Senior Data Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines and infrastructure to support internal stakeholders and core business functions
• Define, develop, and refine data governance, monitoring, and quality standards across the company
• Partner with Product and Engineering to advocate for best practices in data engineering and ensure data needs are addressed early in the product lifecycle
• Work cross-functionally with Analytics, Data Science, and Infrastructure to continuously evolve Headway’s data architecture
• Own and drive technical decisions across the data platform, contributing to everything from performance optimization to infrastructure-as-code

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience as a data engineer, with a track record of building scalable systems and solving complex data problems in a fast-paced tech environment
• Proficiency in Python and SQL
• Experience with tools and services that encompass a modern data platform stack, such as Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, Fivetran, and Terraform
• Familiarity with visualization tools like Metabase or Jupyter Notebooks is a plus
• A pragmatic approach to building for both today’s needs and tomorrow’s scale
• A strong sense of ownership and a bias toward action, especially in the face of ambiguity
• Empathy for your teammates and stakeholders, and a collaborative mindset that values working across disciplines

Compensation and Benefits

• Expected base pay range: $180,000 - $225,000, based on qualifications, experience, and location
• Equity compensation
• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
• HSA / FSA
• 401K
• Work-from-Home Stipend
• Therapy Reimbursement
• 16-week parental leave
• Carrot Fertility reimbursement
• 13 paid holidays + Holiday Break
• Flexible PTO
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Training and professional development