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# ETL Engineer

- **Company:** Kayak Software Corporation
- **Location:** Cambridge, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $115,000.0 - $120,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Airflow, Information Engineering, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Warehousing, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Python (Programming Language), Marketing Information Systems, Standard Sql, SQL Databases, Workflow Management Systems, Git, Vertica, Software Version Control, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** June 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ef3a8c22e308f275

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Technical architecture?, We're looking for a Data Engineer with a solid foundation in building robust data pipelines and a collaborative mindset to join our Marketing Data Engineering team. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy working cross-functionally, and are eager to embrace change (especially innovations like AI coding assistants), this could be your next adventure!, * 3+ years of professional experience in data engineering

 * Proficiency in SQL and Python, and know how to write scalable, maintainable code
 * Experience working with AI coding tools and are excited about how they're shaping the future of development
 * Understanding modern data architecture from ingestion to transformation to delivery
 * Built and operated Airflow pipelines (or something similar)
 * Comfort estimating project scope, managing timelines, and delivering reliably
 * Excellent collaboration and communication skills, comfortable working with technical and non-technical peers
 * A solution-oriented mentality, driven by curiosity
 * Welcomed change and innovation, and you're quick to adapt your tools and practices
 * Thrived in an international, fast-paced, and feedback-driven environment

There are a variety of factors that go into determining a salary range, including but not limited to external market benchmark data, geographic location, and years of experience sought/required. The base range for this Massachusetts located role is $115,000 - 120,000.00, not inclusive of annual bonus and recurring RSU grants.

## Description

* Languages: Python, SQL
 * Workflow orchestration: Airflow
 * Query engine: Trino
 * Data warehouse: Vertica
 * Source control: Git
 * AI coding tools: Cursor


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