Senior Data Engineer

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Atlanta, GASeattle, WASan Francisco, CA
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54 days ago
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TL;DR · Senior Data Engineer

The Senior Data Engineer joins the Metrics Foundations team within Slack's Data Engineering organization. This role involves building trusted, reusable datasets and metrics to support data-driven decision-making across the company. You will partner with Product, Data Science, and Analytics teams to translate complex business problems into scalable data models and technical solutions. Day-to-day responsibilities include designing and optimizing data pipelines that transform billions of records, managing the end-to-end lifecycle of analytical models, and establishing data governance practices. You will utilize SQL, Python, or Java alongside technologies such as Snowflake, Spark, Airflow, and Hive. The role focuses on managing relational and NoSQL data stores using various modeling approaches like star, snowflake, and dimensional schemas to ensure high data quality and reliable SLA performance.

What does a Data Engineer earn in California?

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What you'll do

  • Translate business needs into scalable data models, metrics, and technical solutions by partnering with product teams.
  • Design, build, and scale data pipelines that transform data from multiple sources into trusted, accessible datasets.
  • Own the end-to-end lifecycle of metrics and data products from initial prototyping through production and maintenance.
  • Lead the data strategy across multiple domains to drive alignment on scalable technical foundations and long-term investments.
  • Establish and promote data engineering best practices and governance frameworks across the organization.
  • Mentor engineers and provide hands-on technical guidance to raise the technical bar across the company.
  • Leverage AI-assisted development to accelerate engineering productivity and build foundations for AI-native insights.

What we're looking for

  • You must have 8+ years of overall software engineering or data engineering experience.
  • You must have 5+ years of hands-on experience with data architecture, data modeling, data management, and metadata management.
  • You must have deep expertise in SQL and experience designing scalable data pipelines and transformations for large datasets.
  • You must be proficient in at least one programming language commonly used in Data Engineering, such as Python or Java.
  • You must have hands-on experience with large-scale data technologies such as Snowflake, Spark, Airflow, and Hive.
  • You must have experience with relational and NoSQL data stores and various modeling approaches like star, snowflake, and dimensional schemas.
  • You must be familiar with data governance frameworks, software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices, and Agile methodologies.
  • You must have excellent written and verbal communication skills to influence and collaborate with technical and business stakeholders.
  • You should have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (preferred).

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