams to manage sensitive member data securely.

Oportun is a mission-driven financial services company that provides responsible credit and savings to help members build a better financial future. Since inception, it has provided over $22.7 billion in credit and saved members more than $2.5 billion in interest and fees, reflecting a culture focused on impact and innovation.

$210,000–$260,000/yr
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  • Own the AI research data platform: ingestion, preprocessing, governance, and export of high-volume media data.
  • Scale Databricks lakehouse and distributed processing, making build-vs-buy decisions as data grows.
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Reality Defender detects deepfakes and AI-generated media for enterprises and governments using a patented multi-model platform. A lean, well-funded startup backed by top-tier investors, it protects against malicious AI content.

$170,000–$185,000/yr
US Unlimited PTO 20w maternity 12w paternity

  • Set multi-quarter technical direction for the data platform and drive alignment on large ambiguous cross-functional projects.
  • Architect and build scalable, robust data platforms serving analytic and operational needs across the organization.
  • Champion AI-assisted development practices and improve systems' performance, observability, and reliability.

GameChanger builds the first and best place to experience youth sports moments, helping families elevate the next generation through sports. We are a remote-first, dynamic tech company based in New York City, solving big challenges in youth sports.

India

  • Architect and implement scalable, secure, and reliable data pipelines using modern platforms like Spark, Databricks, and Airflow.
  • Develop ETL/ELT processes to ingest data from various structured and unstructured sources, and perform exploratory data analysis.
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Netomi is a leading agentic AI platform for enterprise customer experience, working with global brands like Delta and MetLife. Backed by WndrCo, Y Combinator, and Index Ventures, the company is a well-funded startup with a collaborative culture.

India

  • Design, build, test, deploy, and maintain scalable cloud-based data pipelines that ingest and transform data from product, operational, and third-party systems.
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Global

  • Execute end-to-end migration of ~1,000 datasets to Snowflake and upgrade Airflow workflows to Airflow 3.
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  • Implement testing strategies and debug complex pipelines to ensure high data quality and reliability.

Inallmedia.com is a global technology and design firm focused on building impactful digital solutions through remote, distributed teams. They partner with international clients across industries, providing long-term technical expertise, product innovation, and team augmentation.

Colombia

  • Build and maintain reliable data pipelines and ETL/ELT workflows.
  • Develop and optimize data models for analytics and internal tools.
  • Monitor data pipelines for quality, performance, and reliability.

Sonatype is the software supply chain security company, providing end-to-end software supply chain security solutions and enterprise-grade SBOM management. More than 2,000 organizations, including 70% of the Fortune 100 and 15 million developers, rely on Sonatype, and the company values clarity, learning, and autonomy.

US

  • Design scalable data models and reliable pipelines to turn complex real estate information into actionable insights.
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  • Set engineering standards, influence architecture, and drive data reliability within a quality-focused team.

An innovative AI-native technology company transforming how businesses buy, manage, and sell single-family rental properties through high-quality market intelligence. It is a small, quality-focused engineering team that values technical leadership, ownership, and collaboration.

Brazil

  • Design, develop, and evolve scalable data solutions within cloud environments using Databricks.
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  • Apply best practices in data governance, performance, and orchestration while working autonomously with data teams.

The hiring company specializes in data engineering and cloud-based solutions, using Databricks and modern data technologies to build scalable data platforms. It fosters a collaborative culture with continuous learning, innovation, and autonomy for its employees.

Brazil

  • Execute end-to-end migration of ~1,000 datasets to Snowflake, ensuring reliable data delivery.
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  • Optimize pipelines using Python, Spark, PySpark, Kafka, and AWS S3 with a focus on performance.

The company is modernizing legacy data infrastructure to a scalable, high-performance environment, migrating 1,000 datasets to Snowflake. They value technical excellence, autonomy, and efficient delivery in a globally distributed engineering culture.

Europe 8w PTO

  • Design, build, and improve a scalable data platform to provide data solutions for product teams.
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  • Ensure data quality, lineage, and observability across the stack while collaborating with product and business teams.

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$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.

North America

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  • 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.

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Brazil

  • Design, build, and maintain production-grade, event-based data pipelines capable of processing thousands of events per second in near real-time.
  • Implement scalable data modeling designs and orchestration logic to transform raw event streams into optimized data models for downstream business consumption.
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KnowBe4 empowers the modern workforce to make smarter security decisions every day. Trusted by more than 70,000 organizations worldwide, the company provides a modern, high-tech, and fun work environment.

US

  • Design, build, and support scalable data pipelines for trusted analytics and operational reporting.
  • Partner with product, analytics, and business teams to translate ambiguous needs into reliable technical solutions.
  • Implement data quality, CI/CD, and observability practices to keep production systems accurate and supportable.

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