# Senior Data Engineer

**Company:** [Headway](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/headway)
**Location:** Remote
**Role:** Data Engineering
**Salary:** $180k – $225k/yr
**Experience:** 6+ years
**Skills:** Python, SQL, Snowflake, dbt, Airflow, Fivetran, Terraform, Metabase, Jupyter Notebooks
**Posted:** 2026-01-27

> Builds and maintains scalable data pipelines and infrastructure for business decisions, partnering with Analytics, Data Science, and Product teams. Requires 6+ years experience with Python, SQL, and modern data stack tools like Snowflake and Airflow.

## Job Description

## 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

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