Staff Data Engineer

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Remote regions

Global

Salary range

$190,000–$200,000/yr

Benefits

Unlimited PTO 16w maternity 16w paternity

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Role Responsibilities:

  • Design, build, and optimize scaled data infrastructure, serving as a technical lead and mentor within the organization.
  • Align team work against strategic business priorities and help define and manage the data roadmap.
  • Own data architecture, infrastructure, and platform improvements, driving systems upgrades with a long-term view.

Experience Required:

  • 7+ years of data engineering experience with deep expertise in Snowflake, DBT, Airflow, and Python.
  • A track record with ambiguous initiatives requiring breaking down complex problems and coordinating across teams.
  • Strong technical communication skills to represent work to non-technical leadership and translate business needs into technical strategy.

Company & Team Context:

  • This is a remote, individual contributor role reporting directly to the CTO, acting as the most senior data engineer on a team of 3 within a 5-person engineering department.
  • The company uses data infrastructure to enable timely, personalized engagement with individuals living with SMI, allowing care teams to focus on critical tasks.
  • The data infrastructure is built on Snowflake, DBT (Cloud), Airflow, and Python, with a solid foundation requiring improvements, new features, and automation.

firsthand

firsthand supports individuals living with serious mental illness (SMI) through a holistic approach using teams of peer recovery specialists, benefits specialists, and clinicians. It is a mission-driven company fostering a passionate, problem-solving culture of continuous learning and creativity.

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