data engineer
Motion Recruitment Partners LLC.
Boston, United States of America
yesterday
Role details
Contract type
Permanent contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
SeniorJob location
Boston, United States of America
Tech stack
Airflow
Cloud Computing
Information Engineering
Data Infrastructure
ETL
Data Security
Relational Databases
Distributed Computing Environment
Elasticsearch
MongoDB
Software Construction
Workflow Management Systems
Snowflake
Spark
Generative AI
Kubernetes
Infrastructure Automation Frameworks
Terraform
Data Pipelines
Docker
Job description
We're hiring a Principal Data Engineer to join a fast-growing, mission-driven healthcare technology company transforming how life sciences organizations access and leverage regulatory data. This is a full-time, hybrid opportunity based in Boston, where you'll play a critical role in building the data infrastructure behind a platform that helps pharmaceutical and medical device companies make smarter, faster decisions.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional experience in Data Engineering or a related field
- Strong experience building scalable ETL/ELT pipelines
- Expertise in data modeling and schema design
- Experience working with relational databases, document stores (MongoDB), and search platforms (Elasticsearch)
- Hands-on experience with Apache Airflow for workflow orchestration
- Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Docker, Terraform, Terragrunt, Helm, and Kubernetes manifests
- Experience with Apache Spark and distributed data processing
- Experience developing on distributed cloud platforms
- Strong commitment to software engineering best practices
Desired Skills & Experience
- Experience with Snowflake
- Familiarity with Generative AI technologies
- Strong understanding of modern data security best practices, particularly in regulated environments
- Domain expertise in Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals, or Medical Devices, Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis now and in the future.
Benefits & conditions
- 25% Data Architecture & Modeling
- 20% Cloud Infrastructure & DevOps
- 10% Distributed Computing & Spark
- 10% AI/Advanced Data Solutions
Daily Responsibilities
- 70% Hands-On Engineering
- 10% Strategic Architecture & Technical Leadership
- 20% Cross-Functional Collaboration
The Offer
- Competitive base salary
- Equity package
You will receive the following benefits:
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Benefits
- Vision Benefits
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k)
- Flexible hybrid work environment