Sr. Data Engineer

Bandwidth - Raleigh, NC

Full-time - Senior

Raleigh, NC

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About the position

The Sr. Data Engineer role at Bandwidth focuses on designing, building, and optimizing scalable data platforms that facilitate data ingestion, transformation, and governance. This position requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to support both traditional data engineering pipelines and modern data mesh initiatives, leveraging expertise in Snowflake, Python, AWS services, and dev-ops practices to deliver efficient data solutions for enterprise-wide consumption.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of scalable, secure, and efficient data platforms using Snowflake and other cloud technologies.
• Architect, build, and optimize ETL/ELT data pipelines to support various business units, balancing batch and streaming solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create data-as-a-product offerings, ensuring self-service enablement, observability, and data quality.
• Develop, manage, and continuously improve automated data pipelines using Python and cloud-native services.
• Apply deep knowledge of Snowflake SQL to build efficient and performant data models, optimizing storage and query performance.
• Use AWS services and data integration tools to ingest and manage diverse data sets across the organization.
• Implement data governance frameworks, ensuring adherence to enterprise data standards and regulatory compliance.
• Partner with product owners and business stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable data solutions.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, mentor junior engineers, and drive a culture of continuous improvement across the data engineering team.
• Implement monitoring and metrics for data pipeline health, performance, and data quality.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science or equivalent work experience.
• 8+ years of experience in software architecture in the data engineering domain.
• Demonstrated track record of operating in collaborative, flexible, and productive cross-organization teams.
• Proven ability to perform in high-visibility, high-growth environments.
• Experience in providing effective leadership to developers/engineers through Agile methodologies.

Nice-to-haves

• SnowPro Advanced Certification or equivalent certification.
• Experience working in Prefect or building Python-based ETL pipelines.
• Experience building and maintaining DevOps/DataOps workflows.
• Knowledge of data governance frameworks and compliance standards.

Benefits

• 100% company-paid Medical, Vision, & Dental coverage for employees and their families.
• Four weeks of PTO for all new hires, with an embargo on work during PTO.
• Additional PTO can be earned through volunteer hours and Bandwidth challenges.
• 'Mahalo moments' program grants additional time off for significant life events.
• 90-Minute Workout Lunches and unlimited meetings with a nutritionist.