Sr Data Engineer

Scottsdale, AZ, US • Posted 3 days ago • Updated 9 hours ago

Full Time

On-site

USD $90,000.00 - 110,000.00 per year

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Workflow
Analytics
IT Management
Cloud Architecture
Collaboration
Data Engineering
Extract
Transform
Load
ELT
Apache Airflow
Database
Amazon Web Services
Google Cloud
Google Cloud Platform
Amazon Redshift
Amazon S3
GCS
SQL
Relational Databases
Warehouse
Python
Scala
Java
Data Modeling
Performance Tuning
Cloud Computing
Docker
Kubernetes
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
Data Governance
Data Quality
Regulatory Compliance
Leadership
Communication
Mentorship
Agile
Management

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Location: Scottsdale,Arizona
Expected Start Date: Mar 10, 2025
Salary: $90,000 - $110,000

Swoon is actively hiring a Sr. Data Engineer to join the team!

What your day-to-day will look like?

Architect and implement scalable data pipelines across AWS and Google Cloud Platform using dbt-core and Apache Airflow, supporting ingestion, transformation, and analytics workflows in a production environment.
Lead the modernization of legacy ETL systems into modular, event-driven, CI/CD-enabled analytics engineering pipelines that are testable, traceable, and performance-optimized.
Serve as a technical lead and subject matter expert , driving data modeling standards, performance tuning, cloud architecture decisions, and best practices across the data engineering team.
Own end-to-end delivery of major data initiatives , from design through deployment, ensuring stability, maintainability, and measurable impact on business outcomes.
Implement data quality, governance, and monitoring frameworks to ensure integrity, security, and reliability across Redshift, S3, BigQuery, and GCS environments.
Collaborate cross-functionally with stakeholders and leadership , translating complex technical concepts into actionable insights while mentoring engineers and shaping the team's long-term data strategy.

What's Required / Technical Skills

Education & Experience: Bachelor's degree and 7+ years of progressive experience in data engineering or related field, including at least 2 years of leadership or managerial experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
Advanced Data Engineering Expertise: 8+ years designing, building, and optimizing complex ETL/ELT pipelines in production environments, with deep hands-on experience in dbt-core and Apache Airflow.
Cloud & Database Proficiency: Strong expertise in AWS and/or Google Cloud Platform, including Redshift, S3, BigQuery, and GCS; advanced SQL skills; extensive experience with large-scale relational databases, data lakes, and cloud warehouse architectures.
Programming & Architecture Skills: Proficiency in Python (preferred), Scala, or Java; strong knowledge of data modeling, schema design, performance tuning, and modern cloud-native architecture patterns; experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
Data Governance & Quality Leadership: Proven experience implementing data quality frameworks, governance standards, monitoring/alerting systems, and ensuring security, compliance, and reliability of enterprise data platforms.
Leadership & Communication Strength: Demonstrated ability to lead major data initiatives end-to-end, mentor engineers, define technical standards, influence stakeholders, and translate complex technical concepts into business-aligned solutions within agile environments.

What else you should know?
Job Title: Sr. Data Engineer
Full-Time Direct Hire role
Location - Scottsdale, AZ
Hybrid role - 3 days a week on-site
Hourly Rate - $100,000 - $110,000

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