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# remote Staff Data Engineer

- **Company:** Motion Recruitment Partners LLC.
- **Location:** Boston, MA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Airflow, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Software as a Service, Databases, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Infrastructure, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Systems, Data Warehousing, Distributed Data Store, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, Role-Based Access Control, SQL Databases, Data Streaming, Workflow Management Systems, Enterprise Data Management, Large Language Models, Backend, Data Strategy, Data Management, Functional Programming, Data Pipelines, Amazon Redshift
- **Published:** June 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/7cf19f41-38f3-4c1b-96e8-10778b65e6a8

## About the Role

Extensive experience building and maintaining production ETL/ELT pipelines
Strong experience with Python and SQL
Experience with AWS data technologies including Redshift, Glue, Lambda, and S3
Experience with orchestration tools such as Airflow
Experience designing scalable data warehouse architectures and enterprise data models
Strong understanding of distributed data systems and database architecture
Experience supporting batch, streaming, CDC, and event-driven data pipelines
Experience implementing data governance frameworks and RBAC controls
Strong software engineering fundamentals and backend systems experience
Ability to lead technical direction and influence stakeholders across teams
Desired Skills & Experience
Experience supporting machine learning or LLM-based production systems
Familiarity with agent orchestration frameworks such as LangGraph
Experience partnering with Data Science teams to operationalize data products
Experience introducing AI-enabled workflows into production environments
Experience with automation, observability, and modern data platform tooling, Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.

## Description

A rapidly growing SaaS technology company is hiring a remote Staff Data Engineer to lead the design, development, and evolution of enterprise-scale data systems that power critical business operations and decision-making. This role combines data architecture, platform engineering, and technical leadership, with a focus on building scalable ETL/ELT pipelines, modern cloud-based data platforms, and trusted data foundations across the organization. The environment leverages Python, SQL, AWS, Redshift, Glue, Lambda, S3, Airflow, and modern data engineering practices to support both operational and analytical workloads.

This is a highly visible Staff-level opportunity where you'll serve as the senior technical leader for data engineering, shaping the organization's long-term data strategy while remaining hands-on with architecture and implementation. The team is looking for someone who enjoys solving complex data challenges, influencing engineering standards across teams, and building systems that scale with business growth.


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