Code for America

Data Engineer

• Lead cross-functional technical planning with Data Scientists, Software Engineers, and Product Managers to translate data architecture requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Create new data pipelines, data transfers, and compliance-oriented infrastructure within cloud environments
• Contribute to dataset management and optimization for data consistency and performance
• Implement data transformation, integration, and validation processes for analytics and reporting
• Partner with DevOps on deployment standards, monitoring frameworks, and operational best practices
• Lead technical investigations into data issues, resolve them, and recommend process changes
• Optimize data pipelines for speed, reliability, and efficiency
• Lead data architecture recommendations and implement them
• Champion privacy, security, and data governance throughout the data lifecycle
• Produce technical documentation and learning materials
• Develop and reinforce data engineering best practices and standards
• Collaborate with Product Managers and cross-functional peers as priorities, technology, and team needs shift
• Mentor engineers and data scientists on pipeline design, data engineering practices, and architectural thinking
• Engage in ad hoc projects and initiatives as organizational needs evolve
• Report to a Data Science Manager; travel no more than 10% of the time

Staff Data Engineer