Senior Data Engineer

Collectors is hiring a hands-on Senior Data Engineer to design, build, and operate data platform pipelines and foundations for analytics, reporting, and AI agent workflows.

Responsibilities

• Build and own core data platform components across ingestion tools (Hevo, Estuary), the Google BigQuery warehouse, and the dbt transformation layer
• Shape platform evolution by contributing to architecture, writing design docs, and participating in design reviews with senior technical leaders
• Design and maintain batch and CDC ingestion pipelines for operational databases, SaaS applications, and ERP systems
• Evaluate ingestion and platform tooling with clear trade-off reasoning for buy vs. build
• Develop end-to-end with AI coding agents, using Claude Code and similar tools daily
• Improve reliability and observability by implementing testing, monitoring, alerting, and on-call practices so data is timely and failures are detected early
• Implement governance and operational controls, including access models, auditability, and data safeguards for datasets and pipelines you own
• Build foundations for agentic analytics with well-modeled, well-governed data that agents and MCP connections can trust for accurate answers
• Engineer tooling and services beyond the warehouse by building APIs, automated jobs, and internal tools in Python to expand data access beyond SQL
• Mentor engineers through thoughtful code review, pairing, and knowledge sharing to raise consistency and quality
• Explore warehouse next steps via hands-on POCs on lakehouse patterns, open table formats, and alternative query engines

Requirements

• 5+ years building production data platforms and pipelines, with a track record of independently owning and delivering complex projects
• Strong hands-on data stack experience, including cloud data warehousing (BigQuery or equivalent), dbt, and modern ingestion tooling
• Ability to weigh platform decisions and clearly explain design trade-offs in writing and in person
• Practical experience developing with Claude Code or a similar coding agent, treating it as a core engineering practice
• Reliability-focused mindset with experience implementing testing, observability, and operating practices
• Governance-aware approach to access controls, auditability, and data-quality safeguards
• Collaboration skills, including mentoring and knowledge sharing through code review
• Technical fluency and communication strength: SQL and Python, comfortable with version control, CI/CD, and testing; able to explain work to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Comfort working with cloud infrastructure, including serverless compute, storage, and secrets on GCP or AWS
• Curiosity about the evolving data stack, including lakehouse patterns and query engines, with interest in testing ideas hands-on

Technologies

• Hevo
• Estuary
• Google BigQuery
• dbt
• Claude Code
• Python
• SQL
• CI/CD
• lakehouse patterns
• open table formats
• MCP
• GCP
• AWS

Benefits

• Health Insurance: All full-time employees are eligible to enroll in Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Additional Benefits: Fertility, commuter, and educational assistance benefits
• 401(K) Matching Plan: Competitive 401k matching plan
• Vacation: Flexible time-off for salaried employees
• Holiday Pay: Ten company paid holidays for regular, full-time employees
• Employee Discounts: Discounts on select grading services for approved submissions
• Flexible Hours: Flexible schedules with varying shifts; teams work with needs
• Fun Working Environment: Invitations to celebrations, holiday events, and team building activities

Compensation

• Salary range: $135,549 - $220,067 per year
• Actual compensation varies by location, job level, experience, and skill set
• This role may be eligible for bonuses, commissions, or other forms of compensation; ask your recruiter for details

Interview Process and Remote/Onsite Expectations

• Candidates are requested to have cameras on during video interviews
• Certain interview steps may take place by phone
• Remote or hybrid candidates will be considered
• Candidates may be asked to participate in an on-site interview as part of the final stages (at Collectors’ discretion)
• Certain candidates living within a 1 hour commuting distance to a Collectors office may be required to be onsite most of the time
• Recruiter can clarify expectations and answer questions
• Accommodation requests for occasional circumstances can be discussed during the process

Employment-Related Statements

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Location: Los Angeles, CA (hybrid)

Minimum experience: 5 years

Job type: Full-time (salary range provided)