Senior Staff Data Engineer

SonderMind

. Design, build, and maintain core data pipelines and infrastructure for analytics, experimentation, machine learning, AI fine-tuning, and agentic use cases .

Posted 9/18/2026full-timeRemote • Colorado • United StatesSenior💰 $180,000 - $200,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing and maintaining data pipelines and infrastructure, ensuring compliance with privacy and security standards while mentoring data engineering teams. Proficient in SQL and Python, with a strong understanding of data modeling and system design.

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Data Pipeline DevelopmentSQL ProficiencyPython ProgrammingData Architecture OwnershipData Quality Standards

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Hard Skills

Data EngineeringData ModelingPipeline ReliabilitySystem DesignProduction Data PipelinesCloud Data WarehousesOrchestration ToolsTransformation FrameworksIncident ResponseMonitoring and Alerting

Soft Skills

Cross-Functional CollaborationMentoringTechnical GuidanceCommunication

Tools & Technologies

AI Productivity ToolsGeminiChatGPTClaudeGitHub Copilot

Industry Keywords

Healthcare Data CompliancePrivacy StandardsRegulatory RequirementsData ContractsData Engineering Best Practices

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, build, and maintain core data pipelines and infrastructure for analytics, experimentation, machine learning, AI fine-tuning, and agentic use cases
Own data architecture decisions for ingestion, transformation, storage, and serving layers
Establish and enforce data quality, observability, reliability, SLA, monitoring, alerting, and incident response standards
Partner with analytics, data science, and product engineering teams to translate data needs into reusable models and pipelines
Lead technical initiatives and data engineering best practices, including code quality, testing, documentation, and data contracts
Ensure compliance with privacy, security, and regulatory requirements for sensitive mental health and healthcare data
Mentor and support data engineers through technical guidance and design feedback
Support evolving platform needs and ad-hoc projects
Take ownership of critical pipelines or platform components and improve reliability and clarity
Influence platform direction and raise engineering standards across the data organization

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years of experience in data engineering, platform engineering, or backend engineering roles
Strong proficiency in SQL
At least one general-purpose programming language; Python strongly preferred
Hands-on experience building and maintaining production data pipelines at scale
Experience with modern data platforms, including cloud data warehouses, orchestration tools, and transformation frameworks
Strong understanding of data modeling, pipeline reliability, and system design trade-offs
Proven ability to work cross-functionally and translate business needs into effective technical solutions
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
Familiarity with modern AI productivity tools such as Gemini, ChatGPT, Claude, or GitHub Copilot is expected and considered essential

Benefits

Comp & perks

A generous PTO policy, with a minimum of three weeks off per year
A holiday schedule that follows standard U.S. holidays
Free therapy coverage benefits for employees enrolled in a qualifying medical plan
Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
HSA with $1,100 company contribution and FSA options
Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, life & AD&D
Coverage of the salary difference for up to seven weeks of short-term disability leave
Eight weeks of paid Parental Leave; 8–16 weeks if also eligible for STD
401(k) retirement plan with 100% match on up to 4% of base salary, immediately vested
Annual company gathering
Company shutdown between Christmas and New Year’s
Supplemental life insurance, pet insurance, commuter benefits, and more