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# TELECOMMUTE Lead Data Engineer

- **Company:** Mark43, Inc.
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $190,000.0 - $220,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Airflow, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, Code Review, Databases, Data as a Services, Information Engineering, Data Security, DevOps, Python (Programming Language), Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, Online Analytical Processing, Software Architecture, Standard Sql, SQL Databases, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Data Management, Terraform
- **Published:** July 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/a4884ce3-7bff-40ab-8c83-169aa9940ef1

## About the Role

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the country in which the role is being hired. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time., * Strong proficiency in SQL and Python

 * Hands-on experience with AWS infrastructure and data services
 * Familiarity with MySQL, SQL Server, and OLAP databases
 * Experience using Terraform or other infrastructure-as-code tools
 * Expertise in modern data tooling, particularly dbt and Apache Airflow
 * Operating reliable and performant pipelines in production environments
 * Building data platforms that support both internal stakeholders and external customers

## Description

* Mentored fellow data engineers through code reviews, architectural decisions, and technical planning sessions
 * Led the design and implementation of scalable, secure data pipelines using dbt, Apache Airflow, and SQL
 * Collaborated with Product Managers to launch new customer-facing analytics capabilities
 * Partnered with DevOps to optimize cloud infrastructure with Terraform and AWS-managed services
 * Built and maintained integrations with MySQL, SQL Server, and OLAP systems to support product insights and internal operations
 * Participated in our on-call rotation to ensure platform reliability and performance
 * Contributed to the hiring, onboarding, and professional development of the Data Engineering team
 * Explored and evaluated new tools-including AI-assisted coding platforms like Claude and Windsurf-to improve engineering workflows


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