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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Engineer II, Data Platforms - **Company:** AARP - **Location:** Washington, DC, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $144,000.0 - $160,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Amazon Web Services, Application Integration Architecture, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Data Transformation, DevOps, Github, JSON, Python (Programming Language), Object-Oriented Software Development, Salesforce.Com, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Software Application Programming, Git, Containerization, Pyspark, Information Technology, Data Management, Restful APIs, Data Pipelines, Powerapps, Databricks - **Published:** July 15, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=49d44decdfe51b44 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. * 6+ years of experience in data engineering and/or software development. * 4+ years of hands-on experience with Python and/or PySpark, and SQL for data transformation, pipeline development, and data modeling. * 3+ years of experience developing and integrating APIs (RESTful services, JSON). * Experience with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines using Git-based repositories (e.g., GitHub). * Applied experience with cloud-native technologies, including AWS. * Working knowledge of object-oriented and/or ontology-based data environments, and experience building applications/workflows on platforms such as Salesforce, PowerApps, or Databricks. * Strong communication and problem-solving skills, with experience working in Agile environments, contributing to solution design, and supporting production systems, including participation in on-call and after-hours release support as needed., * Regular and reliable job attendance * Effective verbal and written communication skills * Exhibit respect and understanding of others to maintain professional relationships * Independent judgement in evaluation options to make sound decisions * Home office environment with the ability to work effectively surrounded by moderate home environment noise - (Telework) ## Description The Engineer II works with cross-functional teams and customers to understand business requirements and translates into technical specifications. Discovers the true requirements underlying feature requests and recommends alternative technical approaches. Partners with cross-functional technical teams to launch projects and provide ongoing technical support. Collaborates with management to identify opportunities to streamline technology processes and develop new procedures that support the business unit/department. Responsibilities: * Establishes a technical roadmap for the platform and/or capability strategy and lifecycle that considers value-based outcomes, costs to maintain, supportability, and performance. * Ensures sound integration, data, security, and business architecture design throughout all stages within the platform and/or capability lifecycle. * Provides rapid delivery and development of technical solutions that align with business and/or platform desired outcomes. * Troubleshoots and resolves technical issues related to platform or capability systems, solutions, and services. * Innovates and drives continuous improvements of implementation methodology and technical service offerings based on customer/employee experiences or other enterprise objectives/outcomes. * Participates in a Community of Interest for engineers across all capability and platform teams to share information and strengthen understanding of business needs and technology-based business solutions. * Develops and maintains deep technical knowledge and expertise related to domain area systems, solutions, services, and applications. ## Related Videos - [From Messy Queries to Scalable Systems - How Data Engineering actually works](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100203-from-messy-queries-to-scalable-systems-how-data-engineering-actually-works) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Tips and Tricks for Working with JSON](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1229-tips-and-tricks-for-working-with-json) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Modern Data Architectures need Software Engineering](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1030-modern-data-architectures-need-software-engineering) - [Git for Code Reviews](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/429-git-for-code-reviews) ## Related Articles - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Top-Paying Tech Jobs (with Salaries)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/372-top-paying-tech-jobs-with-salaries) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [How to Become an AI Engineer](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/331-how-to-become-an-ai-engineer) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs)