Horizon3 - Senior/Staff Data Engineer
Requirements
• Strong software engineering craft: clean, correct, maintainable code with solid data-structure and problem-solving fundamentals. • Deep understanding of distributed systems and data architecture: pipeline and platform design, batch vs. streaming, CDC, event contracts, multi-tenant and multi-region trade-offs, reprocessing, and observability. • Fluent SQL and strong data-modeling skills, including designing schemas for a warehouse your team owns. • Experience owning production data infrastructure end to end. • Strong collaboration and ownership across dependent teams. • 7+ years of professional experience in data engineering, infrastructure engineering, or backend software engineering. • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. • Experience with cloud-based data platforms and distributed data processing (e.g., AWS Glue, Databricks, Snowflake, or Spark-based pipelines) • Tableau or a comparable BI platform. • SQL and Python. • Workflow orchestration tooling such as Apache Airflow, Dagster or similar
Responsibilities
• Design, build, and maintain business-critical data pipelines, including data ingestion and AWS Glue/Spark jobs feeding the warehouse and Tableau. • Build and operate core data infrastructure: the data warehouse, orchestration, and BI/reporting platform, deployed across multiple regions. • Help evaluate and shape our warehouse strategy, including lakehouse platforms such as Databricks. • Define and evolve batch or event-driven contracts between producer and consumer teams, reasoning through batch vs. streaming, CDC, reprocessing, and multi-tenant/multi-region trade-offs. • Design and evolve warehouse schemas and data models. • Build observability into pipelines and platform components. • Drive work across producer and consumer teams, communicate clearly, and own outcomes end to end. • Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Benefits
• Inclusive Team: We value diversity and promote an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive. • Growth Opportunities: Be part of a dynamic and growing team with numerous career development opportunities. • Innovative Culture: Work in a collaborative environment that encourages creativity and out-of-the-box thinking. • Hybrid & Remote Work: We embrace a mix of remote and hybrid work models depending on role and location, including our Chicago office, where some roles require regular in-office presence. • Competitive Compensation: We offer competitive salary, equity and benefits. Our benefits include health, vision & dental insurance for you and your family, a flexible vacation policy, and generous parental leave. • At Horizon3, we believe that our people are our greatest asset, and our compensation philosophy reflects this core value. We are committed to fostering an environment where all employees feel valued, respected, and rewarded for their contributions. Our compensation structure is designed to be fair, competitive, and transparent, ensuring that every team member is recognized and compensated equitably across roles, levels, and locations. • In accordance with various State’s transparency regulations, we provide the following salary range information for this position: • Base salary range: $199,000 - $270,000 annually. The exact salary will be determined based on the selected candidate’s location, qualifications, experience, and relevant skills. • Base salary range: $199,000 - $270,000 annually • Additional compensation: All full-time roles are eligible for an equity package in the form of stock options. • You Belong Here • You Belong Here
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