Remote Staff Data Engineer (Remote - US)

Description:

• The position is for a Staff Data Engineer at Flex, located in the United States, and is fully remote.
• The role involves designing scalable platforms that support machine learning, business intelligence, and operational analytics.
• Responsibilities include designing, building, and maintaining modern data infrastructure services such as Data Lakes, Kafka, Kinesis, and secure data access layers.
• The engineer will create real-time streaming pipelines and offline ETL workflows that can scale with the company's growth.
• The position requires building and maintaining DBT models to support robust analytics reporting and machine learning models.
• Collaboration with analytics and business stakeholders is essential to improve data ingestion, modeling, and access.
• The engineer will optimize infrastructure with a focus on automation, scalability, and performance.
• Management of secure data warehousing environments, such as Snowflake, is required to ensure reliable access to large datasets.
• The role includes producing technical documentation, including architecture designs, runbooks, and engineering best practices.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have at least 8 years of experience in data infrastructure or data engineering.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL is required; experience with Java is a plus.
• A minimum of 4 years of hands-on experience with DBT and Snowflake is necessary.
• Candidates should have at least 4 years of experience working with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like CDK or Terraform.
• Familiarity with a wide range of AWS services, including Lambda, Glue, RDS, Step Functions, DMS, EMR, and EKS, is required.
• Experience with big data platforms/tools such as Kafka, Hive, Spark, Hadoop, Cassandra, or Airflow is essential.
• A strong understanding of relational and NoSQL databases in production settings is necessary.
• Candidates should have a solid grounding in algorithms, data structures, and design patterns.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills are required, along with the ability to work in fast-paced and ambiguous environments.
• Experience with CI/CD practices and mentoring fellow engineers is preferred.

Benefits:

• The base salary ranges from $221,000 to $237,000 for candidates in NY/NJ/CA, and $199,000 to $213,000 for candidates in other states.
• The position includes company equity and a 401(k) plan.
• Employees receive 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• The company offers unlimited paid time off (PTO) and 13 paid company holidays.
• Paid parental leave is provided.
• The Flex Cares Program includes nonprofit donation matching and pet adoption coverage.
• Employees receive a complimentary subscription to Flex.
• The company promotes a global team with a remote-first culture and inclusive values.
• For non-U.S. employees, competitive pay, equity, and unlimited PTO are offered.