Senior Data Engineer Jobs

Apollo.io

Location:
United States

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

156000.00 - 195000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will play a key role in designing and building the foundational data infrastructure and APIs that power our analytics, machine learning, and product features. You’ll be responsible for developing scalable data pipelines, managing cloud-native data platforms, and creating high-performance APIs using FastAPI to enable secure, real-time access to data services. This is a hands-on engineering role with opportunities to influence architecture, tooling, and best practices across our data ecosystem.

Job Responsibility:

Architect and build robust, scalable data pipelines (batch and streaming) to support a variety of internal and external use cases
Develop and maintain high-performance APIs using FastAPI to expose data services and automate data workflows
Design and manage cloud-based data infrastructure, optimizing for cost, performance, and reliability
Collaborate closely with software engineers, data scientists, analysts, and product teams to translate requirements into engineering solutions
Monitor and ensure the health, quality, and reliability of data flows and platform services
Implement observability and alerting for data services and APIs (think logs, metrics, dashboards)
Continuously evaluate and integrate new tools and technologies to improve platform capabilities
Contribute to architectural discussions, code reviews, and cross-functional projects
Document your work, champion best practices, and help level up the team through knowledge sharing

Requirements:

5+ years experience in platform engineering, data engineering or in a data facing role
Experience in building data applications
Deep knowledge of data eco system with an ability to collaborate cross-functionally
Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field (Physical / Computer Science, Engineering or Mathematics / Statistics)
Excellent communication skills
Self-motivated and self-directed
Inquisitive, able to ask questions and dig deeper
Organized, diligent, and great attention to detail
Acts with the utmost integrity
Genuinely curious and open
loves learning
Critical thinking and proven problem-solving skills required
Proven experience leveraging AI tools to enhance software development processes, including code generation, debugging, and productivity optimization
Candidates should demonstrate fluency in integrating AI-driven solutions into their workflows and a willingness to stay current with emerging AI technologies

Nice to have:

Experience using the Python data stack
Experience deploying and managing data pipelines in the cloud
Experience working with technologies like Airflow, Hadoop and Spark
Understanding of streaming technologies like Kafka, Spark Streaming

What we offer:

Equity
Company bonus or sales commissions/bonuses
401(k) plan
At least 10 paid holidays per year
Flex PTO
Parental leave
Employee assistance program and wellbeing benefits
Global travel coverage
Life/AD&D/STD/LTD insurance
FSA/HSA and medical, dental, and vision benefits

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 06, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Remote work

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