Engine
Staff Data Engineer
Job Summary
This role involves managing and building data infrastructure, including ETL/ELT processes, data modeling, and maintaining data lakes and warehouses. The candidate will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define data needs, develop scalable data pipelines, and improve data accessibility for analytics and machine learning. A strong technical background in data processing systems and experience with tools like Snowflake, Kafka, and Kubernetes are required. The position offers competitive compensation, equity, and flexible work environments, supporting growth and innovation within the company.
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Join Our Journey at Engine
At Engine, we’re revolutionizing work travel. Our modern travel platform isn’t just about booking trips; it’s about transforming how businesses and their teams experience travel. From seamless booking options with top airlines, hotels, and car rental providers to single-invoice billing and flexible trip modifications, we make travel not only easier to manage but also enjoyable. Backed by powerhouse investors like Telescope Partners, Blackstone, Elefund, and Permira, we’re growing fast—and we want you to be part of it.
Your Mission: As part of the Engine team, you’ll play a vital role in an environment where innovation meets collaboration. Here’s what you’ll take charge of:
- Partner with stakeholders across product, engineering, data science, finance, sales, and marketing to define data needs, build data acquisition strategies, and establish reporting infrastructure for better-informed decision-making.
- Design and maintain data models across the organization, ensuring appropriate data integration strategies are in place.
- Lead the development and orchestration of ETL data pipelines, ensuring their monitoring, maintenance, and scalability.
- Enhance the performance and reliability of our data lake infrastructure and data warehouse, driving efficiency and accessibility.
- Collaborate with data scientists and analysts to establish data assets and feature stores for process automation, advanced analytics, and machine learning initiatives.
- Manage and optimize business intelligence infrastructure, ensuring the organization has access to high-quality, actionable data.
What You’ll Bring to Engine: We’re looking for someone who’s ready to make an impact and grow alongside us:
- Experience: 5+ years of relevant experience managing data infrastructure and building ETL/ELT processes at scale.
- Education: Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Technical Expertise: Experience designing and deploying high-performance data processing systems, with strong monitoring and logging practices.
- Hands-on Knowledge: Familiarity with Snowflake, dbt, Kinesis/Kafka, Terraform, and Kubernetes.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Ability to work with teams across the organization, providing guidance on data architecture and best practices.
- Mentorship Skills: Passion for mentoring engineers and fostering a culture of learning and growth.
Cash compensation: The base salary range for this role is $200,000 to $240,000. Final compensation packages are determined by various factors, including prior experience and expertise. This role is also eligible to receive equity compensation.
The Engine Edge: Perks & Compensation
We believe in rewarding great work with great benefits:
- Compensation: Competitive base pay tied to role and experience, with opportunities for bonuses, commissions, and equity.
- Benefits: Check out our full list at engine.com/culture.
- Environments for Success: Different roles have different needs in terms of the environments that drive success which is why we have a hybrid-hub model. Whether you are in one of our amazing offices or fully remote, we’ll make sure you have what you need to succeed.
Perks and benefits may vary based on employment type, location, and more.
Ready to Build the Future of Work Travel?
Join us on our mission to transform how work travel works—for businesses, for travelers, and for the industry. Apply now and let’s make travel simpler, smarter, and more enjoyable—together.
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