# Senior Staff Data Engineer

**Company:** [Mozilla](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/mozilla)
**Location:** Unspecified
**Role:** Data Engineering
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Data Engineering, Data Platform Engineering, GCP, Dataflow, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, Kubernetes, Apache Airflow, Terraform, Looker, Fivetran, SQL, Python, Apache Beam, AWS
**Posted:** 2026-09-08

> Leads the design and improvement of large-scale data platform systems and workflows, collaborating across engineering, data science, and business teams. Requires 10+ years of relevant experience, advanced SQL and Python, cloud data tooling, and technical leadership.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Design, build, and improve systems that reliably and efficiently process tens of terabytes of data per day.
- Evaluate and implement new data technologies and establish best-practice standards with Data Engineering and Data Platform Engineering teams.
- Build and improve GCP workflows using Dataflow, BigQuery, Pub/Sub, GKE, and Airflow.
- Lead cross-functional projects with Data Science, Product, Legal, Policy, and Engineering stakeholders.
- Mentor teammates and develop engineering practices across the Data organization.
- Partner with Data Science to design and implement useful data abstractions.
- Address the evolving needs of active data products.

## Requirements
- 10+ years of combined experience in Data Engineering, Data Platform Engineering, Data Science, or Data Analyst roles.
- Deep expertise in Data Engineering and Data Platform Engineering.
- Experience with data tooling in GCP, AWS, or Azure, including Pub/Sub, BigQuery, and Dataflow (Apache Beam), or equivalent technologies.
- Experience with Looker, Fivetran, Kubernetes/GKE, Airflow/Cloud Composer, and Terraform, or equivalent technologies.
- Advanced SQL and Python skills.
- Strong software engineering fundamentals, including modularity, abstraction, data structures, and algorithms.
- Experience as a tech lead, team lead, hands-on Data Engineering or Data Platform manager, or in a similar leadership role.

## Benefits
- Performance-based bonus plans for eligible employees.
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- Retirement contributions with immediate vesting.
- Company wellness days.
- Country-specific holidays and a birthday day off.
- Home office stipend.
- Professional development budget.
- Well-being stipend.
- Paid parental leave.
- Employee referral bonus program.
- Additional benefits vary by country.

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