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# Apache Airflow Data Engineer

- **Company:** Intersources Inc.
- **Location:** Santa Clara, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Airflow, Databases, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Retrieval, Data Warehousing, Software Debugging, Apache Hadoop, Hadoop Distributed File System, Apache Hive, Python (Programming Language), Pentaho Data Integration, Power BI, SQL Databases, Informatica Powercenter, Information Technology, Qlikview, Tools for Reporting, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** August 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www2.jobdiva.com/portal/?a=62jdnw10t7d77ytz0lbaey9qxonk3b05a9tqw96rb7z6hlfo7xj79l9g6mp6aj2o&compid=0/jobs/24457784#/jobs/24457784

## About the Role

* Bachelor's/master's degree in computer science or IT (or equivalent experience).
 * 3+ years of industry experience as an Apache Airflow developer (rare exceptions for highly skilled candidates).
 * Proficiency in Apache Airflow development.
 * Expertise in Python and its frameworks.
 * Strong understanding of data warehouse concepts and ETL tools (like Informatica, Pentaho, Apache Airflow).
 * Experience working in SQL environment and with reporting tools (like Power BI and Qlik).
 * Fluency in English to collaborate with engineering managers.

Preferred skills:

 * Familiarity with Apache Hadoop, HDFS, Hive, etc.
 * Excellent troubleshooting and debugging skills.
 * Ability to work independently as well as with multi-disciplinary teams.
 * Working knowledge of agile processes and methods.

## Description

* Perform and oversee data loading operations.
 * Optimize data for extraction and reporting use.
 * Manage complicated databases by performing suitable database management functions.
 * Design and implement ETL jobs.
 * Build, maintain, monitor, and orchestrate workflows or data pipelines.
 * Ensure the high performance of data retrieval processes.


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