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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Engineer - **Company:** Kayak Software Corporation - **Location:** Concord, MA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $130,000.0 - $160,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Artificial Intelligence, Airflow, Software Quality, Continuous Integration, Information Engineering, Data Integrity, Data Security, Relational Databases, Database Queries, Django Web Framework, Github, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, MySQL, Online Analytical Processing, Web Application Frameworks, Workflow Management Systems, Business Intelligence Development Studio, Flask (Web Framework), Containerization, Apache Flink, Deployment Automation, Apache Kafka, Vertica, Stream Processing, Looker Analytics, Data Pipelines, Docker - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-data-engineer-kayak-com-8123230 ## About the Role * 5+ years of proven experience in data engineering or analytics engineering within a related data-centric environment. * Experience owning end-to-end data pipelines (ingest * transform * test * monitor). * Strong SQL skills and familiarity with distributed/columnar/OLAP systems (examples: Redshift, Trino, Vertica) and relational databases (e.g., MySQL, Postgres). * Proficiency in Python and a software-engineering approach to building testable, maintainable code. * Experience with workflow orchestration and containerization (examples: Airflow, Docker). * Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills for investigating data issues. * Strong written and spoken English to communicate effectively across teams. We welcome diverse technical backgrounds. Nice-to-have experience: * Stream processing or real-time systems (e.g., Kafka, Flink). * Modern BI tooling (e.g., Looker, Superset). * CI/CD and deployment automation (e.g., GitHub Actions). * Web frameworks for internal tools (e.g., Django, Flask). ## Description Our team builds and operates the data backbone that serves as the single source of truth for the organization. We manage KAYAK's business-critical reporting to support billing and provide the foundation for company-wide reporting and analytics. If you want to build the systems that define how the business measures success, we'd love to hear from you. This role will be required to work from our Concord, MA office 3 days per week. 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